Limbang (federal constituency)

Limbang (P221)
Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Hasbi Habibollah; GPS
Constituency created	2005
First contested	2008
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	26,409
Area (km²)	4,211

Limbang is a federal constituency in Limbang Division (Limbang District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2008.

The federal constituency was created in the 2005 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics[]

Ethnic breakdown of Limbang's electorate as of 2018^[2]

Non-muslim bumiputera (53%)

Muslim bumiputera (28%)

Chinese (18%)

Other ethnicities (1%)

History[]

Polling districts[]

According to the gazette issued on 30 December 2015, the Limbang constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Bukit Kota（N79）	Ranggau	221/79/01	SK Limpakau Pinang
	Sebukang	221/79/02	SK Limpaki Dewan Kpg. Patiambun Tadika Kemas Limbang
	Tabahan	221/79/03	SK Batu Lapan Jln. Panduran SK Kubong SK Batu 4 Jln Pandaruan
	Bangkita	221/79/04	SK Melayu Pusat Limbang
	Limbang	221/79/05	SJK (C) Chung Hua Limbang
	Poyan	221/79/06	SK Sg. Poyan
	Bukit Kota	221/79/07	Dewan Surau Kpg. Limpaong Tadika Kemas Seri Pelimbu
	Pendam	221/79/08	SK Gadong Masjid Kpg. Pendam (Bahagian Bawah)
	Telahak	221/79/09	SK Telahak SK Lubok Tekurok
	Berawan	221/79/10	SK Sg. Poyan SK R.C. Kubong Balai Raya Kpg. Batu Bakarang SK Bukit Loba SK Meramut Surau (Halaman) Kpg. Pangkalan Rejab
Batu Danau (N80)	Danau	221/80/01	SK Batu Danau SK Pangkalan Jawa SK Kuala Awang
	Lubai	221/80/02	SK Penganan SK Ng. Merit RH Luta Engkasing Lubai SK Menuang
	Ukong	221/80/03	RH Liban Surau Kpg. Lbk. Lasas (Bahagian Bawah) Dewan Kpg. Ukong Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Buloh Balui SK Tanjong
	Medihit	221/80/04	SK Lg. Napir RH Lawai RH Brain RH Sing SK Melaban SK Ng. Medalam
	Medamit	221/80/05	RH Ekom Sepangah Dewan Masyarakat Medamit RH Akoh Karangan Medamit RH Tan Anak Kayan SK Bukit Batu

Representation history[]

Members of Parliament for Limbang
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bukit Mas
12th	2008-2013	Hasbi Habibollah	BN (PBB)
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018
14th	2018-present		GPS (PBB)

State constituency[]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1969–1978	1978–1990	1990–1999	1999–2008	2008–2016	2016−present
Limbang					Batu Danau
Limbang					Bukit Kota

Current state assembly members[]

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N79	Bukit Kota	Abdul Rahman Ismail	GPS (PBB)
N80	Batu Danau	Paulus Palu Gumbang	GPS (PBB)

Local governments[]


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N79	Bukit Kota	Limbang District Council
N80	Batu Danau	Limbang District Council

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hasbi Habibollah	12,589	72.07	- 1.38
	PH	Ricardo Osmund Yampil Baba	4,879	27.93	+27.93
Total valid votes			17,468	100.00
Total rejected ballots			201
Unreturned ballots			133
Turnout			17,802	67.41
Registered electors			26,409
Majority			7,710	44.14
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 247/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 321/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Hasbi Habibollah	12,999	73.45
	PKR	Baru Bian	4,698	26.55
Total valid votes			17,697	100.00
Total rejected ballots			162
Unreturned ballots			53
Turnout			17,912	73.78
Registered electors			24,278
Majority			8,301
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 184/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 225/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Hasbi Habibollah	6,427	52.78
	PKR	Lau Liak Koi	5,751	47.22
Total valid votes			12,178	100.00
Total rejected ballots			113
Unreturned ballots			89
Turnout			12,380	60.94
Registered electors			20,315
Majority			676
This was a new constituency created.

References[]

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 49. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
^ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-08.

[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 49. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[2] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[3] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-08.

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