Lingga (state constituency)
State constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia
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Lingga is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1979.
 Sarawak constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GPS | ||
| Constituency created | 1977 | ||
| First contested | 1979 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
The state constituency was created in the 1977 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
History
It was renamed to Bukit Begunan in 1991 (with the effect of 1987 Sarawak redelineation being applied for the 1991 elections)[1] after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2005.
As of 2020, Lingga has a population of 10,748 people.[2]
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Lingga constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lingga (N28) | Lingga | 201/28/01 |
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| Meludam | 201/28/02 |
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| Seduku | 201/28/03 |
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| Stumbin | 201/28/04 |
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| Ladong | 201/28/05 |
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| Lamanak | 201/28/06 |
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Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Lingga | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency renamed from Lingga-Sebuyau[4] | |||
| 10th | 1979–1983 | Daniel Tajem Miri | BN (SNAP) |
| 11th | 1983–1987 | PBDS | |
| 12th | 1987–1991 | Donald Lawan | BN (PBDS) |
| Constituency renamed to Bukit Begunan, parts of it formed Beladin and Sebuyau[5] | |||
| Constituency re-created from Sebuyau and Simanggang[6] | |||
| 16th | 2006–2011 | Simoi Peri | BN (PBB) |
| 17th | 2011–2016 | ||
| 18th | 2016–2018 | ||
| 2018–2021 | GPS (PBB) | ||
| 19th | 2021–present | Dayang Noorazah Awang Sohor | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Dayang Noorazah Awang Sohor | 3,700 | 58.10 |  58.10 | |
| PSB | Wan Abdillah Edruce Wan Abdul Rahman | 1,427 | 22.41 | 22.41 | |
| Independent | Mohd Sepian Abang Daud | 880 | 13.82 | 13.82 | |
| PBK | Baha Imam | 139 | 2.19 | 2.18 | |
| PKR | Abang Kassim Abg Bujang | 130 | 2.040 |  17.62 | |
| Parti Sabah Demokratik Rakyat | Abang Ahmad Abang Suni | 92 | 1.44 | 1.44 | |
| Total valid votes | 6,368 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 6,368 | 66.51 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,578 | ||||
| Majority | 2,273 | ||||
| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Simoi Peri | 4,169 | 66.84 | 3.98 | ||
| PKR | Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh | 1,226 | 19.66 | 2.56 | ||
| Independent | Wan Abdillah Edruce Wan Abdul Rahman | 842 | 13.50 | 13.50 | ||
| Total valid votes | 6,237 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 113 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,350 | 70.65 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,988 | |||||
| Majority | 2,943 | |||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly of the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 190/2016]" (PDF). Federal Government Gazette. Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-04-30. "Senarai Calon yang Disahkan Layak Bertanding Pilihan Raya Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-11". Election Commission of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-30. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Simoi Peri | 3,652 | 70.82 | 0.58 | ||
| PKR | Abang Ahmad Arabi Abang Bolhassan | 1,146 | 22.22 | 7.54 | ||
| SNAP | Abang Othman Abang Gom | 359 | 6.96 | 6.96 | ||
| Total valid votes | 5,157 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 83 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,240 | 67.66 | ||||
| Registered electors | 7,745 | |||||
| Majority | 2,506 | |||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s)
"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes Sarawak [P.U. (B) 245/2011]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 2016-04-30.[dead link] | ||||||
Source: Tindak Malaysia's GitHub[7]
Source: Tindak Malaysia GitHub[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBDS | Daniel Tajem Miri | 4562 | 56.39 | ||
| BN | Jacob Ak. Imang | 3167 | 39.15 | ||
| Independent | Mursidi @ Mohd Morshidi B. Haji Umi | 122 | 1.51 | ||
| Independent | Donald Lawan | 122 | 1.51 | ||
| Independent | Wan Akil B. Tuanku Mahmud | 116 | 1.43 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8089 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 108 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 72.7 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11275 | ||||
| Majority | 1395 | ||||
| PBDS gain from BN | Swing | ? | |||
Source: Tindak Malaysia GitHub[9] PBDS is a breakaway party of SNAP and applied to join BN before elections but unsuccessful. While SNAP is component party of BN, for 1983, SNAP (for this constituency, being represented by Jacob Ak. Imang) contested under its own banner[10].
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Daniel Tajem Miri | 3602 | 50.03 | |||
| Independent | Kho Su Ming | 3161 | 43.91 | |||
| Independent | Syeed Idrus bin Syeed Mahmud | 436 | 6.06 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7199 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 77 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 71.73 | |||||
| Registered electors | 10,143 | |||||
| Majority | 441 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
Source: Tindak Malaysia GitHub[11]