Sibu (federal constituency)

Sibu

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Oscar Ling Chai Yew DAP
Constituency created	1977
First contested	1978
Last contested	2013

Sibu is a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1978.

The federal constituency was created in the 1977 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2008–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Rassau, Penasu, Bawang Assan, Kunyit, Ma'aw, Selalo, Dassan, Ensurai, Lan, Engkilo, Lower Island, Upper Island, Tanah Mas, Rajang Park, Pelawan, Sungai Merah, Bandong, Bahagia Jaya, Disa, Sungai Antu, Gambir, Camar, Merdeka, Oya Lane, Datu Nyabor, Ilir Nangka, Teku, Seduan, Tanggi, Race Course.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sibu
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
5th	1978-1982	Wong Soon Kai	BN
6th	1982-1986	Ling Sie Ming	DAP
7th	1986-1990	Tiew Sung Seng	BN
8th	1990-1995	Robert Lau Hoi Chew
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present	Oscar Ling Chai Yew	DAP

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Oscar Ling Chai Yew	26,808
	BN	Vincent Lau Lee Ming	23,967
	Independent	Narawi Haron	203
Total valid votes			50,978	100.00
Total rejected ballots			496
Unreturned ballots			114
Turnout			51,588	79.86
Registered electors			64,601
Majority			2,841
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s)  "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 184/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 225/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Robert Lau Hoi Chew	19,138
	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	15,903
	PKR	Lim Chin Chuang	812
Total valid votes			35,853	100.00
Total rejected ballots			334
Unreturned ballots			192
Turnout			36,379	67.77
Registered electors			53,679
Majority			3,235
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Robert Lau Hoi Chew	20,501
	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	17,161
Total valid votes			37,662	100.00
Total rejected ballots			430
Unreturned ballots			124
Turnout			38,216	62.82
Registered electors
Majority			3,340
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Robert Lau Hoi Chew	23,227
	DAP	Wong Sing Nang	14,085
Total valid votes			37,312	100.00
Total rejected ballots			453
Unreturned ballots			756
Turnout			38,521	67.66
Registered electors
Majority			9,142
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Robert Lau Hoi Chew	15,317
	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	10,472
	Independent	Narawi Haron	937
Total valid votes			26,726	100.00
Total rejected ballots			387
Unreturned ballots			203
Turnout			27,316	69.39
Registered electors
Majority			4,845
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Robert Lau Hoi Chew	11,914
	DAP	Ling Sie Ming	9,906
	PLUS	Tang Lung Chiew	162
Total valid votes			21,982	100.00
Total rejected ballots			226
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			22,208	68.60
Registered electors
Majority			2,008
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tiew Sung Seng	18,841
	DAP	Ling Sie Ming	18,295
	PLUS	Tang Lung Chiew	308
Total valid votes			37,444	100.00
Total rejected ballots			294
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			37,738	72.68
Registered electors			51,925
Majority			546
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ling Sie Ming
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong Soon Kai
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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

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-06.