Lawas (federal Constituency)
Lawas is a federal constituency in Limbang Division (Lawas District), Sarawak, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ..., 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. Demographics https://ge15.orientaldaily.com.my/seats/sarawak/p History Polling districts According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Lawas constituency has a total of 42 polling districts.https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1750694/PUB%20567.pdf Representation history State constituency Current state assembly members Local governments Election results ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Election Commission Of Malaysia
The Election Commission of Malaysia ( ms, Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia), abbreviated SPR or EC, is a commission set up for ensuring fair and equitable operations in undertaking the elections in Malaysia. Its establishment is mandated by executive order of the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. The agency falls under the purview of the Prime Minister's Department. History The Election Commission (EC) was formed on 4 September 1957, under Article 114 of the Constitution of Malaysia, which empowers it to conduct elections for the Dewan Rakyat and state legislative bodies. At its establishment, the EC only consisted of a chairman and two members – Datuk Dr Mustafa Albakri Hassan together with Lee Ewe Boon and Ditt Singh. A secretariat was also set up to fulfil the commission's functions and carry out its decisions, with a secretary made the chief administrator. The first EC secretary was H. Cassidy. After the formation of Malaysia in 1963 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB; en, United Bumiputera Heritage Party) is a right-wing political party in Malaysia. It is currently the largest political party in Sarawak. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu was formed from the combination of three parties in Sarawak; Parti Negara Sarawak, Barisan Rakyat Jati Sarawak and Parti Pesaka Anak Sarawak. The formation of the party was for the purpose of the improvement of the livelihood and protect the rights of the Bumiputera in many fields such as politics, economy and social. Following the fall of BN in the 2018 general election and in the aftermath of a meeting between all Sarawak-based BN coalition parties on 12 June 2018, PBB left the coalition to formed a new Sarawak-based coalition, Sarawak Parties Alliance. The meaning of "Bumiputera" Bumiputera is a Malaysian political term and translates to ''son of earth''. Being mentioned in the party's name, this directly relates to the ethnic groups that are seen as native to the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bukit Sari (state Constituency)
Bukit Sari is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ..., that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006. The state constituency was created in the 2005 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. History 2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Sundar, Bukit Sari, Merapok, Lawas, Gelapas, Awat, Baru, Luagan, Aru, Pagar, Katong, Pemukat, Dato, Belipat, Sualai, Punang, Lampaki, Sibagol, Muncu, Melusok, Temangis, Mission, Ladang Baru, Ranchangan, Silat. 2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Sundar, Bukit Sari, Merapok, Lawas, Gelapas, Awat, Baru, Luag ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Parti Sarawak Bersatu
The United Sarawak Party ( ms, Parti Sarawak Bersatu, abbreviated PSB) is a multi-racial political party based in the state of Sarawak. In 2021, PSB managed to retain their four seats ( Batu Lintang, Engkilili, Ba'kelalan and Bawang Assan), making it the new opposition party in Sarawak, replacing Pakatan Harapan which only won two seats (Pending and Padungan, all under DAP). History Formation as United People's Party (UPP) The party was initially founded as United People's Party and officially launched on 17 August 2014 as a new symbol of change and unity for the Chinese community of Sarawak with its headquarters based at Kuching. The UPP was actually a splinter party of Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) set-up by the Second Finance Minister for Sarawak, Wong Soon Koh along with his supporters following a leadership tussle of the party then and it started as a pro-Barisan Nasional (BN) political pact However the hopes that the UPP would join BN were objected by th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Baru Bian
Baru Bian (born 9 September 1958) is a Malaysian politician. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Selangau since May 2018 and Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ba'kelalan since April 2011. He also had served as the Minister of Works in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. He created history by becoming the first federal minister from the Lun Bawang community. He currently is a member of the Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB), an opposition at federal but independent at state levels party. Baru was a member of People's Justice Party (PKR) since April 2008 to in February 2020. PKR, a component of both the ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) and predecessor opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions; was the party under which its banner Baru had contested in two general elections. He chose to leave PKR at the time he was the State Chair ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ba'kelalan (state Constituency)
Ba'kelalan is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1996. The state constituency was created in the 1996 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. History 2006–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Bario, Semadoh, Beriwan, Maligan, Trusan, Pa'Lungan, Dano, Remudu, Lellang, Sukang, Lupeng, Ba'kelalan, Temarop, Suang, Talis, Lapadan, Tengoa, Tuma, Pengaleh, Siang, Pangi, Batu Tiga. 2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Semadoh, Beriwan, Maligan, Trusan, Sukang, Lupeng, Ba'kelalan Ba'kelalan is a group of nine villages at Maligan Highlands of Limbang Division, Sarawak, Malaysia about above sea level and 4 km from the border with Indonesian Kalimantan and 150 km from the nearest town of Lawas. There are nine v ..., Temarop, Suang, Talis, La ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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15th Parliament Of Malaysia
