Sibu (federal constituency)

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

Sibu (P212)

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Oscar Ling Chai Yew PH
Constituency created	1977
First contested	1978
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	74,149

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.

Demographics

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

  Chinese (63%)

  Non-muslim bumiputera (25%)

  Muslim bumiputera (12%)

  Other ethnicities (1%)

History

2008–2016: 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.

2016–present:[3] 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, Disa, Sungai Antu, Gambir, Camar, Merdeka, Oya Lane, Indah, Nibong, Bandong, Bahagia Jaya, Datu Nyabor, Ilir Nangka, Teku, Seduan, Tanggi, Race Course.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sibu
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Bandar Sibu
5th	1978-1982	Wong Soon Kai (黄顺开)	BN (SUPP)
6th	1982-1986	Ling Sie Ming (林世铭)	DAP
7th	1986-1990	Tiew Sung Seng (赵松胜)	BN (SUPP)
8th	1990-1995	Robert Lau Hoi Chew (刘会洲)
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2010
	2010-2013	Wong Ho Leng (黄和联)	DAP
13th	2013-2018	Oscar Ling Chai Yew (林财耀)
14th	2018
	2018–present		PH (DAP)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1969–1978	1978–1990	1990–1999	1999–2008	2008–2016	2016−present
Sibu			Bawang Assan
		Maling
				Nangka
				Pelawan
		Seduan

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Oscar Ling Chai Yew	33,811	59.58	+ 6.99
	BN	Wong Kee Yew	22,389	39.45	- 7.56
	PEACE	Tiew Yen Houng	377	0.66	+ 0.66
	STAR	Tiong Ing Tung	176	0.31	+ 0.31
Total valid votes			56,753	100.00
Total rejected ballots			515
Unreturned ballots			421
Turnout			57,689	77.80
Registered electors			74,149
Majority			11,422	20.13
	DAP 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	%	∆%
	DAP	Oscar Ling Chai Yew	26,808	52.59
	BN	Vincent Lau Lee Ming	23,967	47.01
	Independent	Narawi Haron	203	0.40
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 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 by-election, 16 May 2010
The by-election was called due to the death of incumbent, Robert Lau Hoi Chew.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	18,845	50.22
	BN	Robert Lau Hui Yew	18,447	49.16
	Independent	Narawi Haron	232	0.62
Total valid votes			37,524	100.00
Total rejected ballots			395
Unreturned ballots			192
Turnout			38,111	69.68
Registered electors			54,695
Majority			398
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil P.212 Sibu". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Robert Lau Hoi Chew	19,138	53.38
	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	15,903	44.36
	PKR	Lim Chin Chuang	812	2.26
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	54.43
	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	17,161	45.57
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	62.25
	DAP	Wong Sing Nang	14,085	37.75
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	57.31
	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	10,472	39.18
	Independent	Narawi Haron	937	3.51
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	54.20
	DAP	Ling Sie Ming	9,906	45.06
	PLUS	Tang Lung Chiew	162	0.74
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	50.32
	DAP	Ling Sie Ming	18,295	48.86
	PLUS	Tang Lung Chiew	308	0.82
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	14,432	50.25
	BN	Wong Soon Kai	14,291	49.75
Total valid votes			28,723	100.00
Total rejected ballots			216
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,939	74.14
Registered electors			39,032
Majority			141
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong Soon Kai	13,525	66.64
	Independent	Chieng Hie Kwong	6,772	33.36
Total valid votes			20,297	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			28,519
Majority			6,753
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. 47. 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.