2010-05-09

Sibu: 13 thousand voters were moved to new voting centers

In Sibu, we found 12,981, or 24% of, voters who have been moved to new voting centers since GE12, even though most of them have stayed in the same addresses. This is similar in pattern and scale as we have discovered in Hulu Selangor. Do these voters know they need to go to a different place to vote? Can they rush to their new voting centers on by-election day from their familiar old voting centers, in some hilly and riverine areas of Sibu Sarawak?

The list below summarizes all 19,060 changes in Sibu's electoral rolls, between GE12 of 2008 (data gazetted 2008 Feb 5) and this by-election (data dated 2010 April 9). There have been:
  • 1,792 deleted voters: Their IC and names appeared in 20080205 electoral roll, but no longer in 20100409 version. They have been deleted for various reasons, mainly moving out and deaths.
  • 2,831 added voters: Their names newly appear in the 20100409 by-election roll, but had not appeared in 20080205 version. They have been added for reasons such as new registration and moving in.
  • 12,981 voters were moved to new voting centers within Sibu. This many pairs of same ICs and same names have been assigned to different voting centers (pusat mengundi), even though most have remained in the SAME localities (, ie, they have not moved address). See Table A.
  • 45 voters with similar names to one other voters, but different ICs. These are likely genuine additions (20100409) and deletions (20080205). But it is a bit strange that a 50,000-or-so-voter constituency has so many coincidences of same name and different IC changes.
  • SPR correctioins? 31 voters with same (paired) names and same (paired) old IC, but different new IC! Apparently SPR corrected IC mistakes in these cases. But how could new IC mistakes be so numerous? That is, they involve about 1/2000 outright IC errors? How did the old IC errors come about when they look nothing like the corrected ones (eg, 621230135595 > 620916136133 and 640316525002 > 640416136004)? See Table B.
  • 1380 Changes to Postal (Army and Police) voters: Most of these involve only pairs of IC format change, eg, R0071629 > RF71629. This is confusing, but not a concern.
    • The above changes total 19,060 cases.

    Table A shows 10 example of voters moved across voting centers (pusat mengundi):
    • Each of the 10 pairs appear in the 20080205 and 20100409 dated electoral rolls,
    • Each pair are identified by their same ICs and Nama (we have hidden the names to reduce privacy exposure, but they can be checked on SPR websites.)
    • The vast majority of them remain in the same Kodlokaliti, NamaLokaliti, NamaDM (daerah mengundi or voting district), and the same state seat,
    • But their voting center (pusat mengundi, or TM inside SPR database) have been changed by SPR.
    • There are 12,981 such cases (pairs of name-IC) when we compared the GE12 and this by-election electoral rolls.
    • It appears these voters have not moved houses. The SPR simply re-assign them new voting centers.
    • We hope SPR has made enough public announcement such the these 13 thousand voters can find their new voting centers.
    Table A: 10 example of voters (by pairs of ICs and Names) moved to new voting center.
    data dateNoSiriICKodlokalitiNamaLokalitiNamaDMNamaDUNTM
    200802051195001091350662124710002Engkilo(2)EngkiloBawang AssanSJK Ting Sing
    201004091115001091350662124710002Engkilo(2)EngkiloBawang AssanSJK Ying Kwong
    200802053595001121351042124802005Meritan RoadPelawanPelawanSMK Tung Hua Jalan Tun Openg Sibu
    201004093555001121351042124802005Meritan RoadPelawanPelawanSJK (C) Tung Hua Jalan Tun Openg Sibu
    200802051425001141351082124707002Engkilo(1)DassanBawang AssanSMK Kwong Hua Sadit
    201004091295001141351082124707002Engkilo(1)DassanBawang AssanSJK Do Nang
    200802051205001141351832124903002Sg Bidut(North)TekuNangkaSJK Kiang Hin Teku
    201004091095001141351832124903002Sg Bidut(North)TekuNangkaSJK Guong Ming Sungai Bidut
    200802051435001151350542124707002Engkilo(1)DassanBawang AssanSMK Kwong Hua Sadit
    201004091305001151350542124707002Engkilo(1)DassanBawang AssanSJK Do Nang
    200802051235001151351422124701012Rh Limbut Sg Rasau Btg IganRassauBawang AssanSK Nanga Tutus
    201004091115001151351422124701012Rh Juan Sg Rasau Btg IganRassauBawang AssanSK Sungai Rassau
    200802051435001151353882124703014Rh UnggahBawang AssanBawang AssanSrdc Indoor Badminton Court Bawang Assan
    201004091265001151353882124703014Rh UnjahBawang AssanBawang AssanSK Tanjung Bekakap
    200802052815001171351702124904015Kg. Jeriah 6 1/2 Mile Oya Rd.SeduanNangkaSJK (C) Dung Sang Batu 2 1/2 Jalan Oya
    201004092645001171351702124904015Kg. Jeriah 6 1/2 Mile Oya Rd.SeduanNangkaSK Ulu Sungai Merah Batu 8 1/2 Jalan Oya
    20080205795001171352692124704004Sbg Ensurai Btg RejangKunyitBawang AssanSJK Chau Su
    20100409735001171352692124704004Sbg Ensurai Btg RejangKunyitBawang AssanSJK Kai Nang Seberang Ensurai
    200802052825001191352542124904015Kg. Jeriah 6 1/2 Mile Oya Rd.SeduanNangkaSJK (C) Dung Sang Batu 2 1/2 Jalan Oya
    201004092655001191352542124904015Kg. Jeriah 6 1/2 Mile Oya Rd.SeduanNangkaSK Ulu Sungai Merah Batu 8 1/2 Jalan Oya

