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Lawas (federal constituency)

Lawas (P222)

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Henry Sum Agong GPS
Constituency created	2005
First contested	2008
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	36,604
Electors (2022)[2]	33,655
Area (km²)	3,889
Pop. density (per km²)	9.4

Lawas is a federal constituency in Limbang Division (Lawas District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2008.

The federal constituency was created in the 2005 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics[edit]

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History[edit]

Polling districts[edit]

According to the Official Gazette dated 31 October 2022, the Lawas constituency has a total of 42 polling districts.^[3][4]

Representation history[edit]

State constituency[edit]

Current state assembly members[edit]

Local governments[edit]

Election results[edit]

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Henry Sum Agong	11,361	62.40	62.40
	PSB	Baru Bian	5,684	31.22	31.22
	PH	Japar Suyut	1,163	6.39	21.94
Total valid votes			18,208	100.00
Total rejected ballots			198
Unreturned ballots			89
Turnout			18,495	54.10	14.22
Registered electors			33,655
Majority			5,677	31.18	10.98
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753265/PARLIMEN%20SARAWAK%20(PUB%20620).pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Henry Sum Agong	10,037	70.44	1.01
	PH	Danny Piri	4,037	28.33	28.33
	Independent	Mohamad Brahim	176	1.24	1.24
Total valid votes			14,250	100.00
Total rejected ballots			157
Unreturned ballots			143
Turnout			14,550	68.32	6.57
Registered electors			21,297
Majority			6,000	42.11	1.29
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 247/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "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) 321/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Henry Sum Agong	9,928	71.45	20.62
	DAP	Bob Baru Langub	3,898	28.05	28.05
	STAR	Alirahman Kamseh	69	0.50	0.50
Total valid votes			13,895	100.00
Total rejected ballots			177
Unreturned ballots			41
Turnout			14,113	74.89	15.45
Registered electors			18,845
Majority			6,030	43.40	40.74
	BN hold		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.

References[edit]

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.