Lambir (state constituency)

Lambir is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1991.

Lambir

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ripin Lamat GPS
Constituency created	1987
First contested	1991
Last contested	2021

The state constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Lambir constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.^[1]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Lambir (N72)	Peninjau	218/72/01	SMK Luar Bandar Bekenu Sibuti RH Duat Sg. Kelintang RH James Biri Dewan Pusat Pembangunan Kemahiran Sarawak (PPKS) SK Kelapa Sawit No. 2 Bukit Peninjau RH Lagan
	Satap	218/72/02	SK Keluru Tengah Sibuti SK Tawakal Satap Sibuti
	Bakam	218/72/03	SJK (C) Chung Hua Sg. Rakit Bakam SK Kpg. Bakam Miri SJK (C) Tukau
	Lambir	218/72/04	SK Lambir Village Miri
	Airport	218/72/05	SMK Riam Taman Tunku Miri SMK Taman Tunku
	Tukau	218/72/06	SMK Agama
	RAMD	218/72/07	SMK Riam

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Lambir
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Subis
13th	1991-1996	Usop Wahab	BN (PBB)
14th	1996-2001	Swin Jema'ah @ Aidan Wing
15th	2001-2006
16th	2006-2011
17th	2011-2016	Ripin Lamat
18th	2016-2018
	2018-2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Ripin Lamat	6,860	68.02	68.02
	PSB	Lila Mohamad	1,298	12.87	12.87
	PKR	Zulhaidah Suboh	1,139	11.29	11.29
	PBK	Dyanne Oshield Nickson	789	7.82	7.82
Total valid votes			10,086	100.00
Total rejected ballots			109
Unreturned ballots			60
Turnout			10,255	51.51
Registered electors			19,907
Majority			5,562
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1718688/PUB687.pdf

Sarawak state election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ripin Lamat	7,503	68.66	13.74
	PKR	Mohdar Ismail	2,596	23.76	13.10
	PAS	Arif Paijo	829	7.59	7.59
Total valid votes			10,928	100.00
Total rejected ballots			205
Unreturned ballots			15
Turnout			11,148	63.58
Registered electors			17,533
Majority			4,907
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly of the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 190/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-30. "Senarai Calon yang Disahkan Layak Bertanding Pilihan Raya Dewan Undangan Negeri ke-11". Election Commission of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ripin Lamat	4,625	54.92	19.39
	PKR	Zolhaidah Suboh	3,104	36.86	11.17
	SNAP	Johari Bujang	693	8.22	8.22
Total valid votes			8,422	100.00
Total rejected ballots			143
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			8,588	60.72
Registered electors			14,144
Majority			1,521
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes Sarawak [P.U. (B) 245/2011]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

Sarawak state election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Swin Jema'ah @ Aidan Wing	4,331	74.31	10.98
	PKR	Saji Samat	1,497	25.69	14.60
Total valid votes			5,828	100.00
Total rejected ballots			102
Unreturned ballots			5
Turnout			5,935	52.77
Registered electors			11,245
Majority			2,834
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Swin Jema'ah @ Aidan Wing	10,115	85.29	12.09
	PKR	Mohdar Ismail	1,315	11.09	11.09
	Independent	Roslie Sili	430	3.62	3.62
Total valid votes			11,860	100.00
Total rejected ballots			154
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			12,024	58.18
Registered electors			20,666
Majority			8,800
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Swin Jema'ah @ Aidan Wing	7,794	73.20	2.86
	Independent	Mohdar Ismail	2,528	23.74	23.74
	Independent	Janting Jawa	326	3.06	3.06
Total valid votes			10,648	100.00
Total rejected ballots			169
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			10,820	55.52
Registered electors			19,488
Majority			5,266
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Usop Wahab	9,745	70.34
	PBDS	Lawrence Tan Chok Sing	4,110	29.66
Total valid votes			13,855	100.00
Total rejected ballots			289
Unreturned ballots			202
Turnout			14,346	63.61
Registered electors			22,554
Majority			5,635
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-30.

1. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.