    Table B shows that SPR has apparently corrected/changed IC number for 31 voters (31 pairs of entries in the 2008 and 2010 electoral rolls) in Sibu. Each pair of data show each of these voters:
    • stayed in the same place (judging by their Kodlokaliti and all locality information),
    • born in the same year (pairs of Tahunlahir),
    • kept the same old IC numbers (pairs of ICLama),
    • have the same names (we have abbreviated the names here to minimize privacy exposure, but you can check the new info on SPR website (before the by-election http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/prk212sibu/prayakecil.aspx, and after http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/daftarj/daftar.aspx).
    • For example, voter GAEJ with ICLama of K0025775 was registered with a previous IC number of 621230135595, and now with 620916136133.
    • It means SPR was probably correcting IC number registration mistakes. But is is odd to have about 1/2000 cases of such blatant errors of completely different corrected IC numbers.
    Table B: SPR corrections. New, New, ICs for 31 voters, who have kept the same names, same old IC numbers, and stayed in the same place
    data dateICICLamaAbbreviated
    Name
    KodlokalitiNamaLokalitiTahunlahir
    20080205621230135595K0025775GAEJ2124701013Rh Nangkai Pasai Besar1962
    20100409620916136133K0025775GAEJ2124701013Rh Sebastian Unggoh Pasai Besar1962
    20080205640316525002K0046386LLY2124808001Gambir Rd1964
    20100409640416136004K0046386LLY2124808001Gambir Rd1964
    20080205640928135427K0138142CBL2124808003Lim Ham Swee Rd1964
    20100409640928135734K0138142CBL2124808003Lim Ham Swee Rd1964
    20080205600703135614K0140597NLH2124713001Cross Rd1960
    20100409660703136064K0140597NLH2124713001Cross Rd1960
    20080205721007135558K0314912CHL2124805001Teku Rd1972
    20100409721005136004K0314912CHL2124805001Teku Rd1972
    20080205730821135418K0341883TEH2124809002Jln Camar1973
    20100409730831136270K0341883TEH2124809002Jln Camar1973
    20080205760505135579K0380401STY2124804005Kelapa Road1976
    20100409760305136251K0380401STY2124804005Kelapa Road1976
    20080205720316135805K0384633ANCW2124806003Jalan Ding Lik Kong1972
    20100409760316135713K0384633ANCW2124806003Jalan Ding Lik Kong1972
    20080205770511135603K0386854WJS2124811001Oya Road1977
    20100409770811135795K0386854WJS2124811001Oya Road1977
    20080205520613135661K127968WHT2124906012Race Course(Sudc)1952
    20100409520618135601K127968WHT2124906012Race Course(Sudc)1952
    20080205490620135649K134745OST@OST2124803001Sg Merah Rd1949
    20100409470620135691K134745OST@OST2124803001Sg Merah Rd1949
    20080205520102135045K137315SBS2124902006Kg Hilir(Sudc)1952
    20100409500102135725K137315SBS2124902006Kg Hilir(Sudc)1952
    20080205340717135238K138230YCC2124710002Engkilo(2)1934
    20100409380717135306K138230YCC2124710002Engkilo(2)1934
    20080205250310135157K138827LKD2124906021Delta Estate1925
    20100409250310745019K138827LKD2124906021Delta Estate1925
    20080205541019135557K307896TKH2124712002Central Rd1954
    20100409540819135905K307896TKH2124712002Central Rd1954
    20080205490419135161K320410LNT2124810003Merdeka Road1949
    20100409490419135348K320410LNT2124810003Merdeka Road1949
    20080205581231135737K329877SAL2124904004Rh Ijau Ulu Sg Merah1958
    20100409381231136741K329877SAL2124904004Rh Dick Ulu Sg Merah1958
    20080205450908135473K346119LSC2124705001Ma'Aw Btg Rejang1945
    20100409450908135430K346119LSC2124705001Ma'Aw Btg Rejang1945
    20080205420711135296K346273YLH2124703009Lwr Bkt Lan(Bwg Assan)1942
    20100409420502135476K346273YLH2124703009Lwr Bkt Lan(Bwg Assan)1942
    20080205500716135148K349599UAU2124901002Kg Dato1950
    20100409501231139524K349599UAU2124901002Kg Dato1950
    20080205551221135621K590780WMAN2124904004Rh Ijau Ulu Sg Merah1955
    20100409530115135713K590780WMAN2124904004Rh Dick Ulu Sg Merah1955
    20080205560711135653K663205JAS2124703003Rh Thomas Bwgassan Btg Rejang1956
    20100409561228135957K663205JAS2124703003Rh Thomas Bwgassan Btg Rejang1956
    20080205560501135727K696770WBJ2124902012Jalan Abang Barieng1956
    20100409560801135753K696770WBJ2124902012Jalan Abang Barieng1956
    20080205561002135719K701035HSH2124904008Nang Sang Poh1956
    20100409581002136349K701035HSH2124904008Nang Sang Poh1956
    20080205600201135200K710886RAK2124702015Rh Nyala Sg Aup1960
    20100409581011135604K710886RAK2124702015Rh Jonathan Juna Sg Aup1960
    20080205591029135476K720495TLI2124801001Rajang Park1959
    20100409591020136034K720495TLI2124801001Rajang Park1959
    20080205590711135802K732868HDE2124703003Rh Thomas Bwgassan Btg Rejang1959
    20100409600319135652K732868HDE2124703003Rh Thomas Bwgassan Btg Rejang1959
    20080205610116135387K763068NEC2124904007Rh Nyambang 6 1/2 M Oya Rd1961
    20100409610216135739K763068NEC2124904007Rh Juntan 6 1/2 M Oya Rd1961
    20080205621112135180K791543LHS2124803001Sg Merah Rd1962
    20100409621112136183K791543LHS2124803001Sg Merah Rd1962
    20080205630702135599K801774SNE2124802002Au Yong Rd1963
    20100409630702135898K801774SNE2124802002Au Yong Rd1963
    20080205621007135904K803311TBO2124703003Rh Thomas Bwgassan Btg Rejang1962
    20100409620625135878K803311TBO2124703003Rh Thomas Bwgassan Btg Rejang1962



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    Sibu has 208 Voters 100 years or older

    Sibu has 208 voters who are 100 years of age or older. Most of Sibu's (P212) voters, or 51.1%, are aged 30-49 years.

    [We earlier reported 209 voters, but it should be corrected to 208 voters in Sibu aged 100 and older].

    Table A shows that:
    • More than half the voters in Sibu are 30-49 years old (25%+26.1%=51.1%),
    • Young voter registration is low, as the 21-29 age bracket accounts for only 9.5% of all voters.
    • There are 208 voters born on 1910 or earlier, making them 100 years old or older.

    Table A: P212 Sibu By-Election Roll of 20100409 - Age Groups
    By-ElectionBy-Election
    AgeTahunlahirTahunlahirData datePercentage
    GroupFromTo2010040920100409
    21-2919811988 5,1749.5%
    30-3919711980 13,67925.0%
    40-4919611970 14,30126.1%
    50-5919511960 10,95420.0%
    60-6919411950 5,79810.6%
    70-7919311940 3,0385.6%
    80-8919211930 1,1912.2%
    90-9919111920 3520.6%
    100+18801910 2080.4%
    Total 54,695100.0%


