Lawas (federal constituency)

Lawas is a federal constituency in Limbang Division (Lawas District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2008.

Lawas (P222)

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Henry Sum Agong GPS
Constituency created	2005
First contested	2008
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	36,604
Electors (2022)[2]	33,655
Area (km²)	3,889
Pop. density (per km²)	9.4

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

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Ethnic breakdown of Lawas's electorate as of 2022

1. Sarawak bumiputera (43.9%)
2. Malay-Muslim bumiputera (42.7%)
3. Chinese (11.9%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.50%)

Age breakdown of Lawas's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (7.08%)
2. 21-29 (22.2%)
3. 30-39 (21.7%)
4. 40-49 (16.9%)
5. 50-59 (14.7%)
6. 60-69 (10.9%)
7. 70-79 (4.34%)
8. 80-89 (1.57%)
9. above 90 (0.60%)

Gender breakdown of Lawas's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (51.8%)
2. Female (48.2%)

History

Polling districts

According to the Official Gazette dated 31 October 2022, the Lawas constituency has a total of 42 polling districts.^[3][4]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Ba'kelalan（N81）	Semadoh	222/81/01	SK Lg. Semadoh
	Beriwan	222/81/02	Dewan Kpg. Puru Sia SK Puru Sia
	Maligan	222/81/03	SK Lg. Sebangan
	Trusan	222/81/04	Dewan Masyarakat Trusan
	Sukang	222/81/05	SK Lg. Sukang
	Lupeng	222/81/06	SK Lg. Lupeng
	Ba'kelalan	222/81/07	SK Ba'kelalan
	Temarop	222/81/08	Dewan Masyarakat Lg. Temarop
	Suang	222/81/09	Balai Raya Long Kachu
	Talis	222/81/10	Pusat Kebudayaan Lun Bawang Kpg. Lg. Tuan
	Lapadan	222/81/11	SK Tang Lapadan
	Tengoa	222/81/12	SK Lg. Tengoa
	Tuma	222/81/13	SK Lg. Tuma Lawas
	Pengaleh	222/81/14	Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. Lg. Pengaleh
	Siang	222/81/15	SK Siang-Siang Lawas
	Pangi	222/81/16	SK Batu Lima
	Batu Tiga	222/81/17	Institut Latihan Islam Malaysia (ILIM), Kampus Lawas JAKIM
	Lampaki	222/81/18	Balai Raya Kpg. Undop
	Muncu	222/81/19	Balai Raya Kpg. Muncu Merapok
	Ranchangan	222/81/20	SK Kpg. Lintang Trusan
Bukit Sari (N82)	Sundar	222/82/01	SK Sundar
	Bukit Sari	222/82/02	SK Kuala Lawas
	Merapok	222/82/03	SK Merapok
	Lawas	222/82/04	SJK (C) Chung Hua Lawas
	Gelapas	222/82/05	SK Trusan
	Awat	222/82/06	SK Awat-Awat Sundar
	Baru	222/82/07	SMK Sundar
	Luagan	222/82/08	SK Luagan Sundar
	Aru	222/82/09	SK Aru Baru Sundar
	Pagar	222/82/10	Dewan Masyarakat Sundar
	Katong	222/82/11	Dewan Kpg.Tanjong Katong
	Pemukat	222/82/12	Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. Pemukat
	Dato	222/82/13	SK Kpg. Seberang Kuala Lawas
	Belipat	222/82/14	SK Belipat Lawas
	Sualai	222/82/15	Dewan Kpg. Sualai Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. Siang-Siang Laut
	Punang	222/82/16	SK Puang Lawas
	Sibagol	222/82/17	Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. Ulu Merapok
	Melusok	222/82/18	SRA MIS Lawas
	Temangis	222/82/19	SK Pusat Lawas
	Mission	222/82/20	Dewan Kpg. Baru Mission
	Ladang Baru	222/82/21	SK Ladang Baru Lawas
	Silat	222/82/22	Dewan Kpg. Berjumpa

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Lawas
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bukit Mas
12th	P222	2008-2013	Henry Sum Agong	BN (PBB)
13th		2013-2018
14th		2018
		2018-2022		GPS (PBB)
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1969–1978	1978–1990	1990–1999	1999–2008	2008–2016	2016−present
Lawas					Ba'kelalan
					Bukit Sari

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N81	Ba'kelalan	Baru Bian	GPS (PDP)
N82	Bukit Sari	Awang Tengah Ali Hasan	GPS (PBB)

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N81	Bukit Sari	Lawas District Council	98800 Sundar 98850 Lawas
N82	Ba'kelalan

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Henry Sum Agong	11,361	62.40	62.40
	PSB	Baru Bian	5,684	31.22	31.22
	PH	Japar Suyut	1,163	6.39	21.94
Total valid votes			18,208	100.00
Total rejected ballots			198
Unreturned ballots			89
Turnout			18,495	54.10	14.22
Registered electors			33,655
Majority			5,677	31.18	10.98
	GPS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753265/PARLIMEN%20SARAWAK%20(PUB%20620).pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Henry Sum Agong	10,037	70.44	1.01
	PH	Danny Piri	4,037	28.33	28.33
	Independent	Mohamad Brahim	176	1.24	1.24
Total valid votes			14,250	100.00
Total rejected ballots			157
Unreturned ballots			143
Turnout			14,550	68.32	6.57
Registered electors			21,297
Majority			6,000	42.11	1.29
	BN hold		Swing
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.[permanent dead link] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Henry Sum Agong	9,928	71.45	20.62
	DAP	Bob Baru Langub	3,898	28.05	28.05
	STAR	Alirahman Kamseh	69	0.50	0.50
Total valid votes			13,895	100.00
Total rejected ballots			177
Unreturned ballots			41
Turnout			14,113	74.89	15.45
Registered electors			18,845
Majority			6,030	43.40	40.74
	BN hold		Swing
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Henry Sum Agong	8,526	92.07
	PKR	Japar Suyut	734	7.93
Total valid votes			9,260	100.00
Total rejected ballots			82
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,342	59.44
Registered electors			15,717
Majority			7,792	84.14
This was a new constituency created.