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Limbang (state constituency)

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Limbang
Sarawak constituency
Defunct state constituency
LegislatureSarawak State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created1968
Constituency abolished2006
First contested1969
Last contested2001

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

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

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It was abolished in 2006 after it was redistributed.

Representation history

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

Election results

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Sarawak state election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Richard Wong Shoon Fook 5,668 52.02
Independent Said Mohidin 5,109 46.89
PKR Amran @ Hamdan Maidin 118 1.08
Total valid votes 10,895 100.00
Total rejected ballots 86
Unreturned ballots 1
Turnout 10,982 64.97
Registered electors 16,904
Majority 559
BN hold Swing


Sarawak state election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
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 electors 15,704
Majority
BN hold Swing


Sarawak state election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN James Wong Kim Min 5,813 52.99
PBDS Edward Guatee Sundai 2,819 25.70
PERMAS Munir Karim 2,160 19.69
DAP Kong Sieng Kee 179 1.63
Total valid votes 10,971 100.00
Total rejected ballots 114
Unreturned ballots 53
Turnout 11,138 69.57
Registered electors 16,009
Majority 2,994
BN hold Swing


Sarawak state election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN James Wong Kim Min Acclaimed N/A
Total valid votes N/A
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN gain from SNAP Swing ?


Sarawak state election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
SNAP James Wong Kim Min Acclamied N/A
Total valid votes N/A
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
SNAP gain from BN Swing ?


Sarawak state election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN James Wong Kim Min Accliamed N/A
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN gain from SNAP Swing ?


Sarawak state election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
SNAP James Wong Kim Min 3,224 57.52
BN Mustapha Besa 2,224 39.68
Independent Lim Cho Seng 157 2.80
Total valid votes 5,605 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority 1,000
SNAP hold Swing


Sarawak state election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
SNAP James Wong Kim Min 2,935 63.69
PBB Bakar Abdullah 1,068 23.18
Independent Pugi Yabai 385 8.36
Independent Tahir Hassan 220 4.77
Total valid votes 4,608 100.00
Total rejected ballots 330
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 4,938 79.85
Registered electors 6,184
Majority 867
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
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