Padawan (federal constituency) explained

Padawan
State:Sarawak
Fed-Status:defunct
Fed-Created:1968
Fed-Abolished:1999
Fed-Election-First:1969
Fed-Election-Last:1995

Padawan was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1999.

The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1999 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Padawan
Parliament NoYears Member Party
Constituency created
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1] [2]
P1251971-1973 Stephen Yong Kuet Tze
(杨国斯)
SUPP
1973-1974
P1351974-1978
1978-1982
1982-1986
P1581986-1990
1990-1995 Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng
(杨昆贤)
P1701995-1999
Constituency abolished, split to Mambong and Stampin

State constituency

ParliamentaryconstituencyState constituency
1969–19781978–19901990–19991999–20082008–20162016−present
PadawanBatu Kawah
Bengoh

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang . Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa . Utusan Online . 2012-03-12 . 2016-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160604045153/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2012&dt=0312&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Rencana&pg=re_05.htm . 2016-06-04 . dead .
  2. Web site: www.parlimen.gov.my . 2016-05-05.