Lambir (federal constituency)

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Lambir
Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1977
Constituency abolished1990
First contested 1978
Last contested 1986

Lambir was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1978 to 1990.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1977 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 1990 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Lambir
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Miri-Subis
5th P1521978-1982 Raymond Szetu Mei Thong
(司徒美堂)
SAPO
6th 1982-1986 George Chan Hong Nam
(陈康南)
BN (SUPP)
7th P1751986-1990 Peter Chin Fah Kui
(陈华贵)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Miri

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1969–19781978–19901990–19991999–20082008–20162016−present
LambirMiri
Subis

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Peter Chin Fah Kui 15,93355.01Decrease2.svg 15.99
DAP Wong Ho Leng 10,38035.84Increase2.svg 17.26
Independent Abang Ismail Abang Peel2,6519.15Increase2.svg 9.15
Total valid votes28,964 100.00
Total rejected ballots522
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout29,48660.06Decrease2.svg 5.40
Registered electors49,095
Majority5,55319.17Decrease2.svg 33.25
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN George Chan Hong Nam 17,89871.00Increase2.svg 23.24
DAP Peter Hwang Teck Nai4,68518.58Increase2.svg 18.58
Independent Hussein Abdul Rahim1,7947.12Increase2.svg 7.12
Independent Richard Frederick5032.00Increase2.svg 2.00
Independent Jonathan Saong3291.31Increase2.svg 1.31
Total valid votes25,209 100.00
Total rejected ballots561
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout25,77065.46Decrease2.svg 1.51
Registered electors39,370
Majority13,21352.42Increase2.svg 47.94
BN gain from Sarawak People's Organization Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes %
Sarawak People's Organization Raymond Szetu Mei Thong10,15052.24
BN Chia Chin Shin9,27847.76
Total valid votes19,428 100.00
Total rejected ballots680
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout20,10866.97
Registered electors30,026
Majority8724.48
This was a new constituency created.

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