Sibu (federal constituency)

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)	74,149

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

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
12th	2010-2013	Wong Ho Leng (黄和联)	DAP
13th	2013-2018	Oscar Ling Chai Yew (林财耀)
14th	2018
14th	2018–present		PH (DAP)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary 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	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Oscar Ling Chai Yew	33,811	59.58	+ 6.99
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Wong Kee Yew	22,389	39.45	- 7.56
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PEACE	Tiew Yen Houng	377	0.66	+ 0.66
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		DAP
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	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Oscar Ling Chai Yew	26,808	52.59
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Vincent Lau Lee Ming	23,967	47.01
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		DAP
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	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	18,845	50.22
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Robert Lau Hui Yew	18,447	49.16
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|DAP]]		Swing		BN
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil P.212 Sibu". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Robert Lau Hoi Chew	19,138	53.38
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	15,903	44.36
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Robert Lau Hoi Chew	20,501	54.43
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Robert Lau Hoi Chew	23,227	62.25
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Robert Lau Hoi Chew	15,317	57.31
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	10,472	39.18
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Robert Lau Hoi Chew	11,914	54.20
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Ling Sie Ming	9,906	45.06
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Tiew Sung Seng	18,841	50.32
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Ling Sie Ming	18,295	48.86
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Ling Sie Ming	14,432	50.25
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|DAP]]		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Wong Soon Kai	13,525	66.64
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	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.

^ "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.
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
^ "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.

[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.

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Labuan	Labuan
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Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Puncak Borneo Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas
See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts