Bau-Lundu (federal constituency)
Sarawak constituency | |
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1968 |
Constituency abolished | 1978 |
First contested | 1969 |
Last contested | 1974 |
Bau-Lundu was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1978.
The federal constituency was created in the 1968 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 1978 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
Members of Parliament for Bau-Lundu | ||||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
Constituency created | ||||
1969-1971 | Parliament dissolved[1][2] | |||
3rd | 1971 | Sinyium Mutit | SUPP | |
1971-1973 | Joseph Valentine Cotter | |||
1973-1974 | BN | |||
4th | 1974-1978 | Patrick Uren | SNAP | |
Constituency abolished |
Election results
Malaysian general election, 1974 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
SNAP | Patrick Uren | |||||||
BN | Joseph Valentine Cotter | |||||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | ||||||||
Registered electors | 17,500 | |||||||
Majority | ||||||||
SNAP gain from SUPP | Swing | ? |
Malaysian general by-election, 14 October 1971 Upon the resignation of incumbent, Sinyium Mutit | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
SUPP | Joseph Valentine Cotter | 4,651 | 52.93 | |||||
SNAP | Lee Ngan Chooi | 3,712 | 42.24 | |||||
Independent | Robert Jacob Ridu | 424 | 4.83 | |||||
Total valid votes | 8,787 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 610 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | 9,397 | 60.96 | ||||||
Registered electors | 15,414 | |||||||
Majority | 939 | |||||||
SUPP hold | Swing | ? |
Malaysian general election, 1969 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
SUPP | Sinyium Mutit | |||||||
PESAKA | Lawrence Kureng Nasif | |||||||
BUMIPUTERA | John Loyar Nyibai | |||||||
SNAP | Lee Nyen Choi | |||||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | ||||||||
Registered electors | 15,424 | |||||||
Majority | ||||||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
- ↑ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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