Limbang-Lawas was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1978.
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1968 |
Constituency abolished | 1978 |
First contested | 1969 |
Last contested | 1974 |
The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History
editIt was abolished in 1978 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
editMembers of Parliament for Limbang-Lawas | ||||
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Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | ||||
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | |||
3rd | P144 | 1971-1973 | Awang Bungsu Abdullah (اوڠ بوڠسو عبدالله) |
SNAP |
4th | P154 | 1974-1978 | Racha Umong | BN (PBB) |
Constituency abolished, renamed to Bukit Mas |
State constituency
editParliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | |||||
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1969–1978 | 1978–1990 | 1990–1999 | 1999–2008 | 2008–2016 | 2016−present | |
Limbang-Lawas | Limbang | |||||
Lawas |
Election results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Racha Umong | 5,875 | 54.87 | 54.87 | |
SNAP | Awang Bungsu Abdullah | 4,669 | 43.60 | 9.76 | |
Independent | Hasbollah Majid | 164 | 1.53 | 1.53 | |
Total valid votes | 10,708 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 462 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 11,170 | 82.45 | 0.35 | ||
Registered electors | 13,548 | ||||
Majority | 1,206 | 11.27 | 10.98 | ||
BN gain from SNAP | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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SNAP | Awang Bungsu Abdullah | 4,744 | 53.52 | |||
PBB | Awang Baja Awang Besar | 2,772 | 31.27 | |||
Independent | Ngang Bundan | 1,348 | 15.21 | |||
Total valid votes | 8,864 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 630 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 9,494 | 82.10 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,564 | |||||
Majority | 1,972 | 22.25 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
edit- ^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.