Lambir (federal constituency)

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Lambir
Sarawak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1977
Constituency abolished1990
First contested1978
Last contested1986

Lambir was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1978 to 1990.

The federal constituency was created in the 1977 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History[]

It was abolished in 1990 when it was redistributed.

Representation history[]

Members of Parliament for Lambir
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created, renamed from Miri-Subis
5th 1978-1982 (司徒美堂)
6th 1982-1986 George Chan Hong Nam (陈康南) BN (SUPP)
7th 1986-1990 Peter Chin Fah Kui (陈华贵)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Miri

State constituency[]

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1969–1978 1978–1990 1990–1999 1999–2008 2008–2016 2016−present
Lambir Miri
Subis

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Peter Chin Fah Kui 15,933 55.01
DAP Wong Ho Leng 10,380 35.84
Independent Abang Ismail Abang Peel 2,651 9.15
Total valid votes 28,964 100.00
Total rejected ballots 522
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 29,486 60.06
Registered electors 49,095
Majority 5,553
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN George Chan Hong Nam 17,898 71.00
DAP Peter Hwang Teck Nai 4,685 18.58
Independent Hussein Abdul Rahim 1,794 7.12
Independent Richard Frederick 503 2.00
Independent Jonathan Saong 329 1.31
Total valid votes 25,209 100.00
Total rejected ballots 561
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 25,770 65.46
Registered electors 39,370
Majority 13,213
BN gain from Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Raymond Szetu Mei Thong 10,150 52.24
BN Chia Chin Shin 9,278 47.76
Total valid votes 19,428 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 30,026
Majority 872
This was a new constituency created.

References[]

  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
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