Malaysian electoral constituency
Lambir was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1978 to 1990.
The federal constituency was created in the 1977 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History
It was abolished in 1990 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
State constituency
Parliamentary
constituency
|
State constituency
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1969–1978
|
1978–1990
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1990–1999
|
1999–2008
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2008–2016
|
2016−present
|
Lambir
|
|
Miri
|
|
Subis
|
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Election results
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
%
|
|
Sarawak People's Organization |
Raymond Szetu Mei Thong |
10,150 |
52.24
|
|
BN |
Chia Chin Shin |
9,278 |
47.76
|
Total valid votes
|
19,428 |
100.00
|
Total rejected ballots
|
680
|
Unreturned ballots
|
0
|
Turnout
|
20,108 |
66.97
|
Registered electors
|
30,026
|
Majority
|
872 |
4.48
|
This was a new constituency created.
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References