Sibuti
 Sarawak constituency | |
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2005 |
| First contested | 2008 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 70,984 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 58,522 |
| Area (km²) | 1,576 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 45 |
Sibuti is a federal constituency in Miri Division (Miri District and Subis District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2008.
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
[edit]https://ge15.orientaldaily.com.my/seats/sarawak/p
Ethnic breakdown of Sibuti's electorate as of 2022
Sarawak bumiputera (47.5%)
Malay-Muslim bumiputera (28.2%)
Chinese (23.6%)
Other ethnicities (0.7%)
Age breakdown of Sibuti's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (6.91%)
21-29 (23.94%)
30-39 (23.43%)
40-49 (16.32%)
50-59 (13.25%)
60-69 (10.25%)
70-79 (4.47%)
80-89 (1.1%)
above 90 (0.32%)
Gender breakdown of Sibuti's electorate as of 2022
Male (51.52%)
Female (48.48%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sibuti constituency has a total of 16 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bekenu（N71） | Batu Niah | 218/71/01 | SJK (C) Chee Mung Niah |
| Niah | 218/47/02 |
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| Saeh | 218/71/03 |
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| Kelulit | 218/71/04 |
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| Tiris | 218/71/05 |
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| Bungai | 218/71/06 |
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| Bekanu | 218/71/07 |
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| Bakas | 218/71/08 |
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| Hulu Sibuti | 218/71/09 | SK RH Barat | |
| Lambir (N72) | Peninjau | 218/72/01 |
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| Satap | 218/72/02 |
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| Bakam | 218/72/03 |
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| Lambir | 218/72/04 | SK Lambir Village Miri | |
| Airport | 218/72/05 |
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| Tukau | 218/72/06 | SMK Agama | |
| RAMD | 218/72/07 | SMK Riam |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Sibuti | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Miri | ||||
| 12th | P218 | 2008-2013 | Ahmad Lai Bujang (أحمد لاي بوجڠ) |
BN (PBB) |
| 13th | 2013-2018 | |||
| 14th | 2018 | Lukanisman Awang Sauni (لوكنيسمان أواڠ ساوني) | ||
| 2018-2022 | GPS (PBB) | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | |||
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–1978 | 1978–1990 | 1990–1999 | 1999–2008 | 2008–2016 | 2016−present | |
| Sibuti | Bekenu | |||||
| Lambir | ||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N71 | Bekenu | Rosey Yunus | GPS (PBB) |
| N72 | Lambir | Ripin Lamat |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N71 | Bekenu |
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| N72 | Lambir |
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Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPS | Lukanisman Awang Sauni | 22,150 | 65.31 |  65.31
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| PH | Zolhaidah Suboh | 10,405 | 30.68 |  7.49
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| PBDS Baru | Bobby William | 1,361 | 4.01 | 4.01
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| Total valid votes | 33,916 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 368 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 87 | |||||
| Turnout | 34,371 | 57.95 | 13.27
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| Registered electors | 58,522 | |||||
| Majority | 11,745 | 34.63 | 18.20
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| GPS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Lukanisman Awang Sauni | 12,214 | 54.60 | 10.10
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| PH | Jemat Panjang | 8,538 | 38.17 | 38.17
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| PAS | Zulaihi Bakar | 1,617 | 7.23 | 28.07
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| Total valid votes | 22,369 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 284 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 44 | ||||
| Turnout | 22,697 | 71.22 | 2.66
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| Registered electors | 31,868 | ||||
| Majority | 3,676 | 16.43 | 12.97
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| BN hold | Swing |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ahmad Lai Bujang | 13,348 | 64.70 | 0.48
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| PAS | Robby Zaid Tandang | 7,282 | 35.30 | 35.30
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| Total valid votes | 20,630 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 288 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 29 | |||||
| Turnout | 20,947 | 73.88 | 15.04
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| Registered electors | 28,351 | |||||
| Majority | 6,066 | 29.40 | 0.96
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| 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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ahmad Lai Bujang | 8,238 | 64.22 | |||
| PKR | Michael Teo Yu Keng | 4,590 | 35.78 | |||
| Total valid votes | 12,828 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 192 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 10 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,030 | 58.84 | ||||
| Registered electors | 22,143 | |||||
| Majority | 3,648 | 28.44 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
[edit]- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 49. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
