Sarawak State Election 27/09/2001
BN and STAR candidates in N2. Tasik Biru
Pictures and Text by: William N.P. Chai

En. Peter  Nansian  ak Ngusie (Barsian Nasional-SNAP)
En. Joseph Jindy ak Peter Rosen (Sarawak Reforn Party (STAR))

Voters Information of N2. Tasik Biru 2001
Total:  16, 974 voters in the Tasik Biru constituency
Racial Breakdown:
Bidayuh:             12,046  (71.3 %)
Chinese:                4,039  (23.9 %)
Malay/Melanau:      770  (4.6 %)
Iban:                          36   (0.2 %)

Votes by areas:
Stungkor:  1352
Opar:        1917
Singai:       1991
Adis:         2038
Buso:          917
Tondong:   534
Grogo:      1516
Bau town: 2969
Krian:       1058
Jagoi:        2682

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Straight Fight between BN and STAR candidates in N2. Tasik Biru
The N2. Tasik Biru Constituency sees a straight fight between the Barisan Nasional incumbent Encik Peter Nansien ak Ngusie and a new face from Sarawak Reform Party (STAR) En. Joseph Jindy ak Peter Rosen.

En Peter Nasien with about a thousand BN supporters , many of them wearing the t-shirts bearing En. Peter potrait and the BN symbol, march through the town centre  and arrived at the nomination centre at the Bau Civic Centre at 9.30 am. Accompanied by his proposor En. Tan Hock Heng ,seconder  

En. Nyotik ak Moseng  and legal advisor Mr. H.C. Lee, En Peter filed in his nomination paper to the presiding officer En. Watt Lanyau Entaban  at 9.40 am.
The STAR candidate with only a handful of supporters carrying the party's banners arrived at  about 10 am The unfamiliar face to many who present at the centre, En. Joseph Jindy, aged 35  hails from Kampung Tembawang Sauh. He is a businessman with a diploma in electronic engineering from ITM. He filed in his nomination paper at 9.52 am. His proposer is En. Akim ak Randep and the seconder is En. Thien ak Nyumay.

An unusual happening at the centre among the two candidates kept the members of the press and the supporters of two parties into wild speculation,  as the two were having an one and a half hour closed-door "negotiation"  (as some of them called it) at one of the rest room at the civic centre, soon after they had filed in their nomination papers. The gesture also sent both the proposer and seconder of En. Jospeh  feel uneasy and waiting anxiously outside. However, it was a relief to all those who were waiting impatiently outside that the two candidate finally emerged  from the room with  a relaxing mood at the end of the objection time.

When questioned by the press, En Peter Nansien revealed that they were just having a  friendly chat  and En. Joseph also denied that there is a "negotiation" of some time going on. The result of the nomination was finally announced by the presiding officer at 12.45 pm.. Observers predicted that it would be an easy fight for En. Peter without the strong opponent  Dr. patau Rubis . During the last state lection, En Peter Nansien defeated Dr. Patau with a 1,575  votes majority. En. Peter obtained 6,049 votes as against D. Patau's 4,474 votes. However, En, Peter commented that with or without Dr. Patau as opponent, the BN campaigners will work as hard as ever, and he urged the supporters not to be complacent. He told the voters that it is not whom they should  vote, but to decide on weather they want to vote for the BN which could bring continuous development to the constituency to benefit the people or  for the opposition that they are doubtful of what it can do for them. "As a rural or sub-urban constituency, Bau still need  a lot of development.

Thus, their only choice is to support the BN government . In fact I have been telling the people on this point over the last five years. " he commented.