Bandar Sibu (federal constituency)

Bandar Sibu
Sarawak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1968
Constituency abolished 1978
First contested 1969
Last contested 1974

Bandar Sibu 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 Bandar Sibu
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Khoo Peng LoongSUPP
1973-1974BN
4th1974-1978Wee Ho Soon
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNWee Ho Soon6,86154.49
SNAPJoseph Tang Cheok Chung5,73045.51
Total valid votes 12,591 100.00
Total rejected ballots 564
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 13,15567.11
Registered electors 19,601
Majority 1,131
BN gain from SUPP Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
SUPPKhoo Peng Loong7,65557.37
SCATing Tieng Tong3,56026.68
SNAPJoseph Tang Cheok Chung1,2129.08
IndependentLim Ung Chiew5193.89
IndependentPeter Hwang3982.98
Total valid votes 13,344 100.00
Total rejected ballots 877
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 14,22175.73
Registered electors 18,779
Majority 4,095
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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