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Federal constituency of Sarawak, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Lawas (P222) Sarawak constituency Legislature Dewan Rakyat MP Constituency created 2005 First contested 2008 Last contested 2022 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.
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Ethnic breakdown of Lawas's electorate as of 2022
Sarawak bumiputera (43.9%)
Malay-Muslim bumiputera (42.7%)
Other ethnicities (1.5%)
Age breakdown of Lawas's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (7.08%)
21-29 (22.25%)
30-39 (21.69%)
40-49 (16.95%)
50-59 (14.65%)
60-69 (10.88%)
70-79 (4.34%)
80-89 (1.57%)
above 90 (0.6%)
Gender breakdown of Lawas's electorate as of 2022
Male (51.77%)
Female (48.23%)
According to the Official Gazette dated 31 October 2022, the Lawas constituency has a total of 42 polling districts.[ 3] [ 4]
State constituency
Polling Districts
Code
Location
Ba'kelalan(N81)
Semadoh
222/81/01
SK Lg. Semadoh
Beriwan
222/81/02
Dewan Kpg. Puru Sia
SK Puru Sia
Maligan
222/81/03
SK Lg. Sebangan
Trusan
222/81/04
Dewan Masyarakat Trusan
Sukang
222/81/05
SK Lg. Sukang
Lupeng
222/81/06
SK Lg. Lupeng
Ba'kelalan
222/81/07
SK Ba'kelalan
Temarop
222/81/08
Dewan Masyarakat Lg. Temarop
Suang
222/81/09
Balai Raya Long Kachu
Talis
222/81/10
Pusat Kebudayaan Lun Bawang Kpg. Lg. Tuan
Lapadan
222/81/11
SK Tang Lapadan
Tengoa
222/81/12
SK Lg. Tengoa
Tuma
222/81/13
SK Lg. Tuma Lawas
Pengaleh
222/81/14
Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. Lg. Pengaleh
Siang
222/81/15
SK Siang-Siang Lawas
Pangi
222/81/16
SK Batu Lima
Batu Tiga
222/81/17
Institut Latihan Islam Malaysia (ILIM), Kampus Lawas JAKIM
Lampaki
222/81/18
Balai Raya Kpg. Undop
Muncu
222/81/19
Balai Raya Kpg. Muncu Merapok
Ranchangan
222/81/20
SK Kpg. Lintang Trusan
Bukit Sari (N82)
Sundar
222/82/01
SK Sundar
Bukit Sari
222/82/02
SK Kuala Lawas
Merapok
222/82/03
SK Merapok
Lawas
222/82/04
SJK (C) Chung Hua Lawas
Gelapas
222/82/05
SK Trusan
Awat
222/82/06
SK Awat-Awat Sundar
Baru
222/82/07
SMK Sundar
Luagan
222/82/08
SK Luagan Sundar
Aru
222/82/09
SK Aru Baru Sundar
Pagar
222/82/10
Dewan Masyarakat Sundar
Katong
222/82/11
Dewan Kpg.Tanjong Katong
Pemukat
222/82/12
Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. Pemukat
Dato
222/82/13
SK Kpg. Seberang Kuala Lawas
Belipat
222/82/14
SK Belipat Lawas
Sualai
222/82/15
Dewan Kpg. Sualai
Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. Siang-Siang Laut
Punang
222/82/16
SK Puang Lawas
Sibagol
222/82/17
Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. Ulu Merapok
Melusok
222/82/18
SRA MIS Lawas
Temangis
222/82/19
SK Pusat Lawas
Mission
222/82/20
Dewan Kpg. Baru Mission
Ladang Baru
222/82/21
SK Ladang Baru Lawas
Silat
222/82/22
Dewan Kpg. Berjumpa
Representation history [ edit ]
Members of Parliament for Lawas
Parliament
No
Years
Member
Party
Constituency created from Bukit Mas
12th
P222
2008-2013
Henry Sum Agong
BN (PBB )
13th
2013-2018
14th
2018
2018-2022
GPS (PBB )
15th
2022–present
Parliamentary
constituency
State constituency
1969–1978
1978–1990
1990–1999
1999–2008
2008–2016
2016−present
Lawas
Ba'kelalan
Bukit Sari
Current state assembly members [ edit ]
Local governments & postcodes[ edit ]
No.
State Constituency
Local Government
Postcode
N81
Bukit Sari
Lawas District Council
N82
Ba'kelalan
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
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
84.14
This was a new constituency created.