Lawas is a federal constituency in Limbang Division (Lawas District), Sarawak, Malaysia, 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 第15届全国大选-东方日报-2022 As of 2020, Lawas has a population of 36,604 people.
History Polling districts According to the Official Gazette dated 31 October 2022, the Lawas constituency has a total of 42 polling districts.Notice of contested election Retrieved 9 March 2023 State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocationBa'kelalan（N81）Semadoh222/81/01SK Lg. SemadohBeriwan222/81/02 Dewan Kpg. Puru Sia SK Puru SiaMaligan222/81/03SK Lg. SebanganTrusan222/81/04Dewan Masyarakat TrusanSukang222/81/05SK Lg. SukangLupeng222/81/06SK Lg. LupengBa'kelalan222/81/07SK Ba'kelalanTemarop222/81/08Dewan Masyarakat Lg. TemaropSuang222/81/09Balai Raya Long KachuTalis222/81/10Pusat Kebudayaan Lun Bawang Kpg. Lg. TuanLapadan222/81/11SK Tang LapadanTengoa222/81/12SK Lg. TengoaTuma222/81/13SK Lg. Tuma LawasPengaleh222/81/14Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. Lg. PengalehSiang222/81/15SK Siang-Siang LawasPangi222/81/16SK Batu LimaBatu Tiga222/81/17Institut Latihan Islam Malaysia (ILIM), Kampus Lawas JAKIMLampaki222/81/18Balai Raya Kpg. UndopMuncu222/81/19Balai Raya Kpg. Muncu MerapokRanchangan222/81/20SK Kpg. Lintang TrusanBukit Sari (N82)Sundar222/82/01 SK SundarBukit Sari222/82/02 SK Kuala LawasMerapok222/82/03 SK MerapokLawas222/82/04SJK (C) Chung Hua LawasGelapas222/82/05SK TrusanAwat222/82/06SK Awat-Awat SundarBaru222/82/07SMK SundarLuagan222/82/08SK Luagan SundarAru222/82/09SK Aru Baru SundarPagar222/82/10Dewan Masyarakat SundarKatong222/82/11Dewan Kpg.Tanjong KatongPemukat222/82/12Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. PemukatDato222/82/13SK Kpg. Seberang Kuala LawasBelipat222/82/14SK Belipat LawasSualai222/82/15 Dewan Kpg. Sualai Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. Siang-Siang LautPunang222/82/16SK Puang LawasSibagol222/82/17Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. Ulu MerapokMelusok222/82/18SRA MIS LawasTemangis222/82/19SK Pusat LawasMission222/82/20Dewan Kpg. Baru MissionLadang Baru222/82/21SK Ladang Baru LawasSilat222/82/22Dewan Kpg. Berjumpa
Representation history Members of Parliament for Lawas Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created from Bukit Mas 12th P222 2008-2013 Henry Sum Agong 8,526 92.07% 13th 2013-2018 9,928 71.45% 14th 201810,347 70.44% 2018-2022 15th 2022–present 11,361 62.40%
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1969–19781978–19901990–19991999–20082008–20162016−presentLawasBa'kelalanBukit Sari
Historical boundaries State ConstituencyArea20052015Ba'kelalan Bario Ba'kelalan Long Lapukan Long Meradap Long Sukang Ba'kelalan Long Lapukan Long Meradap Long Sukang Siang-SiangBukit Sari Awat-Awat Lawas Merapok Punang Sundar
Current state assembly members No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)N81Ba'kelalanBaru BianN82Bukit SariAwang Tengah Ali Hasan
Local governments & postcodes No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcodeN81Bukit SariLawas District Council 98800 Sundar 98850 LawasN82Ba'kelalan
Election results
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