Sibuti

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

Sibuti (P218)

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Lukanisman Awang Sauni GPS
Constituency created	2005
First contested	2008
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	70,984
Electors (2022)	58,522
Area (km²)	1,576
Pop. density (per km²)	45

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 Sibuti's electorate as of 2022

1. Sarawak bumiputera (47.5%)
2. Malay-Muslim bumiputera (28.2%)
3. Chinese (23.6%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.70%)

As of 2020, Sibuti has a population of 70,984 people.

Age breakdown of Sibuti's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (6.91%)
2. 21-29 (23.9%)
3. 30-39 (23.4%)
4. 40-49 (16.3%)
5. 50-59 (13.2%)
6. 60-69 (10.2%)
7. 70-79 (4.47%)
8. 80-89 (1.10%)
9. above 90 (0.32%)

Gender breakdown of Sibuti's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (51.5%)
2. Female (48.5%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sibuti constituency has a total of 16 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Bekenu（N71）	Batu Niah	218/71/01	SJK (C) Chee Mung Niah
	Niah	218/47/02	SK Rancangan Sepupok Sebatu Niah Dewan Masyarakat Sepupok SK Kpg. Tarikan Kuala Niah SK Kita Niah
	Saeh	218/71/03	SK RH Mantali SK Sg. Saeh Niah Balai Raya RH Daud SK Kpg. Tg. Belipat SK Tanggap Niah
	Kelulit	218/71/04	Balai Raya Kuala Sibuti SK Beliau Isa Sibuti
	Tiris	218/71/05	SK Beliau Ahad Sibuti SJK (C) Chung Hua Lumut Sibuti
	Bungai	218/71/06	SK Kpg. Abgus Sibuti SK Kpg. Bungai Sibuti Dewan Kampung Menjelin Balai Raya Kpg. Selanyau
	Bekanu	218/71/07	SK Kpg. Bulau Sibuti SJK (C) Chung Hua Bekenu
	Bakas	218/71/08	SK RH Tinggi Pakut, Sibuti SK Sg. Bakas Sibuti SK RH Esaau SK Kelapa Sawit No. 4 Ladang Tiga
	Hulu Sibuti	218/71/09	SK RH Barat
Lambir (N72)	Peninjau	218/72/01	SMK Luar Bandar Bekenu Sibuti RH Duat Sg. Kelintang RH James Biri Dewan Pusat Pembangunan Kemahiran Sarawak (PPKS) SK Kelapa Sawit No. 2 Bukit Peninjau RH Lagan
	Satap	218/72/02	SK Keluru Tengah Sibuti SK Tawakal Satap Sibuti
	Bakam	218/72/03	SJK (C) Chung Hua Sg. Rakit Bakam SK Kpg. Bakam Miri SJK (C) Tukau
	Lambir	218/72/04	SK Lambir Village Miri
	Airport	218/72/05	SMK Riam Taman Tunku Miri SMK Taman Tunku
	Tukau	218/72/06	SMK Agama
	RAMD	218/72/07	SMK Riam

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sibuti
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party	Vote Share
Constituency created from Miri and Baram
12th	P218	2008-2013	Ahmad Lai Bujang (أحمد لاي بوجڠ)	BN (PBB)	8,238 64.22%
13th		2013-2018			13,349 64.70%
14th		2018	Lukanisman Awang Sauni (لوكنيسمان أواڠ ساوني)		12,214 54.60%
		2018-2022		GPS (PBB)
15th		2022–present			22,150 65.31%

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1969–1978	1978–1990	1990–1999	1999–2008	2008–2016	2016−present
Sibuti					Bekenu
					Lambir

Historical boundaries

State Consitutency	Area
	2005	2015
Bekenu	Bekenu Kelulit Niah Tris Sibuti
Lambir	Bakam Kampung Bukit Jugus Kampung Lusut Jaya Kampung Sungai Liam Lambir

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N71	Bekenu	Rosey Yunus	GPS (PBB)
N72	Lambir	Ripin Lamat

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N71	Bekenu	Miri City Council (Kelulit area) Subis District Council	98000 Miri 98150 Bekenu 98200 Niah
N72	Lambir	Miri City Council (Taman Tunku and Lambir areas) Subis District Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022: Sibuti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GPS	Lukanisman Awang Sauni	22,150	65.31	65.31
	PH	Zolhaidah Suboh	10,405	30.68	30.68
	PBDS Baru	Bobby William	1,361	4.01	4.01
Total valid votes			33,916	100.00
Total rejected ballots			368
Unreturned ballots			87
Turnout			34,371	57.95	13.27
Registered electors			58,522
Majority			11,745	34.63	18.20
	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: Sibuti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lukanisman Awang Sauni	12,214	54.60	10.10
	PKR	Jemat Panjang	8,538	38.17	38.17
	PAS	Zulaihi Bakar	1,617	7.23	28.07
Total valid votes			22,369	100.00
Total rejected ballots			284
Unreturned ballots			44
Turnout			22,697	71.22	2.66
Registered electors			31,868
Majority			3,676	16.43	12.97
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2013: Sibuti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Lai Bujang	13,348	64.70	0.48
	PAS	Robby Zaid Tandang	7,282	35.30	35.30
Total valid votes			20,630	100.00
Total rejected ballots			288
Unreturned ballots			29
Turnout			20,947	73.88	15.04
Registered electors			28,351
Majority			6,066	29.40	0.96
	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: Sibuti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ahmad Lai Bujang	8,238	64.22
	PKR	Michael Teo Yu Keng	4,590	35.78
Total valid votes			12,828	100.00
Total rejected ballots			192
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			13,030	58.84
Registered electors			22,143
Majority			3,648	28.44
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.