Limbang-Lawas (federal constituency)

Limbang-Lawas

Sarawak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created	1968
Constituency abolished	1978
First contested	1969
Last contested	1974

Limbang-Lawas 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 Limbang-Lawas
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved[1][2]
3rd	1971-1973	Awang Bungsu Abdullah	SNAP
4th	1974-1978	Racha Umong	BN
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Racha Umong
	SNAP	Awang Bungsu Abdullah
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN gain from SNAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	SNAP	Awang Bungsu Abdullah
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

1. Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
2. "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.