Limbang (federal constituency)

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

Limbang (P221)

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Hasbi Habibollah GPS
Constituency created	2005
First contested	2008
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	45,061
Electors (2022)[2]	41,999
Area (km²)	4,211
Pop. density (per km²)	10.7

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

Source:^[3]

Ethnic breakdown of Limbang's electorate as of 2022

1. Dayak Orang Ulu including Bisaya & Lun Bawang (43.5%)
2. Malay-Muslim bumiputera (34.1%)
3. Chinese (17.9%)
4. Other ethnicities (4.50%)

Age breakdown of Limbang's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (6.77%)
2. 21-29 (20.7%)
3. 30-39 (21.9%)
4. 40-49 (17.1%)
5. 50-59 (14.8%)
6. 60-69 (11.8%)
7. 70-79 (4.78%)
8. 80-89 (1.61%)
9. above 90 (0.55%)

Gender breakdown of Limbang's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (51.1%)
2. Female (48.9%)

History

Polling districts

According to the Official Gazette dated 31 October 2022, the Limbang constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.^[4][5]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Bukit Kota（N79）	Ranggau	221/79/01	SK Limpakau Pinang
	Sebukang	221/79/02	SK Limpaki Dewan Kpg. Patiambun Tadika Kemas Limbang
	Tabahan	221/79/03	SK Kampung Pahlawan SK Kubong Dewan SK Batu 4 Jln Pandaruan
	Bangkita	221/79/04	SK Melayu Pusat Limbang
	Limbang	221/79/05	SJK (C) Chung Hua Limbang
	Poyan	221/79/06	SK Sg. Poyan Dewan PIBG, SK Melayu Pusat
	Bukit Kota	221/79/07	Dewan Kpg. Buangsiol
	Pendam	221/79/08	SK Gadong Dewan Kpg. Pendam
	Telahak	221/79/09	Dewan SK Telahak Surau Kpg. Ipai SK Meritam
	Berawan	221/79/10	Dewan Inspirasi SMK Kubong SK R.C. Kubong Balai Raya Kpg. Batu Bakarang Dewan SK Bukit Loba SK Meramut Surau (Halaman) Kpg. Pangkalan Rejab
Batu Danau (N80)	Danau	221/80/01	SK Batu Danau Dewan Kpg. Bidang Dewan Pengkalan Madang SK Pangkalan Jawa SK Kuala Awang
	Lubai	221/80/02	SK Kuala Penganan SK Ng. Merit RH Luta Engkasing Lubai SK Menuang RH Dampin Ak Layan Terimah RH Sli Ak Mingan Mengari, Jalan Medamit
	Ukong	221/80/03	RH Liban Dewan Kpg. Lubok Lasas Dewan Kpg. Ukong Dewan Serbaguna Kpg. Buloh Balui SK Tanjong Dewan Batu Danau
	Medihit	221/80/04	SK Lg. Napir RH Lawai RH Brain RH Sing SK Melaban SK Ng. Medalam
	Medamit	221/80/05	RH Ekom Sepangah Dewan Masyarakat Medamit RH Akoh Karangan Medamit RH Tan Anak Kayan SK Bukit Batu

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Limbang
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bukit Mas
12th	P221	2008-2013	Hasbi Habibollah (حسبي بن حبيب الله)	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
Limbang					Batu Danau
					Bukit Kota

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N79	Bukit Kota	Abdul Rahman Ismail	GPS (PBB)
N80	Batu Danau	Paulus Gumbang

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N79	Bukit Kota	Limbang District Council	98700 Limbang 98750 Nanga Medamit
N80	Bukit Goram

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Hasbi Habibollah	14,897	75.25	75.25
	PH	Racha Balang	4,899	24.75	3.18
Total valid votes			19,796	100.00
Total rejected ballots			228
Unreturned ballots			106
Turnout			20,130	47.13	20.28
Registered electors			41,999
Majority			9,998	50.50	6.36
	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	Hasbi Habibollah	12,589	72.07	1.38
	PH	Ricardo Osmund Yampil Baba	4,879	27.93	27.93
Total valid votes			17,468	100.00
Total rejected ballots			201
Unreturned ballots			133
Turnout			17,802	67.41	6.37
Registered electors			26,409
Majority			7,710	44.14	2.76
	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. "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	%	∆%
	BN	Hasbi Habibollah	12,999	73.45	20.67
	PKR	Baru Bian	4,698	26.55	20.67
Total valid votes			17,697	100.00
Total rejected ballots			162
Unreturned ballots			53
Turnout			17,912	73.78
Registered electors			24,278
Majority			8,301	46.90	41.34
	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. 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 election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Hasbi Habibollah	6,427	52.78
	PKR	Lau Liak Koi	5,751	47.22
Total valid votes			12,178	100.00
Total rejected ballots			113
Unreturned ballots			89
Turnout			12,380	60.94
Registered electors			20,315
Majority			676	5.56
This was a new constituency created.