Limbang-Lawas (federal constituency)
Sarawak constituency | |
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1968 |
Constituency abolished | 1978 |
First contested | 1969 |
Last contested | 1974 |
Limbang-Lawas was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1978.
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[]
It was abolished in 1978 when it was redistributed.
Representation history[]
Members of Parliament for Limbang-Lawas | |||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | |||
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | ||
3rd | 1971-1973 | Awang Bungsu Abdullah | SNAP |
4th | 1974-1978 | Racha Umong | BN (PBB) |
Constituency abolished, renamed to Bukit Mas |
State constituency[]
Parliamentary
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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Racha Umong | 5,875 | 54.87 | ||
SNAP | Awang Bungsu Abdullah | 4,669 | 43.60 | ||
Independent | Hasbollah Majid | 164 | 1.53 | ||
Total valid votes | 10,708 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | |||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Majority | 1,206 | ||||
BN gain from SNAP | Swing | ?
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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SNAP | Awang Bungsu Abdullah | 4,744 | 53.52 | |||
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu | 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 | |||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References[]
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Defunct Sarawak federal constituencies