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Lambir
Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Ripin Lamat
GPS
Constituency created1987
First contested 1991
Last contested 2021

Lambir is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1991.

The state constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Peninjau, Satap, Bakam, Lambir.

2016–present: [1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Peninjau, Satap, Bakam, Lambir, Airport, Tukau.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Lambir
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Subis
13th 1991-1996 Usop Wahab BN
14th 1996-2001 Swin Jema'ah @ Aidan Wing
15th 2001-2006
16th 2006-2011
17th 2011-2016 Ripin Lamat
18th 2016-2018
2018-2021 GPS
19th 2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
GPS Ripin Lamat 6,860 68.02 +68.02
PSB Lila Mohamad 1,298 12.87 +12.87
PKR Zulhaidah Suboh 1,139 11.29 +11.29
PBK Dyanne Oshield Nickson 789 7.82 +7.82
Total valid votes 10,086 100.00
Total rejected ballots 109
Unreturned ballots 60
Turnout 10,255 51.51
Registered electors 19,907
Majority 5,562
GPS gain from BN Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ripin Lamat 7,503 68.66 + 13.74
PKR Mohdar Ismail 2,596 23.76 - 13.10
PAS Arif Paijo 829 7.59 + 7.59
Total valid votes 10,928 100.00
Total rejected ballots 205
Unreturned ballots 15
Turnout 11,148 63.58
Registered electors 17,533
Majority 4,907
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly of the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 190/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

"Senarai Calon yang Disahkan Layak Bertanding Pilihan Raya Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-11". Election Commission of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
Sarawak state election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ripin Lamat 4,625 54.92 - 19.39
PKR Zolhaidah Suboh 3,104 36.86 + 11.17
SNAP Johari Bujang 693 8.22 + 8.22
Total valid votes 8,422 100.00
Total rejected ballots 143
Unreturned ballots 23
Turnout 8,588 60.72
Registered electors 14,144
Majority 1,521
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Swin Jema'ah @ Aidan Wing 4,331 74.31 - 10.98
PKR Saji Samat 1,497 25.69 + 14.60
Total valid votes 5,828 100.00
Total rejected ballots 102
Unreturned ballots 5
Turnout 5,935 52.77
Registered electors 11,245
Majority 2,834
BN hold Swing


Sarawak state election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Swin Jema'ah @ Aidan Wing 10,115 85.29 + 12.09
PKR Mohdar Ismail 1,315 11.09 + 11.09
Independent Roslie Sili 430 3.62 + 3.62
Total valid votes 11,860 100.00
Total rejected ballots 154
Unreturned ballots 10
Turnout 12,024 58.18
Registered electors 20,666
Majority 8,800
BN hold Swing


Sarawak state election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Swin Jema'ah @ Aidan Wing 7,794 73.20 + 2.86
Independent Mohdar Ismail 2,528 23.74 + 23.74
Independent Janting Jawa 326 3.06 + 3.06
Total valid votes 10,648 100.00
Total rejected ballots 169
Unreturned ballots 3
Turnout 10,820 55.52
Registered electors 19,488
Majority 5,266
BN hold Swing


Sarawak state election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Usop Wahab 9,745 70.34
PBDS Lawrence Tan Chok Sing 4,110 29.66
Total valid votes 13,855 100.00
Total rejected ballots 289
Unreturned ballots 202
Turnout 14,346 63.61
Registered electors 22,554
Majority 5,635
This was a new constituency created.

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