    Table B lists the 208 voters IC who are aged 100 or older (born 1910 or earlier):
    Table B: P212 Sibu By-Election Roll Dated 20100409
    208 voters were born before 1911
    Parl/DUN/DM/localityNamaDUNNamaDMTahunlahirIC
    212/49/02/004NangkaIlir Nangka1880801231130313
    212/48/03/001PelawanSungai Merah1886861020740079
    212/48/03/001PelawanSungai Merah1886860307740039
    212/47/03/005Bawang AssanBawang Assan1889891231130366
    212/49/01/003NangkaDatu Nyabor1889891231130454
    212/49/01/005NangkaDatu Nyabor1889891231130155
    212/47/07/002Bawang AssanDassan1890900112740059
    212/47/03/009Bawang AssanBawang Assan1891910401740425
    212/47/10/003Bawang AssanEngkilo1891910801740029
    212/48/04/013PelawanBandong1892921113740029
    212/49/02/010NangkaIlir Nangka1892921231130723
    212/47/07/002Bawang AssanDassan1892920604740010
    212/47/08/002Bawang AssanEnsurai1892920209740029
    212/47/10/002Bawang AssanEngkilo1892920602740017
    212/49/01/003NangkaDatu Nyabor1892921231130387
    212/49/03/002NangkaTeku1893930303740059
    212/47/07/002Bawang AssanDassan1894940412740022
    212/47/11/007Bawang AssanLower Island1894940407740319
    212/49/03/001NangkaTeku1895950112740011
    212/47/03/003Bawang AssanBawang Assan1895951231131109
    212/47/06/002Bawang AssanSelalo1895950506740022
    212/47/08/002Bawang AssanEnsurai1895950610740014
    212/47/11/007Bawang AssanLower Island1895950619740037
    212/47/13/002Bawang AssanTanah Mas1895951210740079
    212/49/01/002NangkaDatu Nyabor1895951231131432
    212/47/04/002Bawang AssanKunyit1896960710740029
    212/47/04/001Bawang AssanKunyit1897971227740014
    212/47/04/004Bawang AssanKunyit1897970910740049
    212/47/07/001Bawang AssanDassan1897970729130019
    212/47/07/003Bawang AssanDassan1897970316740038
    212/47/07/003Bawang AssanDassan1897970523740057
    212/47/12/002Bawang AssanUpper Island1897970702740028
    212/48/11/001PelawanOya Lane1897971116740011
    212/48/03/001PelawanSungai Merah1898981015740011
    212/47/07/002Bawang AssanDassan1898981206740049
    212/48/04/001PelawanBandong1899991231132028
    212/48/03/001PelawanSungai Merah1899991208740068
    212/49/02/006NangkaIlir Nangka1899991231130794
    212/49/02/010NangkaIlir Nangka1899991231130495
    212/49/04/010NangkaSeduan1899990928740029
    212/49/04/013NangkaSeduan1899990722130057
    212/47/05/002Bawang AssanMa`Aw1899990807740049
    212/47/09/002Bawang AssanLan1899990215740010
    212/47/10/001Bawang AssanEngkilo1899990213740017
    212/47/10/003Bawang AssanEngkilo1899990128740012
    212/47/10/002Bawang AssanEngkilo1899990803740017
    212/47/11/007Bawang AssanLower Island1899991207740015
    212/47/13/003Bawang AssanTanah Mas1900000525746025
    212/48/03/001PelawanSungai Merah1900000824745014
    212/49/02/010NangkaIlir Nangka1900001231135960
    212/47/01/004Bawang AssanRassau1900001231138117
    212/49/03/002NangkaTeku1900001231506012
    212/49/04/008NangkaSeduan1900001111745027
    212/47/01/025Bawang AssanRassau1900001231138694
    212/47/02/008Bawang AssanPenasu1900001231506688
    212/47/02/022Bawang AssanPenasu1900000810745048
    212/47/03/009Bawang AssanBawang Assan1900000422135029
    212/47/11/009Bawang AssanLower Island1900001111745019
    212/49/02/003NangkaIlir Nangka1900001231137579
    212/48/03/001PelawanSungai Merah1901011214745029
    212/48/03/001PelawanSungai Merah1901010525745013
    212/49/04/010NangkaSeduan1901010810745012
    212/47/03/009Bawang AssanBawang Assan1901010721135079
    212/47/04/002Bawang AssanKunyit1901011014745016
    212/47/04/004Bawang AssanKunyit1901011114135039
    212/47/10/001Bawang AssanEngkilo1901010611135019
    212/47/11/002Bawang AssanLower Island1901010325745617
    212/47/12/001Bawang AssanUpper Island1901011130745013
    212/48/03/001PelawanSungai Merah1902021011745079
    212/48/03/001PelawanSungai Merah1902021212745059
    212/49/02/010NangkaIlir Nangka1902021231136312
    212/49/03/004NangkaTeku1902020617745028
    212/49/03/004NangkaTeku1902021007135016
    212/49/04/010NangkaSeduan1902020815745010
    212/49/04/013NangkaSeduan1902021216745013
    212/47/02/022Bawang AssanPenasu1902020102135079
    212/47/03/003Bawang AssanBawang Assan1902021231136304
    212/47/06/002Bawang AssanSelalo1902020827745018
    212/47/07/003Bawang AssanDassan1902021107745014
    212/47/10/003Bawang AssanEngkilo1902020514745463
    212/47/11/003Bawang AssanLower Island1902020715135047
    212/47/12/002Bawang AssanUpper Island1902021228745029
    212/49/01/002NangkaDatu Nyabor1902021021135012
    212/49/01/003NangkaDatu Nyabor1902021231136531
    212/49/02/006NangkaIlir Nangka1902021231136347
    212/48/10/003PelawanMerdeka1903030525135010
    212/49/03/002NangkaTeku1903030608745017
    212/49/03/001NangkaTeku1903031224745039
    212/49/04/010NangkaSeduan1903030508745765
    212/49/04/010NangkaSeduan1903031215745010
    212/49/06/003NangkaRace Course1903030904135010
    212/47/10/003Bawang AssanEngkilo1903030828745019
    212/47/11/007Bawang AssanLower Island1903030630745013
    212/47/12/001Bawang AssanUpper Island1903030810745010
    212/48/01/001PelawanRajang Park1904040808745029
    212/48/03/001PelawanSungai Merah1904040222745048
    212/49/02/012NangkaIlir Nangka1904041231138025
    212/49/04/010NangkaSeduan1904040608745016
    212/47/04/001Bawang AssanKunyit1904040805135049
    212/47/09/002Bawang AssanLan1904040712745016
    212/47/10/001Bawang AssanEngkilo1904040924745069
    212/47/12/002Bawang AssanUpper Island1904040713135017
