Bau-Lundu

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Bau-Lundu
Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1968
Constituency abolished1978
First contested 1969
Last contested 1974

Bau-Lundu was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1978.

Contents

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 Bau-Lundu
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1969-1971Parliament was suspended [1] [2]
3rd P1211971 Sinyium Mutit SUPP
1971-1973 Joseph Valentine Cotter
1973-1974BN (SUPP)
4th P1311974-1978 Patrick Uren SNAP
Constituency abolished, renamed to Mas Gading

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1969–19781978–19901990–19991999–20082008–20162016−present
Bau-LunduBau
Lundu

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1974 : Bau-Lundu
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
SNAP Patrick Uren6,94950.67Increase2.svg 8.43
BN Joseph Valentine Cotter6,76649.33Increase2.svg 49.33
Total valid votes13,715 100.00
Total rejected ballots624
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout14,33981.94Decrease2.svg 20.98
Registered electors17,500
Majority1831.34Decrease2.svg 9.35
SNAP gain from SUPP Swing ?

Malaysian general by-election, 11–14 October 1971: Bau-Lundu
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Sinyium Mutit
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
SUPP Joseph Valentine Cotter4,65152.93Increase2.svg 18.26
SNAP Lee Ngan Chooi3,71242.24Increase2.svg 13.72
Independent Robert Jacob Ridu4244.83Increase2.svg 4.83
Total valid votes8,787 100.00
Total rejected ballots610
Unreturned ballots
Turnout9,39760.96Decrease2.svg 28.81
Registered electors15,414
Majority93910.69Increase2.svg 4.54
SUPP hold Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1969 : Bau-Lundu
PartyCandidateVotes %
SUPP Sinyium Mutit4,53934.67
SNAP Lee Nyen Choi3,73328.52
PPBB John Loyar Nyibai2,65520.28
PESAKA Lawrence Kureng Nasif2,16416.53
Total valid votes13,091 100.00
Total rejected ballots753
Unreturned ballots
Turnout13,84489.77
Registered electors15,424
Majority8066.15
This was a new constituency created.

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References

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