The state assembly was supposed to be expired on 18 November 2001 but it was dissolved by the governor of Sarawak 2 months earlier on 3 September 2001.

[1][2] 4 state seats were won unopposed by Sarawak National Front on the nomination day.

Batu Kawah – Alfred Yap Chin Loi by Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) N25.

Batang Ai – Dublin Unting anak Ingkot by Sarawak Dayak People's Party (PBDS) N49.

[1] The full list of representatives is shown below:[1][2] Wong Judat, the independent candidate who won the Meluan seat, joined BN through its component party Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP), an offshoot of deregistered SNAP, in 2003, 2 years after his victory.