    212/47/12/002Bawang AssanUpper Island1904041127745079
    212/47/12/002Bawang AssanUpper Island1904040323745469
    212/48/11/001PelawanOya Lane1904041014745056
    212/49/01/003NangkaDatu Nyabor1904041231130058
    212/49/01/003NangkaDatu Nyabor1904041231136871
    212/49/01/003NangkaDatu Nyabor1904041231137890
    212/49/01/005NangkaDatu Nyabor1904041231136142
    212/49/02/006NangkaIlir Nangka1904041231136433
    212/48/05/001PelawanBahagia Jaya1905050627745029
    212/48/03/001PelawanSungai Merah1905051106745028
    212/48/03/001PelawanSungai Merah1905050816745028
    212/47/13/002Bawang AssanTanah Mas1905050828745068
    212/49/04/014NangkaSeduan1905051001745021
    212/49/04/007NangkaSeduan1905051231136596
    212/47/03/003Bawang AssanBawang Assan1905051231137195
    212/47/03/009Bawang AssanBawang Assan1905050226745079
    212/47/03/009Bawang AssanBawang Assan1905050609135016
    212/47/04/004Bawang AssanKunyit1905050309135014
    212/47/05/001Bawang AssanMa`Aw1905050215745014
    212/47/07/002Bawang AssanDassan1905050316745013
    212/47/08/002Bawang AssanEnsurai1905050505745194
    212/47/07/003Bawang AssanDassan1905050515745382
    212/47/13/001Bawang AssanTanah Mas1905051206135016
    212/48/11/001PelawanOya Lane1905050520715153
    212/49/02/006NangkaIlir Nangka1905051231506018
    212/48/03/001PelawanSungai Merah1906060624745049
    212/49/03/001NangkaTeku1906060326745120
    212/49/03/002NangkaTeku1906060528715165
    212/49/04/008NangkaSeduan1906060704135013
    212/47/01/037Bawang AssanRassau1906060818135038
    212/47/03/001Bawang AssanBawang Assan1906061231137434
    212/47/05/002Bawang AssanMa`Aw1906060119135012
    212/47/07/002Bawang AssanDassan1906061201745017
    212/47/12/002Bawang AssanUpper Island1906060625745016
    212/48/04/013PelawanBandong1907071231137193
    212/49/05/001NangkaTanggi1907071231505187
    212/47/02/008Bawang AssanPenasu1907071231138129
    212/47/07/003Bawang AssanDassan1907070323745220
    212/47/10/003Bawang AssanEngkilo1907071023715198
    212/47/10/001Bawang AssanEngkilo1907071108745038
    212/47/11/002Bawang AssanLower Island1907070827745048
    212/47/12/003Bawang AssanUpper Island1907070212135016
    212/47/13/001Bawang AssanTanah Mas1907070809745079
    212/47/13/002Bawang AssanTanah Mas1907070707715207
    212/49/01/003NangkaDatu Nyabor1907070609135014
    212/49/02/004NangkaIlir Nangka1907071231135673
    212/48/03/001PelawanSungai Merah1908080723135017
    212/49/03/004NangkaTeku1908080323745270
    212/49/06/012NangkaRace Course1908080625715210
    212/47/03/009Bawang AssanBawang Assan1908080224745048
    212/47/03/009Bawang AssanBawang Assan1908080818745037
    212/47/04/005Bawang AssanKunyit1908080729715274
    212/47/04/001Bawang AssanKunyit1908081209745028
    212/47/07/002Bawang AssanDassan1908080906745029
    212/47/07/002Bawang AssanDassan1908080715715302
    212/47/09/001Bawang AssanLan1908081004745016
    212/47/10/001Bawang AssanEngkilo1908080720745012
    212/47/11/007Bawang AssanLower Island1908080301745018
    212/47/12/005Bawang AssanUpper Island1908081019745027
    212/47/13/001Bawang AssanTanah Mas1908080211745014
    212/47/13/002Bawang AssanTanah Mas1908080818745029
    212/48/11/001PelawanOya Lane1908080225745015
    212/49/01/002NangkaDatu Nyabor1908081231136034
    212/48/04/013PelawanBandong1909091223745015
    212/48/01/001PelawanRajang Park1909090502745507
    212/48/02/009PelawanPelawan1909090909715289
    212/49/02/009NangkaIlir Nangka1909090920135058
    212/49/02/011NangkaIlir Nangka1909091231136260
    212/49/06/014NangkaRace Course1909091231749454
    212/49/06/006NangkaRace Course1909090726715278
    212/47/02/023Bawang AssanPenasu1909091231139613
    212/47/04/004Bawang AssanKunyit1909090718135046
    212/47/05/001Bawang AssanMa`Aw1909091123715388
    212/47/06/003Bawang AssanSelalo1909091231137546
    212/47/09/002Bawang AssanLan1909090816135066
    212/47/09/002Bawang AssanLan1909090905745077
    212/47/10/001Bawang AssanEngkilo1909091231506380
    212/47/10/003Bawang AssanEngkilo1909091115745018
    212/47/11/007Bawang AssanLower Island1909090212745066
    212/47/11/007Bawang AssanLower Island1909090827745011
    212/47/11/007Bawang AssanLower Island1909090824745059
    212/49/02/004NangkaIlir Nangka1909091231136594
    212/48/07/001PelawanSungai Antu1910101124745067
    212/48/04/001PelawanBandong1910100219745049
    212/48/02/002PelawanPelawan1910101231537220
    212/48/03/001PelawanSungai Merah1910101223745011
    212/48/03/001PelawanSungai Merah1910100607745091
    212/49/02/010NangkaIlir Nangka1910101231138721
    212/49/03/002NangkaTeku1910101201715110
    212/47/01/024Bawang AssanRassau1910101231135192
    212/47/01/024Bawang AssanRassau1910100302135049
    212/47/03/003Bawang AssanBawang Assan1910101231535460
    212/47/03/003Bawang AssanBawang Assan1910101231509158
    212/47/03/007Bawang AssanBawang Assan1910101231507128
    212/47/03/009Bawang AssanBawang Assan1910101031135083
    212/47/03/007Bawang AssanBawang Assan1910101231509094
    212/47/04/001Bawang AssanKunyit1910100504745224
    212/47/04/002Bawang AssanKunyit1910100218745020
    212/47/05/001Bawang AssanMa`Aw1910100409745322
    212/47/04/005Bawang AssanKunyit1910100919745066
    212/47/07/002Bawang AssanDassan1910100610715360
    212/47/06/002Bawang AssanSelalo1910100624135017
    212/47/06/003Bawang AssanSelalo1910101231535452
    212/47/10/003Bawang AssanEngkilo1910100606745559
    212/49/01/003NangkaDatu Nyabor1910101231136494
    212/49/01/003NangkaDatu Nyabor1910101231137884


