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The 1981 Engkilili by-election is a by-election for the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly state seat of Engkilili , Malaysia that were held on 4 and 5 September 1981. [1] It was called following the death of the incumbent, Nadeng Linggoh on 22 July 1981.
Nadeng anak Linggoh, a member of Sarawak National Party (SNAP), were first elected the Sarawak state seat of Engkilili-Skrang at the 1974 Sarawak state election. He successfully defended the seat, now renamed as Engkilili at the 1979 Sarawak state election. By this time he were a Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate, as SNAP joined the national coalition 3 years earlier.
On 22 July 1981, Nadeng passed away, this results of his Engkilili seat to be vacated. [2] This necessitates for a by-election to be held, as the seat were vacated more that 2 years before the expiry of the Sarawak state assembly current term. Election Commission of Malaysia (SPR) announced that the by-election will be held on 4 and 5 September 1981, with 20 August 1981 set as the nomination day. [2]
After the agreement between parties in BN Sarawak that a candidate from SNAP will be nominated for the by-election, [2] Jonathan Narwin anak Tinggong, the member of Parliament for Lubok Antu, were announced as candidate for the seat. [3] Entau anak Mengga, a local farmer, also nominated himself as and independent candidate. [3] A former SNAP member that has failed to secure his party's nomination, he were sacked from the party after announcing his candidacy. [4]
After nomination closed on 20 August 1981, it was confirmed Jonathan and Entau will contest the by-election in a straight fight. [3]
The key dates are listed below.
| Date | Event |
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| Issue of the Writ of Election | |
| 20 August 1981 | Nomination Day |
| 20 August - 3 September 1981 | Campaigning Period |
| Early polling day for postal and overseas voters | |
| 4-5 September 1981 | Polling Day |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Jonathan Narwin | 2,536 | 67.59 | NA | |
| Independent | Entau Mengga | 1,216 | 32.41 | NA | |
| Total valid votes | 3,752 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 108 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 3,860 | 63.34 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,094 | ||||
| Majority | 1,320 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Nadeng Linggoh | 2,583 | 60.68 | |||
| Independent | Luta Majeng | 1,674 | 39.32 | |||
| Total valid votes | 4,257 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 124 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 4,381 | 73.62 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,951 | |||||
| Majority | 909 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
After Jonathan was announced as the winner, BN Sarawak director of operations for the by-election and Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister, Daniel Tajem, commented that BN's win reflected the political maturity of the voters. [5] SNAP sectetary-general Leo Moggie said the win shows support of state and federal BN from the rural voters. [4] Leo and Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Alfred Jabu also said that the win were the result of all BN Sarawak component parties, namely SNAP, PBB and Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), efforts in campaigning together. [6]
