Lingga (state constituency)

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Lingga
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Simoi Peri
BN
Constituency created 1977
First contested 1979
Last contested 2016

Lingga is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1979.

The state constituency was created in the 1977 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1991 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2005.

2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Lingga, Meludam, Seduku, Stumbin, Ladong, Lamanak.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Lingga
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
10th 1979-1983
11th 1983-1987 Daniel Tajem Miri PBDS
12th 1987-1991 Donald Lawan BN
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created
16th 2006-2011 Simoi Peri BN
17th 2011-2016
18th 2016-present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Simoi Peri 4,169 66.84
PKR Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh 1,226 19.66
Independent Wan Abdillah Edruce Wan Abdul Rahman 842 13.50
Total valid votes 6,237 100.00
Total rejected ballots 113
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 6,350 70.65
Registered electors 8,988
Majority 2,943
BN hold Swing
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Sarawak state election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Simoi Peri 3,652 70.82
PKR Abang Ahmad Arabi Abang Bolhassan 1,146 22.22
SNAP Abang Othman Abang Gom 359 6.96
Total valid votes 5,157 100.00
Total rejected ballots 83
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 5,240 67.66
Registered electors 7,745
Majority 2,506
BN hold Swing
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Sarawak state election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Simoi Peri 3,245 70.24
KEADILAN Abang Othman Abang Gom 1,375 29.76
Total valid votes 4,620 100.00
Total rejected ballots 52
Unreturned ballots 12
Turnout 4,684 62.08
Registered electors 7,545
Majority 1,870
BN hold Swing


Sarawak state election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Donald Lawah
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
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Sarawak state election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PBDS Daniel Tajem Miri
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
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Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
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Sarawak state election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
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This was a new constituency created.

References

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