Limbang (federal constituency)
 Sarawak constituency | |
|---|---|
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2005 |
| First contested | 2008 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 45,061 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 41,999 |
| Area (km²) | 4,211 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 10.7 |
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
[edit]Source:[3]
Ethnic breakdown of Limbang's electorate as of 2022
Malay-Muslim bumiputera (34.1%)
Chinese (17.9%)
Other ethnicities (4.5%)
Age breakdown of Limbang's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (6.77%)
21-29 (20.66%)
30-39 (21.9%)
40-49 (17.1%)
50-59 (14.78%)
60-69 (11.84%)
70-79 (4.78%)
80-89 (1.61%)
above 90 (0.55%)
Gender breakdown of Limbang's electorate as of 2022
Male (51.06%)
Female (48.94%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the Official Gazette dated 31 October 2022, the Limbang constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.[4][5]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukit Kota（N79） | Ranggau | 221/79/01 | SK Limpakau Pinang |
| Sebukang | 221/79/02 |
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| Tabahan | 221/79/03 |
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| Bangkita | 221/79/04 | SK Melayu Pusat Limbang | |
| Limbang | 221/79/05 | SJK (C) Chung Hua Limbang | |
| Poyan | 221/79/06 |
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| Bukit Kota | 221/79/07 | Dewan Kpg. Buangsiol | |
| Pendam | 221/79/08 |
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| Telahak | 221/79/09 |
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| Berawan | 221/79/10 |
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| Batu Danau (N80) | Danau | 221/80/01 |
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| Lubai | 221/80/02 |
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| Ukong | 221/80/03 |
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| Medihit | 221/80/04 |
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| Medamit | 221/80/05 |
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Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Limbang | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Bukit Mas | ||||
| 12th | P221 | 2008-2013 | Hasbi Habibollah (حسبي بن حبيب الله) |
BN (PBB) |
| 13th | 2013-2018 | |||
| 14th | 2018 | |||
| 2018-2022 | GPS (PBB) | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | |||
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–1978 | 1978–1990 | 1990–1999 | 1999–2008 | 2008–2016 | 2016−present | |
| Limbang | Batu Danau | |||||
| Bukit Kota | ||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N79 | Bukit Kota | Abdul Rahman Ismail | GPS (PBB) |
| N80 | Batu Danau | Paulus Gumbang |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N79 | Bukit Kota | Limbang District Council |
|
| N80 | Bukit Goram |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Hasbi Habibollah | 14,897 | 75.25 |  75.25
| ||
| PH | Racha Balang | 4,899 | 24.75 |  3.18
| ||
| Total valid votes | 19,796 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 228 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 106 | |||||
| Turnout | 20,130 | 47.13 | 20.28
| |||
| Registered electors | 41,999 | |||||
| Majority | 9,998 | 50.50 | 6.36
| |||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| 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 | 6.37
| |||
| Registered electors | 26,409 | |||||
| Majority | 7,710 | 44.14 | 2.76
| |||
| 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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Hasbi Habibollah | 12,999 | 73.45 | 20.67
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| PKR | Baru Bian | 4,698 | 26.55 | 20.67
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| 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 | 46.90 | 41.34
| |||
| 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. | ||||||
| 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 | 5.56 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
[edit]- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Sarawat seats
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
- ^ Notice of contested election Retrieved 9 March 2023
