Limbang (state constituency)

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

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

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

It was abolished in 2006 after it was redistributed.

Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Limbang
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
8th1970-1974James Wong Kim MinSNAP
9th1974-1979
10th1979-1983BN (SNAP)
11th1983-1987SNAP
12th1987-1991BN (SNAP)
13th1991-1996
14th1996-2001
15th2001-2006Richard Wong Shoon Fook
Constituency abolished, renamed to Bukit Kota

Election results
Sarawak state election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNRichard Wong Shoon Fook5,66852.02
IndependentSaid Mohidin5,10946.89
PKRAmran @ Hamdan Maidin1181.08
Total valid votes 10,895 100.00
Total rejected ballots 86
Unreturned ballots 1
Turnout 10,98264.97
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.
BNJames 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 %∆%
BNJames Wong Kim Min5,81352.99
Parti Bersatu Rakyat SabahEdward Guatee Sundai2,81925.70
PERMASMunir Karim2,16019.69
DAPKong Sieng Kee1791.63
Total valid votes 10,971 100.00
Total rejected ballots 114
Unreturned ballots 53
Turnout 11,13869.57
Registered electors 16,009
Majority 2,994
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNJames Wong Kim Min
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN gain from SNAP Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
SNAPJames Wong Kim Min
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
SNAP gain from BN Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNJames Wong Kim Min
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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 %∆%
SNAPJames Wong Kim Min3,22457.52
BNMustapha Besa2,22439.68
IndependentLim Cho Seng1572.80
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 %∆%
SNAPJames Wong Kim Min2,93563.69
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera BersatuBakar Abdullah1,06823.18
IndependentPugi Yabai3858.36
IndependentTahir Hassan2204.77
Total valid votes 4,608 100.00
Total rejected ballots 330
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 4,93879.85
Registered electors 6,184
Majority 867
This was a new constituency created.

References
  • "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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