Limbang (state constituency)

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Limbang
Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak constituency
Defunct state constituency
Legislature Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created1968
Constituency abolished2006
First contested 1969
Last contested 2001

Limbang was a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 2006.

Contents

The state constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and was 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 2006 after it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Limbang
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
8th 1970-1974 James Wong Kim Min SNAP
9th 1974-1979
10th 1979-1983 BN (SNAP)
11th 1983-1987SNAP
12th 1987-1991BN (SNAP)
13th 1991-1996
14th 1996-2001
15th 2001-2006 Richard Wong Shoon Fook
Constituency abolished, renamed to Bukit Kota

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2001
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Richard Wong Shoon Fook5,66852.02
Independent Said Mohidin5,10946.89
PKR Amran @ Hamdan Maidin1181.08
Total valid votes10,895 100.00
Total rejected ballots86
Unreturned ballots1
Turnout10,98264.97
Registered electors16,904
Majority559
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1996
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
On the nomination day, James Wong Kim Min won uncontested.
BN James Wong Kim Min
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors15,704
Majority
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1991
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN James Wong Kim Min 5,81352.99
PBDS Edward Guatee Sundai2,81925.70
PERMAS Munir Karim2,16019.69
DAP Kong Sieng Kee1791.63
Total valid votes10,971 100.00
Total rejected ballots114
Unreturned ballots53
Turnout11,13869.57
Registered electors16,009
Majority2,994
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1987
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN James Wong Kim Min
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN gain from SNAP Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 1983
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
SNAP James Wong Kim Min
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
SNAP gain from BN Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 1979
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN James Wong Kim Min
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN gain from SNAP Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
SNAP James Wong Kim Min 3,22457.52
BN Mustapha Besa2,22439.68
Independent Lim Cho Seng1572.80
Total valid votes5,605 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority1,000
SNAP hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1969
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
SNAP James Wong Kim Min 2,93563.69
PPBB Bakar Abdullah1,06823.18
Independent Pugi Yabai3858.36
Independent Tahir Hassan2204.77
Total valid votes4,608 100.00
Total rejected ballots330
Unreturned ballots
Turnout4,93879.85
Registered electors6,184
Majority867
This was a new constituency created.

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