Lawas (state constituency)

Lawas
Sarawak constituency
Defunct state constituency
Legislature Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created 1968
Constituency abolished 2006
First contested 1969
Last contested 2001

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

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 Lawas
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
8th 1969-1973 Awang Daud Pengiran Matusin Sarawak Alliance
1973-1974 BN
9th 1974-1979
10th 1979-1983
11th 1983-1987 Noor Tahir BN
12th 1987-1991 Tengah Ali Hassin
13th 1991-1996
14th 1996-2001
15th 2001-2006
Constituency abolished, renamed to Bukit Sari

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNTengah Ali Hassin 6,299
KEADILANJapar Suyut 289
Total valid votes 6,588 100.00
Total rejected ballots 64
Unreturned ballots 14
Turnout 6,66667.18
Registered electors 9,922
Majority 6,010
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
On the nomination day, Awang Tengah Ali Hassin won uncontested.
BNTengah Ali Hassin
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 10,121
Majority
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNTengah Ali Hassin 6,076
PBDSBaru Bian 2,433
Total valid votes 8,509 100.00
Total rejected ballots 92
Unreturned ballots 18
Turnout 8,61974.10
Registered electors 11,632
Majority 3,643
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNTengah Ali Hassin
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1983
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNNoor Tahir
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
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Majority
hold Swing
Sarawak state election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAwang Daud Pengiran Matusin
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN gain from Sarawak Alliance Swing ?
Sarawak state election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Sarawak AllianceAwang Daud Pengiran Matusin
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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

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