First contested 1969 | Constituency created 1968 Last contested 2013 | |
MP Alexander Nanta LinggiBN | ||
Kapit 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.
History
2008–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Merit, Pelagus, Kapit, Menuan, Ibau, Kampung Baru, Selirik, Sibau, Sungai Amang, Sungai Kapit, Entangai, Manap, Temelat, Song, Katibas, Tapang, Bangkit, Tekalit.
2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Pelagus, Sungai Amang, Nanga Peraran, Sut, Manap, Temelat, Song, Katibas, Tapang, Bangkit, Tekalit, Sungai Kapit, Kapit, Menuan, Ibau, Kampung Baru, Selirik, Sibau, Entangai.
References
Kapit (federal constituency) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA