1974 Rajang by-election
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4 January 1974 till 12 January 1974
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| Turnout | 53.86% | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Rajang by-election was a parliamentary by-election which took place between 7 January 1974 to 12 January 1974 in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. The Rajang seat fell vacant following the death of its member of parliament Mr. Tibuoh Rantai of Sarawak United Peoples' Party in Sarawak.[1] Tibuoh won the seat in 1969 Malaysian general election against six other candidates with majority of 1,621.[2]
Jawan Empaling of SUPP won the by-election, defeating Sandah Jarau of SNAP by a margin of 684 votes. The constituency had 13,796 voters in total.[3]
