Lawas (federal constituency)

Lawas is a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2008.

Lawas (P222)

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Henry Sum Agong GPS
Constituency created	2005
First contested	2008
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	21,297

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

Ethnic breakdown of Lawas's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Non-muslim bumiputera (49%)

  Muslim bumiputera (41%)

  Chinese (10%)

  Other ethnicities (1%)

History

2008–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Bario, Semadoh, Beriwan, Maligan, Trusan, Pa'Lungan, Dano, Remudu, Lellang, Sukang, Lupeng, Ba'Kelalan, Temarop, Suang, Talis, Lapadan, Tengoa, Tuma, Pengaleh, Siang, Pangi, Batu Tiga, Sundar, Bukit Sari, Merapok, Lawas, Gelapas, Awat, Baru, Luagan, Aru, Pagar, Katong, Pemukat, Dato, Belipat, Sualai, Punang, Lampaki, Sibagol, Muncu, Melusok, Temangis, Mission, Ladang Baru, Ranchangan, Silat.

2016–present:[3] The constituency contains the polling districts of Semadoh, Beriwan, Maligan, Trusan, Sukang, Lupeng, Ba'kelalan, Temarop, Suang, Talis, Lapadan, Tengoa, Tuma, Pengaleh, Siang, Pangi, Batu Tiga, Lampaki, Muncu, Ranchangan, Sundar, Bukit Sari, Merapok, Lawas, Gelapas, Awat, Baru, Luagan, Aru, Pagar, Katong, Pemukat, Dato, Belipat, Sualai, Punang, Sibagol, Melusok, Temangis, Mission, Ladang Baru, Silat.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Lawas
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bukit Mas
12th	2008-2013	Henry Sum Agong	BN (PBB)
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018
	2018-present		GPS (PBB)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1969–1978	1978–1990	1990–1999	1999–2008	2008–2016	2016−present
Lawas					Ba'kelalan
					Bukit Sari

Election results

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
Registered electors			21,297
Majority			6,000	42.11
	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
	DAP	Bob Baru Langub	3,898	28.05
	STAR	Alirahman Kamseh	69	0.50
Total valid votes			13,895	100.00
Total rejected ballots			177
Unreturned ballots			41
Turnout			14,113	74.89
Registered electors			18,845
Majority			6,030
	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.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Henry Sum Agong	8,526	92.07
	PKR	Japar Suyut	734	7.93
Total valid votes			9,260	100.00
Total rejected ballots			82
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,342	59.44
Registered electors			15,717
Majority			7,792
This was a new constituency created.

References

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

1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 49. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
2. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
3. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 502/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-12.