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    Sibu by-election roll: 1507 voters in the same locality

    We found 1507 voters "living at the same address" in Sibu, because SPR apparently drops detailed address information from the electoral roll. This hampers election monitoring, confirms that the SPR does not register voters by their exact IC addresses, thereby possibly introducing another layer of human mistakes in its database.

    Table A shows
    that in Sibu (P212)'s by-Election Roll Dated 20100409:
    • Many voters live in large "virtual" addresses (NamaLokaliti+NoRumah cleaned) with 15+ voters.
    • The numbers go as high as 1507 per virtual address, because of the lack of NoRumah, that causes voters to be lumped into large "localities" (the closest information relating to street address).
    • We found 12 localities where 323 or more voters are without exact house addresses.
    • Although Sarawak contains many long house addresses which contain no street address numbers, there should be door numbers to the long houses.
    • Further, another of our analysis later will show that SPR has most likely not adhered to IC address in its allocation and reallocation (moving) of voters across "voting localities"
    Table A: Up to 1,507 voters live in the same "virtual big houses" - or NoRumah+NamaLokaliti
    Note: DUN 47 is Bawang Assan; 48 is Pelawan; DUN 49 is Nangka
    Voter countKodlokalitiNamaDMNamaLokalitiNoRumah Cleaned
    1507212/48/03/001Sungai MerahSg Merah Rd[blank]
    961212/47/10/003EngkiloSg Bidut(South)[blank]
    697212/47/07/003DassanSadit[blank]
    628212/49/03/004TekuSg Teku[blank]
    487212/47/10/002EngkiloEngkilo(2)[blank]
    422212/48/11/001Oya LaneOya Road[blank]
    396212/47/05/001Ma`AwMa'Aw Btg Rejang[blank]
    379212/49/03/002TekuSg Bidut(North)[blank]
    346212/47/07/002DassanEngkilo(1)[blank]
    345212/47/05/002Ma`AwSg Pradom(1)Btg Rejang[blank]
    337212/48/01/001Rajang ParkRajang Park[blank]
    323212/48/05/001Bahagia JayaTeku Rd[blank]

    Table B shows that:
    • 12 out of 30 voting districts (Daerah Mengundi, DM) in Sibu contain 90% or more voters living in addresses without house number (blank NoRumah data),
    • 14 out of 30 DMs contain 50%+ voters without house number,
    • However, the average for the whole of Sibu (P212) is that 39% of voters are registered without house number, which is not far above the national average of about 1/3, possibly due to the other parts of Sibu being urbanized.
    Table B: P212 Sibu By-Election Roll Dated 20100409
    Percentage of Voters with Blank No. Rumah, Broken Down By DM
    Parl/DUN/DMNamaDUNNamaDM Blank_NoRumah Total_VotersPercent
    212/47/08BAWANG ASSANENSURAI 182 182100.0%
    212/47/06BAWANG ASSANSELALO 254 25699.2%
    212/47/01BAWANG ASSANRASSAU 2,313 2,33599.1%
    212/47/09BAWANG ASSANLAN 586 59498.7%
    212/47/10BAWANG ASSANENGKILO 1,601 1,62398.6%
    212/47/03BAWANG ASSANBAWANG ASSAN 1,642 1,66698.6%
    212/47/04BAWANG ASSANKUNYIT 364 37098.4%
    212/47/05BAWANG ASSANMA`AW 741 75498.3%
    212/47/07BAWANG ASSANDASSAN 1,073 1,09797.8%
    212/47/02BAWANG ASSANPENASU 1,856 1,89897.8%
    212/49/05NANGKATANGGI 277 28497.5%
    212/49/03NANGKATEKU 1,091 1,17992.5%
    212/49/04NANGKASEDUAN 1,815 2,40775.4%
    212/48/03PELAWANSUNGAI MERAH 1,507 3,00050.2%
    212/48/06PELAWANDISA 228 72431.5%
    212/47/11BAWANG ASSANLOWER ISLAND 592 2,32625.5%
    212/48/11PELAWANOYA LANE 545 2,33323.4%
    212/47/12BAWANG ASSANUPPER ISLAND 309 1,34223.0%
    212/47/13BAWANG ASSANTANAH MAS 356 1,67321.3%
    212/48/05PELAWANBAHAGIA JAYA 433 2,24919.3%
    212/49/01NANGKADATU NYABOR 302 1,65418.3%
    212/49/06NANGKARACE COURSE 245 1,47216.6%
    212/48/04PELAWANBANDONG 430 2,84415.1%
    212/48/07PELAWANSUNGAI ANTU 183 1,26714.4%
    212/48/02PELAWANPELAWAN 313 2,89210.8%
    212/48/01PELAWANRAJANG PARK 337 3,4849.7%
    212/49/02NANGKAILIR NANGKA 308 3,4488.9%
    212/48/08PELAWANGAMBIR 286 3,3338.6%
    212/48/10PELAWANMERDEKA 184 2,6257.0%
    212/48/09PELAWANCAMAR 27 8473.2%
    Total non-postal voters 20,380 52,15839.1%
    Postal voters 2,537
    Total voters 54,695

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    Sibu P212 by-election voter background

    Sibu (P212)contains 54,695 voters, including 2,537 postal voters. The by-election electoral roll is dated 2010 April 10 but not a gazetted copy. Sibu contains many small voting centers with just a single voting stream in each.

    The Sibu (P212) parliamentary seat (electoral roll updated to 2010 April 10) is a medium-large seat:

    • it contains 54,695 voters, an increase of 1,016 from 2008 Feb 5 roll (GE12),
    • it contains 3 state assembly seats, 30 voting districts (Daerah Mengundi, DM), 45 voting centers (pusat mengundi), and 110 voting streams (saluran) excluding postal voters.
    • it contains 305 localities, including postal voter localities.
    • SPR speaks of 45 voting centers. But there are actually only 43 physically separated places for Voting Center (Pusat Mengundi), because two of them are shared by 4 DMs (Table B)
    Table A: P212 Sibu By-Election Roll Dated 20100409
    Numbers of subdivisions and voters
    20100409 dataNumber of subdivisions and voters
    DUNDMsPMsaluranslocalitiesnon-postal
    voters
    postal
    voters
    total
    voters
    P212/47Bawang Assan132541136 16,116 - 16,116
    P212/48Pelawan11114776 25,598 8 25,606
    P212/49Nangka692293 10,444 2,529 12,973
    Total 30 45 110 305 52,158 2,537 54,695
    Excl postalincl postal
    20080205 GE1220080205 GE12 51,061 2,618 53,679


    Table B: Four DMs sharing two of the Voting Centers
    Parl/DUN/DMNama DUNNamaDMPusat Mengundi
    212/47/11Bawang AssanLower IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang
    212/47/12Bawang AssanUpper IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang
    212/48/03PelawanSungai MerahSMK Tiong Hin Sungai Merah
    212/48/06PelawanDisaSMK Tiong Hin Sungai Merah


    Note about DM-Pusat Mengundi - Saluran ratio
    • SPR is confusing the terminology? A voting center, often using a school, is now called a "Pusat Mengundi" or voting center. But in the past, these used to be called a "Tempat Mengundi" and in its database marked as "TM." (So a Pusat Mengundi should probably be shortened as TM, not PM?)
    • Some voting center arrangement is very different from the West Malaysian DM and voting center arrangement.
    • In West Malaysia, one DM is normally associated with 1 or at most 2 voting centers (school, eg), with 1-4 streams/salurans in each voting center.
    • But in East Malaysia, one DM can be associated with say 6 pusat mengundi, with only 1 saluran in each PM. (212/47/01 Sibu / Bawang Assan / Rassau)
    • Apparently, East Malaysia's dispersed geography means one DM uses many, separately, small, pusat mengundis (instead of a single school ground like in West Malaysia).
    • This will mean a multiplication of election monitoring.

    Table C: Comparing voter breakdown for by-election (20100409) and GE12 (20080205)
    2010040920080205
    Registered voters54,69553,679
    Normal voters52,15851,061
    Postal voters2,5372,618
    Military1,9102,050
    Police personnel627568

    Table D shows that most of the voting centers (pusat mengundi) are schools:

    Table D: Voting Center (Pusat Mengundi) Count
    Schools39
    Kindergartens2
    Training centre1
    Longhouse1
    Public library1
    Public recreational centre1
    Voting Centers - total45

    Table E shows some large and small voting districts (Daerah Mengundi, DM) among Sibu's 45 DMs:
    • It shows DMs as small as having 182 and 256 voters,
    • It shows DMs as large as having 3,333 and 3,448 voters,
    • The largest DMs are nearly 15x to 20x the size of the smaller DMs,
    • This is probably due to Sarawak's uneven spread of population due to large and hilly terrains, even around relatively urbanized and coastal Sibu.
    Table E: P212 Sibu By-Election Roll Dated 20100409
    Voter count by DM, split into Non-postal vs Postal Voters
    Non-Postal Voters% of% of% of
    Parl/DUN/DMVoter
    Type
    NamaDUNNamaDM Count DUNNon-postalAll
    212/47/01Bawang AssanRassau 2,335 14.5%4.5%4.3%
    212/47/02Bawang AssanPenasu 1,898 11.8%3.6%3.5%
    212/47/03Bawang AssanBawang Assan 1,666 10.3%3.2%3.0%
    212/47/04Bawang AssanKunyit 370 2.3%0.7%0.7%
    212/47/05Bawang AssanMa`Aw 754 4.7%1.4%1.4%
    212/47/06Bawang AssanSelalo 256 1.6%0.5%0.5%
    212/47/07Bawang AssanDassan 1,097 6.8%2.1%2.0%
    212/47/08Bawang AssanEnsurai 182 1.1%0.3%0.3%
    212/47/09Bawang AssanLan 594 3.7%1.1%1.1%
    212/47/10Bawang AssanEngkilo 1,623 10.1%3.1%3.0%
    212/47/11Bawang AssanLower Island 2,326 14.4%4.5%4.3%
    212/47/12Bawang AssanUpper Island 1,342 8.3%2.6%2.5%
    212/47/13Bawang AssanTanah Mas 1,673 10.4%3.2%3.1%
    Bawang Assan DUNCount of DM13 16,116 100.0%30.9%29.5%
    212/48/01PelawanRajang Park 3,484 13.6%6.7%6.4%
    212/48/02PelawanPelawan 2,892 11.3%5.5%5.3%
    212/48/03PelawanSungai Merah 3,000 11.7%5.8%5.5%
    212/48/04PelawanBandong 2,844 11.1%5.5%5.2%
    212/48/05PelawanBahagia Jaya 2,249 8.8%4.3%4.1%
    212/48/06PelawanDisa 724 2.8%1.4%1.3%
    212/48/07PelawanSungai Antu 1,267 4.9%2.4%2.3%
    212/48/08PelawanGambir 3,333 13.0%6.4%6.1%
    212/48/09PelawanCamar 847 3.3%1.6%1.5%
    212/48/10PelawanMerdeka 2,625 10.3%5.0%4.8%
    212/48/11PelawanOya Lane 2,333 9.1%4.5%4.3%
    Pelawan DUNCount of DM11 25,598 100.0%49.1%46.8%
    212/49/01NangkaDatu Nyabor 1,654 15.8%3.2%3.0%
    212/49/02NangkaIlir Nangka 3,448 33.0%6.6%6.3%
    212/49/03NangkaTeku 1,179 11.3%2.3%2.2%
    212/49/04NangkaSeduan 2,407 23.0%4.6%4.4%
    212/49/05NangkaTanggi 284 2.7%0.5%0.5%
    212/49/06NangkaRace Course 1,472 14.1%2.8%2.7%
    Nangka DUN Count of DM6 10,444 100.0%20.0%19.1%
    Subtotal - Non Postal voters 52,158 100.0%95.4%
    P212 Sibu By-Election Roll Dated 20100409
    Postal Voters
    Parl/DUN/DMVoter
    Type
    NamaDUNNamaDMPusat
    Mengundi
    Count
    212/48/03700's policePelawanSungai MerahPos 2 0.0%
    212/48/07700's policePelawanSungai AntuPos 6 0.0%
    212/49/01700's policeNangkaDatu NyaborPos 613 1.1%
    212/49/02700's policeNangkaIlir NangkaPos 6 0.0%
    212/49/05400's armyNangkaTanggiPos 1,910 3.5%
    Subtotal - Postal voters 2,537 4.6%
    Total 54,695 100.0%

    Table F shows that:
    • most of the police postal voters are registered at the Sibu police headquarters (613 voters),
    • most of the army postal voters are registered at Nangka / Tanggi / 3 RRD locality (779 voters),
    • 1/3 of the postal voters are police, with the remaining 2/3 army,
    • Table E also shows that about 4.6% of all voters are postal (police and army), totally 2,537 postal voters.

    Table F: P212 Sibu By-Election Roll Dated 20100409
    Postal Voters - 1/3 police and 2/3 army voters
    KodlokalitiNamaDUNNamaDMNamaLokalitiVoter
    count
    212/48/03701PolicePelawanSungai MerahPolis 2
    212/48/07708PolicePelawanSungai AntuPolis Marin 6
    212/49/01702PoliceNangkaDatu NyaborIPD Sibu 613
    212/49/02701PoliceNangkaIlir NangkaPolis 6
    SubtotalPolice 627
    .
    212/49/05401ArmyNangkaTanggiRej 510(Aw)Kem Sri Rejang 168
    212/49/05421ArmyNangkaTanggiKem 9 Bgd 248
    212/49/05422ArmyNangkaTanggiSasaran Penting Rascom (Sibu) 1
    212/49/05427ArmyNangkaTanggiSkn Sem 9 Bgd 192
    212/49/05428ArmyNangkaTanggiPasukan 371 Unit Pelabuhan Sibu 1
    212/49/05429ArmyNangkaTanggi9 W0Rkshop Bgd 160
    212/49/05430ArmyNangkaTanggi9 Kob 86
    212/49/05431ArmyNangkaTanggi9 Plt Bekalan 47
    212/49/05432ArmyNangkaTanggiKomp Kp 9 Bgd 157
    212/49/05434ArmyNangkaTanggi9 Komp Kpt 71
    212/49/05458ArmyNangkaTanggi3 Rrd 779
    SubtotalArmy 1,910


