Lawas (federal constituency)

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Lawas (P222)
Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak constituency
Map of Lawas District, Sarawak.svg
Federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
MP
Henry Sum Agong
GPS
Constituency created2005
First contested 2008
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1] 36,604
Electors (2022) [2] 33,655
Area (km²)3,889
Pop. density (per km²)9.4

Lawas is a federal constituency in Limbang Division (Lawas District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2008.

Contents

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

第15届全国大选-东方日报-2022

Ethnic breakdown of Lawas's electorate as of 2022

  Sarawak bumiputera (43.9%)
  Malay-Muslim bumiputera (42.7%)
   Chinese (11.9%)
  Other ethnicities (1.5%)

History

Polling districts

According to the Official Gazette dated 31 October 2022, the Lawas constituency has a total of 42 polling districts. [3] [4]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Ba'kelalan（N81）Semadoh222/81/01SK Lg. Semadoh
Beriwan222/81/02
  • Dewan Kpg. Puru Sia
  • SK Puru Sia
Maligan222/81/03SK Lg. Sebangan
Trusan222/81/04Dewan Masyarakat Trusan
Sukang222/81/05SK Lg. Sukang
Lupeng222/81/06SK Lg. Lupeng
Ba'kelalan222/81/07SK Ba'kelalan
Temarop222/81/08Dewan Masyarakat Lg. Temarop
Suang222/81/09Balai Raya Long Kachu
Talis222/81/10Pusat Kebudayaan Lun Bawang Kpg. Lg. Tuan
Lapadan222/81/11SK Tang Lapadan
Tengoa222/81/12SK Lg. Tengoa
Tuma222/81/13SK Lg. Tuma Lawas
Pengaleh222/81/14Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. Lg. Pengaleh
Siang222/81/15SK Siang-Siang Lawas
Pangi222/81/16SK Batu Lima
Batu Tiga222/81/17Institut Latihan Islam Malaysia (ILIM), Kampus Lawas JAKIM
Lampaki222/81/18Balai Raya Kpg. Undop
Muncu222/81/19Balai Raya Kpg. Muncu Merapok
Ranchangan222/81/20SK Kpg. Lintang Trusan
Bukit Sari (N82)Sundar222/82/01SK Sundar
Bukit Sari222/82/02SK Kuala Lawas
Merapok222/82/03SK Merapok
Lawas222/82/04SJK (C) Chung Hua Lawas
Gelapas222/82/05SK Trusan
Awat222/82/06SK Awat-Awat Sundar
Baru222/82/07SMK Sundar
Luagan222/82/08SK Luagan Sundar
Aru222/82/09SK Aru Baru Sundar
Pagar222/82/10Dewan Masyarakat Sundar
Katong222/82/11Dewan Kpg.Tanjong Katong
Pemukat222/82/12Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. Pemukat
Dato222/82/13SK Kpg. Seberang Kuala Lawas
Belipat222/82/14SK Belipat Lawas
Sualai222/82/15
  • Dewan Kpg. Sualai
  • Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. Siang-Siang Laut
Punang222/82/16SK Puang Lawas
Sibagol222/82/17Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. Ulu Merapok
Melusok222/82/18SRA MIS Lawas
Temangis222/82/19SK Pusat Lawas
Mission222/82/20Dewan Kpg. Baru Mission
Ladang Baru222/82/21SK Ladang Baru Lawas
Silat222/82/22Dewan Kpg. Berjumpa

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Lawas
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Bukit Mas
12th P2222008-2013 Henry Sum Agong BN (PBB)
13th 2013-2018
14th 2018
2018-2022GPS (PBB)
15th 2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1969–19781978–19901990–19991999–20082008–20162016−present
LawasBa'kelalan
Bukit Sari

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N81 Ba'kelalan Baru Bian GPS (PDP)
N82 Bukit Sari Awang Tengah Ali Hasan GPS (PBB)

Local governments

No.State ConstituencyLocal Government
N81Bukit SariLawas District Council
N82Ba'kelalan

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
GPS Henry Sum Agong 11,36162.40Increase2.svg 62.40
PSB Baru Bian 5,68431.22Increase2.svg 31.22
PH Japar Suyut1,1636.39Decrease2.svg 21.94
Total valid votes18,208 100.00
Total rejected ballots198
Unreturned ballots89
Turnout18,49554.10Decrease2.svg 14.22
Registered electors33,655
Majority5,67731.18Decrease2.svg 10.98
GPS gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753265/PARLIMEN%20SARAWAK%20(PUB%20620).pdf
Malaysian general election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Henry Sum Agong 10,03770.44Decrease2.svg 1.01
PH Danny Piri4,03728.33Increase2.svg 28.33
Independent Mohamad Brahim1761.24Increase2.svg 1.24
Total valid votes14,250 100.00
Total rejected ballots157
Unreturned ballots143
Turnout14,55068.32Decrease2.svg 6.57
Registered electors21,297
Majority6,00042.11Decrease2.svg 1.29
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 247/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

"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) 321/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Malaysian general election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Henry Sum Agong 9,92871.45Decrease2.svg 20.62
DAP Bob Baru Langub3,89828.05Increase2.svg 28.05
STAR Alirahman Kamseh690.50Increase2.svg 0.50
Total valid votes13,895 100.00
Total rejected ballots177
Unreturned ballots41
Turnout14,11374.89Increase2.svg 15.45
Registered electors18,845
Majority6,03043.40Decrease2.svg 40.74
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
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Henry Sum Agong 8,52692.07
PKR Japar Suyut7347.93
Total valid votes9,260 100.00
Total rejected ballots82
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout9,34259.44
Registered electors15,717
Majority7,79284.14
This was a new constituency created.

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