Federal constituency of Sarawak, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Miri (P219) Sarawakconstituency Federal constituency Legislature Dewan Rakyat MP Constituency created 1987 First contested 1990 Last contested 2022 Demographics Population (2020)[ 1] 206,125 Electors (2022)[ 2] 143,229 Area (km²) 771 Pop. density (per km²) 267.3
Miri is a federal constituency inMiri Division (Miri District ),Sarawak ,Malaysia , that has been represented in theDewan Rakyat since 1990.
The federal constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
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Ethnic breakdown of Miri's electorate as of 2022
Chinese (47.1%)Sarawak bumiputera (30.4%) Malay-Muslim bumiputera (21.7%) Other ethnicities (0.80%) As of 2020, Miri has a population of 206,125 people.[ 3]
Age breakdown of Miri's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (6.74%) 21-29 (22.6%) 30-39 (21.8%) 40-49 (16.6%) 50-59 (14.4%) 60-69 (11.2%) 70-79 (4.82%) 80-89 (1.46%) above 90 (0.47%) Gender breakdown of Miri's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.9%) Female (50.1%) According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Miri constituency has a total of 14 polling districts.[ 4]
State constituency Polling Districts Code Location Piasau (N73) Kubu 219/73/01 SMK Saint Columbia Bazzar 219/73/02 SJK (C) Chung Hua Miri SK Saint Joseph Miri Merbau 219/73/03 SK Jln. Bintang Merpati 219/73/04 SRA Rakyat Miri (Madrasah As-Syibyan) Permaisuri 219/73/05 Bintang 219/73/06 SJK (C) North Lutong 219/73/07 SJK (C) Chung Hua Lutong SMK Lutong SK Lutong Tanjong 219/73/08 SMJK Chung Hua Luak 219/73/09 SK Kpg. Luak Pujut (N74) Pujut 219/74/01 Tadika Miri Chinese SR Sri Mawar SK Anchi Tadika Pujut Miri SK Pujut Corner Pujut SJK (C) Chung Hua Pujut Miri SMK Dato Permaisuri Piassau Jaya Krokop 219/74/02 Kolej Vokesional Miri SJK (C) Chung Hua Krokop SM Pei Min SK Miri Senadin (N75) Kuala Baram 219/75/01 SK Tudan SK Senadin SMK Pujut Dewan Kg. Pangkalan Lutong SK Merbau SMK Merbau SJK (C) Chung Hua Tuda SK Tudan Jaya SK Kuala Baram SK Kuala Baram II Lopeng 219/75/02 SK Agama SMK Baru RH Dok Sg. Teniku Miri Riam 219/75/03 SJK (C) Chung San Riam Miri
Representation history [ edit ] Parliamentaryconstituency
State constituency 1969–1978 1978–1990 1990–1999 1999–2008 2008–2016 2016−present Miri Lambir Piasau Pujut Senadin
Current state assembly members [ edit ] Local governments & postcodes[ edit ] No. State Constituency Local Government Postcode N73 Piasau Miri City Council N74 Pujut N75 Senadin
Malaysian general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % ∆% PH Chiew Choon Man 39,549 50.61 11.21GPS Jeffery Phang Siaw Foong 33,390 42.73 42.73PSB Lawrence Lai 5,209 6.67 6.67Total valid votes 78,148 100.00 Total rejected ballots 620 Unreturned ballots 228 Turnout 78,996 54.56 18.14Registered electors 143,229 Majority 6,159 7.88 15.75PH hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990 Party Candidate Votes % BN Peter Chin Fah Kui 18,904 57.51 DAP Lo Yung Tee 10,723 32.62 PERMAS Sarbini Morni 3,242 9.86 Total valid votes 32,869 100.00 Total rejected ballots 377 Unreturned ballots Turnout 33,246 62.60 Registered electors 53,111 Majority 8,181 24.89 This was a new constituency created.