    Table G tells us some DMs are really splintered into multiple and small voting centers, even though they look large in Table E:
    • This table shows every DM, and each of the 110 voting stream for each voting center (pusat mengundi),
    • For example, even though Rassau looks like a large DM in Table E, with 2,335 voters, the fact is this DM is splintered into 6 physically separated voting centers, each with a single voting stream (saluran).
    • Similarly, several other NamaDMs are each associated with multiple Pusat Mengundi, each with only 1 voting stream (saluran), such as DM Penasu, Bawang Assan, Kunyit, etc.
    • (By contrast, in urbanized West Malaysian seats, a DM would normally be accomodated by only a single school as a voting center, not so many).
    • This means election monitors need to split their teams and increase personnel to monitor these differently-located voting centers, within the same DMs.
    • Some other DMs in Sibu is each associated with only a single voting center (pusat mengundi) that contains multiple voting streams (saluran). Eg, 212/48/01, or DUN Pelawan, DM Rajang Park, is using only one voting center, ie, Tadika Taman Rajang, with 6 voting streams in this same place. This pattern is similar to West Malaysian, and urban, pattern.
    Table G: P212 Sibu By-Election Roll Dated 20100409
    Voter Count by Pusat Mengundi and 110 Voting Streams (Saluran), arranged by Kodlokaliti
    SK = Sekolah Kebangsaan; SJK = Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan; SMK = Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan;
    Non-Postal Voters
    Parl/DUN/DMNamaDUNNamaDMPusat MengundiSaluran #Voter
    Count
    212/47/01Bawang AssanRassauRumah Limbang Sungai Sebedil1181
    212/47/01Bawang AssanRassauSK Kampung Bungan1336
    212/47/01Bawang AssanRassauSK Nanga Tutus1318
    212/47/01Bawang AssanRassauSK Sungai Pasai1673
    212/47/01Bawang AssanRassauSK Sungai Pinang1399
    212/47/01Bawang AssanRassauSK Sungai Rassau1428
    212/47/02Bawang AssanPenasuSK Rantau Panjang1466
    212/47/02Bawang AssanPenasuSK Sungai Aup1672
    212/47/02Bawang AssanPenasuSK Tanjung Penasu1350
    212/47/02Bawang AssanPenasuSK Tanjung Penasu2410
    212/47/03Bawang AssanBawang AssanPerpustakaan Awam Bawang Assan1366
    212/47/03Bawang AssanBawang AssanSJK Boi Ing Lebaan1252
    212/47/03Bawang AssanBawang AssanSK Tanjung Bekakap1571
    212/47/03Bawang AssanBawang AssanSrdc Indoor Badminton Court Bawang Assan1477
    212/47/04Bawang AssanKunyitSJK Chau Su1228
    212/47/04Bawang AssanKunyitSJK Kai Nang Seberang Ensurai1142
    212/47/05Bawang AssanMa`AwSMK Chung Cheng Sungai Ma`Aw1350
    212/47/05Bawang AssanMa`AwSMK Chung Cheng Sungai Ma`Aw2404
    212/47/06Bawang AssanSelaloSK Kampong Banyok1256
    212/47/07Bawang AssanDassanSJK Do Nang1365
    212/47/07Bawang AssanDassanSMK Kwong Hua Sadit1350
    212/47/07Bawang AssanDassanSMK Kwong Hua Sadit2382
    212/47/08Bawang AssanEnsuraiSJK Keng Nang1182
    212/47/09Bawang AssanLanSJK (C) Ung Nang Bukit Lan1281
    212/47/09Bawang AssanLanSJK (C) Ung Nang Bukit Lan2313
    212/47/10Bawang AssanEngkiloSJK Ting Sing1350
    212/47/10Bawang AssanEngkiloSJK Ting Sing2387
    212/47/10Bawang AssanEngkiloSJK Ting Sing3386
    212/47/10Bawang AssanEngkiloSJK Ying Kwong1500
    212/47/11Bawang AssanLower IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang1350
    212/47/11Bawang AssanLower IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang2500
    212/47/11Bawang AssanLower IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang3500
    212/47/11Bawang AssanLower IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang4500
    212/47/11Bawang AssanLower IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang5476
    212/47/12Bawang AssanUpper IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang6350
    212/47/12Bawang AssanUpper IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang7500
    212/47/12Bawang AssanUpper IslandSJK Chung Hua Jalan Lintang8492
    212/47/13Bawang AssanTanah MasTadika Chung Hua Lorong Padang1350
    212/47/13Bawang AssanTanah MasTadika Chung Hua Lorong Padang2440
    212/47/13Bawang AssanTanah MasTadika Chung Hua Lorong Padang3440
    212/47/13Bawang AssanTanah MasTadika Chung Hua Lorong Padang4443
    212/48/01PelawanRajang ParkTadika Taman Rajang1350
    212/48/01PelawanRajang ParkTadika Taman Rajang2626
    212/48/01PelawanRajang ParkTadika Taman Rajang3626
    212/48/01PelawanRajang ParkTadika Taman Rajang4626
    212/48/01PelawanRajang ParkTadika Taman Rajang5626
    212/48/01PelawanRajang ParkTadika Taman Rajang6630
    212/48/02PelawanPelawanSJK (C) Tung Hua Jalan Tun Openg Sibu1350
    212/48/02PelawanPelawanSJK (C) Tung Hua Jalan Tun Openg Sibu2635
    212/48/02PelawanPelawanSJK (C) Tung Hua Jalan Tun Openg Sibu3635
    212/48/02PelawanPelawanSJK (C) Tung Hua Jalan Tun Openg Sibu4635
    212/48/02PelawanPelawanSJK (C) Tung Hua Jalan Tun Openg Sibu5637
    212/48/03PelawanSungai MerahSMK Tiong Hin Sungai Merah1350
    212/48/03PelawanSungai MerahSMK Tiong Hin Sungai Merah2662
    212/48/03PelawanSungai MerahSMK Tiong Hin Sungai Merah3662
    212/48/03PelawanSungai MerahSMK Tiong Hin Sungai Merah4662
    212/48/03PelawanSungai MerahSMK Tiong Hin Sungai Merah5664
    212/48/04PelawanBandongSMK Kampung Nangka Jalan Tun Openg1350
    212/48/04PelawanBandongSMK Kampung Nangka Jalan Tun Openg2623
    212/48/04PelawanBandongSMK Kampung Nangka Jalan Tun Openg3623
    212/48/04PelawanBandongSMK Kampung Nangka Jalan Tun Openg4623
    212/48/04PelawanBandongSMK Kampung Nangka Jalan Tun Openg5625
    212/48/05PelawanBahagia JayaSJK (C) Tiong Hin Sungai Merah1350
    212/48/05PelawanBahagia JayaSJK (C) Tiong Hin Sungai Merah2633
    212/48/05PelawanBahagia JayaSJK (C) Tiong Hin Sungai Merah3633
    212/48/05PelawanBahagia JayaSJK (C) Tiong Hin Sungai Merah4633
    212/48/06PelawanDisaSMK Tiong Hin Sungai Merah6350
    212/48/06PelawanDisaSMK Tiong Hin Sungai Merah7374
    212/48/07PelawanSungai AntuSMK Rosli Dhobi1350
    212/48/07PelawanSungai AntuSMK Rosli Dhobi2458
    212/48/07PelawanSungai AntuSMK Rosli Dhobi3459
    212/48/08PelawanGambirSJK (C) Guong Ann1350
    212/48/08PelawanGambirSJK (C) Guong Ann2596
    212/48/08PelawanGambirSJK (C) Guong Ann3596
    212/48/08PelawanGambirSJK (C) Guong Ann4596
    212/48/08PelawanGambirSJK (C) Guong Ann5596
    212/48/08PelawanGambirSJK (C) Guong Ann6599
    212/48/09PelawanCamarSJK (C) Sulai1350
    212/48/09PelawanCamarSJK (C) Sulai2497
    212/48/10PelawanMerdekaSJK Taman Rajang1350
    212/48/10PelawanMerdekaSJK Taman Rajang2568
    212/48/10PelawanMerdekaSJK Taman Rajang3568
    212/48/10PelawanMerdekaSJK Taman Rajang4568
    212/48/10PelawanMerdekaSJK Taman Rajang5571
    212/48/11PelawanOya LaneSMK Saint Elizabeth Jalan Oya1350
    212/48/11PelawanOya LaneSMK Saint Elizabeth Jalan Oya2661
    212/48/11PelawanOya LaneSMK Saint Elizabeth Jalan Oya3661
    212/48/11PelawanOya LaneSMK Saint Elizabeth Jalan Oya4661
    212/49/01NangkaDatu NyaborSJK Methodist Jalan Pulau1350
    212/49/01NangkaDatu NyaborSJK Methodist Jalan Pulau2440
    212/49/01NangkaDatu NyaborSJK Methodist Jalan Pulau3440
    212/49/01NangkaDatu NyaborSJK Methodist Jalan Pulau4424
    212/49/02NangkaIlir NangkaSK Perbandaran Sibu No. 3 Jalan Bandong1350
    212/49/02NangkaIlir NangkaSK Perbandaran Sibu No. 3 Jalan Bandong2619
    212/49/02NangkaIlir NangkaSK Perbandaran Sibu No. 3 Jalan Bandong3619
    212/49/02NangkaIlir NangkaSK Perbandaran Sibu No. 3 Jalan Bandong4619
    212/49/02NangkaIlir NangkaSK Perbandaran Sibu No. 3 Jalan Bandong5619
    212/49/02NangkaIlir NangkaSK Perbandaran Sibu No. 3 Jalan Bandong6622
    212/49/03NangkaTekuSJK Guong Ming Sungai Bidut1387
    212/49/03NangkaTekuSJK Kiang Hin Teku1350
    212/49/03NangkaTekuSJK Kiang Hin Teku2442
    212/49/04NangkaSeduanSJK (C) Dung Sang Batu 2 1/2 Jalan Oya1496
    212/49/04NangkaSeduanSJK (C) Nang Sang Jalan Ulu Sungai Merah1345
    212/49/04NangkaSeduanSK Ulu Sungai Merah Batu 8 1/2 Jalan Oya1350
    212/49/04NangkaSeduanSK Ulu Sungai Merah Batu 8 1/2 Jalan Oya2608
    212/49/04NangkaSeduanSK Ulu Sungai Merah Batu 8 1/2 Jalan Oya3608
    212/49/05NangkaTanggiAgriculture Farmer Training Centre Batu 20 3/4 Jalan Oya1284
    212/49/06NangkaRace CourseSK Abang Ali Jalan Kampung Baharu Sibu1350
    212/49/06NangkaRace CourseSK Abang Ali Jalan Kampung Baharu Sibu2561
    212/49/06NangkaRace CourseSK Abang Ali Jalan Kampung Baharu Sibu3561
    Subtotal52158
    Postal voters
    Parl/DUN/DMNamaDUNNamaDMTMSaluran #Voter
    Count
    212/48/03PelawanSungai MerahPos02
    212/48/07PelawanSungai AntuPos06
    212/49/01NangkaDatu NyaborPos0613
    212/49/02NangkaIlir NangkaPos06
    212/49/05NangkaTanggiPos01910
    Subtotal2537
    54695

