Jelaing Mersat (31 December 1948 – 1 September 2023) was a Malaysian politician who was a Member of Parliament for the Saratok constituency in Sarawak from 2004 until 2013, representing the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP). During his time in Parliament he served as Deputy Home Minister in the Barisan Nasional coalition government, and later as Deputy Minister for Transport.Kong is new Transport Minister; Chor made full Minister The Star
Jelaing was elected to Parliament in the 2004 election, replacing Peter Tinggom as the SPDP's Barisan Nasional candidate for the Saratok seat. He had been a staffer to Tinggom while the latter was a Deputy Minister. Jelaing was dropped as the Barisan Nasional's candidate for the 2013 election, in favour of SPDP president William Mawan Ikom. Jelaing and a group of his supporters within the SPDP protested against his replacement and refused to support Mawan's candidacy.
Death Jelaing Mersat died on 1 September 2023, at the age of 74.Former Saratok MP Jelaing Mersat passes away at age 75
Election results + Parliament of Malaysia Percentage figures based on total turnout.YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpposnent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2004P205 Saratok (SPDP)11,99572.94%Edmund Stanley Jugol (SNAP)4,45027.06%16,6847,54567.80%2008 (SPDP)12,47076.81%Mohd Yahya Abdullah (PKR)3,76423.19%16,4678,70668.66%
Honours
Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (JBS) (2009) Member of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (ABS) (2003)
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