Sibuti (federal constituency)

Sibuti (P218)
Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	2005
First contested	2008
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	31,868

Sibuti is a federal constituency in 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 Sibuti's electorate as of 2018[2]

Non-muslim bumiputera (54%)

Muslim bumiputera (24%)

Chinese (22%)

Other ethnicities (1%)

History

2008–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Batu Niah, Niah, Saeh, Kelulit, Tiris, Bungai, Bekanu, Bakas, Hulu Sibuti, Peninjau, Satap, Bakam, Lambir.

2016–present:[3] The constituency contains the polling districts of Batu Niah, Niah, Saeh, Kelulit, Tiris, Bungai, Bekanu, Bakas, Hulu Sibuti, Peninjau, Satap, Bakam, Lambir, Airport, Tukau, RAMD.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sibuti
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Miri
12th	2008-2013	Ahmad Lai Bujang	BN (PBB)
13th	2013-2018	Ahmad Lai Bujang
14th	2018	Lukanisman Awang Sauni
14th	2018-present	Lukanisman Awang Sauni	GPS (PBB)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lukanisman Awang Sauni	12,214	54.60	- 10.10
	PH	Jemat Panjang	8,538	38.17	+ 38.17
	PAS	Zulaihi Bakar	1,617	7.23	- 28.07
Total valid votes			22,369	100.00
Total rejected ballots			284
Unreturned ballots			44
Turnout			22,697	71.22
Registered electors			31,868
Majority			3,676	16.43
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ahmad Lai Bujang	13,348	64.70
	PAS	Robby Zaid Tandang	7,282	35.30
Total valid votes			20,630	100.00
Total rejected ballots			288
Unreturned ballots			29
Turnout			20,947	73.88
Registered electors			28,351
Majority			6,066
	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	Ahmad Lai Bujang	8,238	64.22
	PKR	Michael Teo Yu Keng	4,590	35.78
Total valid votes			12,828	100.00
Total rejected ballots			192
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			13,030	58.84
Registered electors			22,143
Majority			3,648
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 Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

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[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 Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-12.