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    2010-05-08

    Sibu P212 by-election May 16, only 8 days to campaign

    SPR has fixed May 16 as by-election day, today May 8 as the nomination day, leaving only 8 short days to campaign

    Further details and links:

    Map of Sarawak and Sibu

    Sibu is currently called P212; but appears as P211 in this older map below:


    GE2008 and 2004 election results
    Source: http://undi.info/ax/state/sw/2008/parliament/P212.html
    SARAWAK: P212 - Sibu - 2008
    Voters: 53,679
    PartyCandidateVotesMajority
    SUPP Datuk Robert Lau Hoi Chew191383235
    DAP Wong Ho Leng15903
    PKR Lim Chin Chuang812
    Racial Breakdown: Chinese: 60.00%, Iban: 18.00%, Orang Ulu: 1.10%, Melanau: 20.00%, Others: 0.90%
    SARAWAK: P212 - Sibu - 2004
    PartyCandidateVotesMajority
    SUPP Datuk Robert Lau Hoi Chew206893345
    DAP Wong Ho Leng17344
    State Seats / Polling Districts
    N47 - Bawang Assan: "Rassau, Upper Island, Lower Island, Engkilo, Lan, Ensurai, Dassan, Selalo, Ma'aw, Kunyit, Bawang Assan, rnPenasu"
    N48 - Pelawan: Rajang Park, Bandong, Hin Yu, Sungai Merah, Pelawan, Hua Kiew
    N49 - : Race Course, Tanggi, Seduan, Teku, Ilir Nangka, Datu Nyabor



    May 16 For Polling In Sibu By-Election, Nomination On May 8
    http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsprs.php?id=491025 [emphasis added]
    SHAH ALAM, April 16 (Bernama)-- Nomination for the Sibu parliamentary by-election is on May 8 and polling on May 16, in the event of a contest.

    Election Commission chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof, in announcing the dates today, said the by-election was being held following the death of incumbent Datuk Robert Lau Hoi Chew, who was deputy transport minister, last Friday.

    The EC received the notification of death from the Dewan Rakyat Speaker on April 12 and determined that the seat fell vacant on April 10.

    Under the Federal Constitution, a by-election had to be held within 60 days of the vacancy, he told a news conference here on Friday.

    Earlier, he presented the letter of appointment as returning officer to Sibu distrit officer Wong See Meng who would be assisted by four assistant returning officers from the government department in Sarawak.

    He said the master election roll for 2009, updated until April 9 this year, would be used for the by-election.

    Sibu has 54,695 registered voters comprising 52,158 normal voters and 2,537 postal voters made up of 1,910 military and 627 police personnel.


    Abdul Aziz said the nomination and tallying of the normal ballots would be held at the Dewan Suarah, Sibu, while the issuance and counting of the postal ballots would be done at the Sibu district office.

    Forty-five polling stations would be opened at 39 schools, two kindergartens, a training centre, longhouse, public library and public recreational centre with 110 streams and 1,149 workers would be involved.

    The electoral role for the by-election would be on sale from April 26 and voters could check their polling station through the EC website or the short messaging service from April 24 or call the state EC and Putrajaya.

    The EC would set up six election campaign teams to monitor the activities of the candidates, he added.

    -- BERNAMA

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