This is a list of the members of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) of the 15th Parliament of Malaysia. Compositions Outcomes of the 15th general election Last election pendulum The 15th General Election witnessed 148 governmental seats and 74 non-governmental seats filled the Dewan Rakyat. The government side has 43 safe seats and 9 fairly safe seats, while the other side has 21 safe seats and 10 fairly safe seats. Seating arrangement * The seating arrangement is viewable at the official website of the Parliament. Elected members by state Perlis Kedah Kelantan Terengganu Penang Perak Pahang Selangor Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory of Putrajaya Negeri Sembilan Malacca Johor Federal Territory of Labuan Sabah Sarawak References {{Malaysian elections 15th Parliament of Malaysia Lists of members of the Dewan Rakyat Malaysia Malaysia ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gabungan Parti Sarawak
The Sarawak Parties Alliance (Malay: ''Gabungan Parti Sarawak''; abbrev: GPS) is a Sarawak-based national political alliance in Malaysia. It was established in 2018 by four former Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties operating solely in Sarawak following the federal coalition's defeat in the 2018 Malaysian general election. It is currently the fourth largest political coalition with 23 seats in the Dewan Rakyat, and forms the government in the state of Sarawak. History Formation GPS was formed on 12 June 2018, consisting of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), and Progressive Democratic Party (PDP). The four parties were former component parties in Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, with a gentleman's agreement that Peninsular or Sabah based parties within BN would never establish themselves in Sarawak, thus giving the parties a relative autonomy. The coalition focuses on the state's interests and rights ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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14th Parliament Of Malaysia
This is a list of the members of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) of the 14th Parliament of Malaysia. Compositions Outcomes of the 14th general election Composition before dissolution Last election pendulum (Results and status at 9 May 2018) The 14th General Election witnessed 124 governmental seats and 98 non-governmental seats filled the Dewan Rakyat. The government side has 49 safe seats and 11 fairly safe seats, while the other side has 21 safe seats and 4 fairly safe seats. Changes in the composition of the Dewan Rakyat Seating arrangement Latest seating arrangement This is the seating arrangement as of its last meeting on 10 October 2022. The seating does not reflect current political allegiances. In addition, there were three seats that is labelled as VACANT, namely Batu Sapi, Gerik and Pekan. Both of Batu Sapi and Gerik seats vacancy is due to the death of the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for both of this constituency, which ha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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13th Parliament Of Malaysia
This is a list of the members of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) of the 13th Parliament of Malaysia. The opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat that contested the general elections in 2013 was dissolved after series of disagreements between two main parties, Democratic Action Party (DAP) and Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). A new opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan was formed by the DAP, People's Justice Party (PKR) and newly formed party National Trust Party (AMANAH), consisting of ex-PAS members. Several ex-UMNO members have also formed their own party Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) and have signed an electoral pact with Pakatan Harapan to contest the future general election and ensure straight fights against Barisan Nasional. On 20 March 2017 BERSATU officially became a member of Pakatan Harapan. Composition Seating arrangement Old meeting hall in Dewan Rakyat This is the seating arrangement based on the old meeting hall in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Barisan Nasional
The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 seats in the Dewan Rakyat after coalition Pakatan Harapan with 82 seats and the coalition Perikatan Nasional with 73 seats. The Barisan Nasional coalition employs the same inter-communal governing model of its predecessor the Alliance Party but on a wider scale, with up to 14 communal political parties involved in the coalition at one point. It dominated Malaysian politics for over thirty years after it was founded, but since 2008 has faced stronger challenges from opposition parties, notably the Pakatan Rakyat and later the Pakatan Harapan (PH) alliances. Taken together with its predecessor (Alliance), it had a combined period of rule from 1957 to 2018, and was considered the longest ruling coalition party in the democratic world. In th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Limbang Division
Limbang Division is one of the twelve administrative divisions of Sarawak, Malaysia. It has a total area of 7,788.50 square kilometres, and is the fourth largest division after Kapit Division, Miri Division and Bintulu Division. Limbang Division consists of two districts which are Limbang District and Lawas District, which in turn are divided as sub-districts in Limbang ( Nanga Medamit Sub-District) and two sub-districts in Lawas ( Sundar Sub-District and Trusan Sub-District). Long Semadoh and Ba’kelalan are rural settlements in the southern part of Lawas district. Two major towns in Limbang are Limbang and Lawas. There are also few smaller towns such as Sundar, Trusan, Merapok and Tedungan. Geography Limbang Division splits Brunei Darussalam into two; West Brunei to the west and Temburong District in the middle of Limbang and Lawas districts. Limbang is located between West Brunei and Temburong, while Lawas is located between Temburong and the Malaysian state of Sabah. Thi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |