Lingga (state constituency)

Lingga is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1979.

Lingga

Sarawak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Dayang Noorazah Awang Sohor GPS
Constituency created	1977
First contested	1979
Last contested	2021

The state constituency was created in the 1977 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1991 after it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2005.

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Lingga constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Lingga (N28)	Lingga	201/28/01	SK St. Dunstan Seduku SK Lela Pahlawan Lingga
	Meludam	201/28/02	Dewan Kpg. Sg. Mulon Meludam Dewan Wanita Kpg. Triso SJK (C) Chung Hua Meludam SK Maludam
	Seduku	201/28/03	Bangunan Tadika KEMAS Seduku Baru RH Augusine Nanta RH Radin Putat
	Stumbin	201/28/04	Klinik Desa Tanjung Bijat SMK Lingga SK Gran / Stumbin
	Ladong	201/28/05	Tamu Simanggang RH Charli Pruan A
	Lamanak	201/28/06	Mini Stadium Bandar Sri Aman Dewan Sri Lamanak

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Lingga
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
10th	1979–1983	Daniel Tajem Miri	BN (SNAP)
11th	1983–1987		PBDS
12th	1987–1991	Donald Lawan	BN (PBDS)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Sebuyau
Constituency re-created from Sebuyau
16th	2006–2011	Simoi Peri	BN (PBB)
17th	2011–2016
18th	2016–2018
	2018–2021		GPS (PBB)
19th	2021–present	Dayang Noorazah Awang Sohor

Election results

Sarawak state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Dayang Noorazah Awang Sohor	3,700	58.10	58.10
	PSB	Wan Abdillah Edruce Wan Abdul Rahman	1,427	22.41	22.41
	Independent	Mohd Sepian Abang Daud	880	13.82	13.82
	PBK	Baha Imam	139	2.19	2.18
	PKR	Abang Kassim Abg Bujang	130	2.040	17.62
	Parti Sabah Demokratik Rakyat	Abang Ahmad Abang Suni	92	1.44	1.44
Total valid votes			6,368	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			6,368	66.51
Registered electors			9,578
Majority			2,273
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Simoi Peri	4,169	66.84	3.98
	PKR	Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh	1,226	19.66	2.56
	Independent	Wan Abdillah Edruce Wan Abdul Rahman	842	13.50	13.50
Total valid votes			6,237	100.00
Total rejected ballots			113
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,350	70.65
Registered electors			8,988
Majority			2,943
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly of the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 190/2016]" (PDF). Federal Government Gazette. Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2017. 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	Simoi Peri	3,652	70.82	0.58
	PKR	Abang Ahmad Arabi Abang Bolhassan	1,146	22.22	7.54
	SNAP	Abang Othman Abang Gom	359	6.96	6.96
Total valid votes			5,157	100.00
Total rejected ballots			83
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,240	67.66
Registered electors			7,745
Majority			2,506
	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	Simoi Peri	3,245	70.24
	PKR	Abang Othman Abang Gom	1,375	29.76
Total valid votes			4,620	100.00
Total rejected ballots			52
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			4,684	62.08
Registered electors			7,545
Majority			1,870
	BN hold		Swing

Sarawak state election, 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Donald Lawan
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN gain from PBDS		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1983

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBDS	Daniel Tajem Miri
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	PBDS gain from BN		Swing		?

Sarawak state election, 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Daniel Tajem Miri
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
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.