Lambir (state constituency)

Lambir is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1991.

Lambir
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Ripin Lamat
GPS
Constituency created1987
First contested1991
Last contested2016

The state constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Peninjau, Satap, Bakam, Lambir.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Peninjau, Satap, Bakam, Lambir, Airport, Tukau.

Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Lambir
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
13th1991-1996Usop WahabBN
14th1996-2001Swin Jema'ah @ Aidan Wing
15th2001-2006
16th2006-2011
17th2011-2016Ripin Lamat
18th2016-2018
2018-present GPS

Election results
Sarawak state election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNRipin Lamat7,50368.66+ 13.74
PKRMohdar Ismail2,59623.76- 13.10
PASArif Paijo8297.59+ 7.59
Total valid votes 10,928 100.00
Total rejected ballots 205
Unreturned ballots 15
Turnout 11,14863.58
Registered electors 17,533
Majority 4,907
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly of the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 190/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

"Senarai Calon yang Disahkan Layak Bertanding Pilihan Raya Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-11". Election Commission of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
Sarawak state election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNRipin Lamat4,62554.92- 19.39
PKRZolhaidah Suboh3,10436.86+ 11.17
SNAPJohari Bujang6938.22+ 8.22
Total valid votes 8,422 100.00
Total rejected ballots 143
Unreturned ballots 23
Turnout 8,58860.72
Registered electors 14,144
Majority 1,521
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes Sarawak [P.U. (B) 245/2011]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
Sarawak state election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSwin Jema'ah @ Aidan Wing4,33174.31- 10.98
KEADILANSaji Samat1,49725.69+ 14.60
Total valid votes 5,828 100.00
Total rejected ballots 102
Unreturned ballots 5
Turnout 5,93552.77
Registered electors 11,245
Majority 2,834
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSwin Jema'ah @ Aidan Wing10,11585.29+ 12.09
KEADILANMohdar Ismail1,31511.09+ 11.09
IndependentRoslie Sili4303.62+ 3.62
Total valid votes 11,860 100.00
Total rejected ballots 154
Unreturned ballots 10
Turnout 12,02458.18
Registered electors 20,666
Majority 8,800
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSwin Jema'ah @ Aidan Wing7,79473.20+ 2.86
IndependentMohdar Ismail2,52823.74+ 23.74
IndependentJanting Jawa3263.06+ 3.06
Total valid votes 10,648 100.00
Total rejected ballots 169
Unreturned ballots 3
Turnout 10,82055.52
Registered electors 19,488
Majority 5,266
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNUsop Wahab9,74570.34
PBDSLawrence Tan Chok Sing4,11029.66
Total valid votes 13,855 100.00
Total rejected ballots 289
Unreturned ballots 202
Turnout 14,34663.61
Registered electors 22,554
Majority 5,635
This was a new constituency created.

References
  1. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
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