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Bau-Lundu
Sarawak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1968
Constituency abolished1978
First contested1969
Last contested1974

Bau-Lundu was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1978.

The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1978 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bau-Lundu
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd 1971 Sinyium Mutit SUPP
1971-1973 Joseph Valentine Cotter
1973-1974 BN (SUPP)
4th 1974-1978 Patrick Uren SNAP
Constituency abolished, renamed to Mas Gading

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1969–1978 1978–1990 1990–1999 1999–2008 2008–2016 2016−present
Bau-Lundu Bau
Lundu

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1974: Bau-Lundu
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] SNAP Patrick Uren 6,949 50.67
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Joseph Valentine Cotter 6,766 49.33
Total valid votes 13,715 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 17,500
Majority 183
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|SNAP]] Swing SUPP


Malaysian general by-election, 11–14 October 1971: Bau-Lundu
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Sinyium Mutit
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] SUPP Joseph Valentine Cotter 4,651 52.93
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] SNAP Lee Ngan Chooi 3,712 42.24
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BEBAS Robert Jacob Ridu 424 4.83
Total valid votes 8,787 100.00
Total rejected ballots 610
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 9,397 60.96
Registered electors 15,414
Majority 939
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing SUPP


Malaysian general election, 1969: Bau-Lundu
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] SUPP Sinyium Mutit 4,539 34.67
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] SNAP Lee Nyen Choi 3,733 28.52
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BUMIPUTERA John Loyar Nyibai 2,655 20.28
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PESAKA Lawrence Kureng Nasif 2,164 16.53
Total valid votes 13,091 100.00
Total rejected ballots 753
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 13,844 89.77
Registered electors 15,424
Majority 806
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. ^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.