Lingga (state constituency)

Lingga is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1979.

Lingga
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Simoi Peri
GPS
Constituency created1977
First contested1979
Last contested2016

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 abolished in 1991 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2005.

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Lingga, Meludam, Seduku, Stumbin, Ladong, Lamanak.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Lingga, Meludam, Seduku, Stumbin, Ladong, Lamanak.

Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Lingga
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
10th1979-1983Daniel Tajem MiriBN
11th1983-1987PBDS
12th1987-1991Donald LawanBN
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created
16th2006-2011Simoi PeriBN
17th2011-2016
18th2016-2018
2018-present GPS

Election results
Sarawak state election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSimoi Peri4,16966.84- 3.98
PKRAbang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh1,22619.66- 2.56
IndependentWan Abdillah Edruce Wan Abdul Rahman84213.50+ 13.50
Total valid votes 6,237 100.00
Total rejected ballots 113
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 6,35070.65
Registered electors 8,988
Majority 2,943
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly of the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 190/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. 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.
Sarawak state election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSimoi Peri3,65270.82+ 0.58
PKRAbang Ahmad Arabi Abang Bolhassan1,14622.22- 7.54
SNAPAbang Othman Abang Gom3596.96+ 6.96
Total valid votes 5,157 100.00
Total rejected ballots 83
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 5,24067.66
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.
Sarawak state election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSimoi Peri3,24570.24
KEADILANAbang Othman Abang Gom1,37529.76
Total valid votes 4,620 100.00
Total rejected ballots 52
Unreturned ballots 12
Turnout 4,68462.08
Registered electors 7,545
Majority 1,870
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNDonald Lawan
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN gain from PBDS Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PBDSDaniel Tajem Miri
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
PBDS gain from BN Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNDaniel Tajem Miri
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References
  1. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
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