Limbang (state constituency)

Malaysian electoral constituency

Limbang Sarawak constituency

Defunct state constituency
Legislature| Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created| 1968
Constituency abolished| 2006
First contested| 1969
Last contested| 2001

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 | % | ∆%

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| 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 | % | ∆%

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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 | % | ∆%

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| 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 | % | ∆%

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| 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 | % | ∆%

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| 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 | % | ∆%

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| 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 | % | ∆%

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| 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 | % | ∆%

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| 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.