Sarawak constituency | |||
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Federal constituency | |||
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat | ||
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Constituency created | 1968 | ||
First contested | 1969 | ||
Last contested | 2013 |
Kanowit is a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.
The federal constituency was created in the 1968 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
2008–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kajah, Bat, Sengayan, Mapai, Bawan, Pidai, Lukut, Kanowit, Majau, Peranan, Poi, Bukong, Latong.
2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kajah, Bat, Sengayan, Mapai, Bawan, Pidai, Lukut, Kanowit, Majau, Peranan, Poi, Bukong, Latong.
"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.