# Lawas (federal constituency)

Lawas is a federal constituency in Limbang Division (Lawas District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2008.
The federal constituency was created in the 2005 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

## Demographics

第15届全国大选-东方日报-2022
Ethnic breakdown of Lawas's electorate as of 2022
Age breakdown of Lawas's electorate as of 2022
Gender breakdown of Lawas's electorate as of 2022

## History
### Polling districts

According to the Official Gazette dated 31 October 2022, the Lawas constituency has a total of 42 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Semadoh | 222/81/01 | SK Lg. Semadoh |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Beriwan | 222/81/02 | Dewan Kpg. Puru Sia SK Puru Sia |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Maligan | 222/81/03 | SK Lg. Sebangan |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Trusan | 222/81/04 | Dewan Masyarakat Trusan |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Sukang | 222/81/05 | SK Lg. Sukang |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Lupeng | 222/81/06 | SK Lg. Lupeng |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Ba'kelalan | 222/81/07 | SK Ba'kelalan |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Temarop | 222/81/08 | Dewan Masyarakat Lg. Temarop |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Suang | 222/81/09 | Balai Raya Long Kachu |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Talis | 222/81/10 | Pusat Kebudayaan Lun Bawang Kpg. Lg. Tuan |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Lapadan | 222/81/11 | SK Tang Lapadan |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Tengoa | 222/81/12 | SK Lg. Tengoa |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Tuma | 222/81/13 | SK Lg. Tuma Lawas |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Pengaleh | 222/81/14 | Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. Lg. Pengaleh |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Siang | 222/81/15 | SK Siang-Siang Lawas |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Pangi | 222/81/16 | SK Batu Lima |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Batu Tiga | 222/81/17 | Institut Latihan Islam Malaysia (ILIM), Kampus Lawas JAKIM |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Lampaki | 222/81/18 | Balai Raya Kpg. Undop |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Muncu | 222/81/19 | Balai Raya Kpg. Muncu Merapok |
| Ba'kelalan（N81） | Ranchangan | 222/81/20 | SK Kpg. Lintang Trusan |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Sundar | 222/82/01 | SK Sundar |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Bukit Sari | 222/82/02 | SK Kuala Lawas |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Merapok | 222/82/03 | SK Merapok |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Lawas | 222/82/04 | SJK (C) Chung Hua Lawas |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Gelapas | 222/82/05 | SK Trusan |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Awat | 222/82/06 | SK Awat-Awat Sundar |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Baru | 222/82/07 | SMK Sundar |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Luagan | 222/82/08 | SK Luagan Sundar |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Aru | 222/82/09 | SK Aru Baru Sundar |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Pagar | 222/82/10 | Dewan Masyarakat Sundar |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Katong | 222/82/11 | Dewan Kpg.Tanjong Katong |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Pemukat | 222/82/12 | Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. Pemukat |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Dato | 222/82/13 | SK Kpg. Seberang Kuala Lawas |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Belipat | 222/82/14 | SK Belipat Lawas |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Sualai | 222/82/15 | Dewan Kpg. Sualai Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. Siang-Siang Laut |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Punang | 222/82/16 | SK Puang Lawas |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Sibagol | 222/82/17 | Dewan Masyarakat Kpg. Ulu Merapok |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Melusok | 222/82/18 | SRA MIS Lawas |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Temangis | 222/82/19 | SK Pusat Lawas |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Mission | 222/82/20 | Dewan Kpg. Baru Mission |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Ladang Baru | 222/82/21 | SK Ladang Baru Lawas |
| Bukit Sari (N82) | Silat | 222/82/22 | Dewan Kpg. Berjumpa |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Lawas :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Bukit Mas |||||
| 12th | P222 | 2008-2013 | Henry Sum Agong | BN (PBB) |
| 13th | P222 | 2013-2018 | Henry Sum Agong | BN (PBB) |
| 14th | P222 | 2018 | Henry Sum Agong | BN (PBB) |
| 14th | P222 | 2018-2022 | Henry Sum Agong | GPS (PBB) |
| 15th | P222 | 2022–present | Henry Sum Agong | GPS (PBB) |

### State constituency

| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency |
| Parliamentary constituency | 1969–1978 | 1978–1990 | 1990–1999 | 1999–2008 | 2008–2016 | 2016−present |
| Lawas | | | | | Ba'kelalan | Ba'kelalan |
| Bukit Sari ||

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N81 | Ba'kelalan | Baru Bian | GPS (PDP) |
| N82 | Bukit Sari | Awang Tengah Ali Hasan | GPS (PBB) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N81 | Bukit Sari | Lawas District Council | 98800 Sundar 98850 Lawas |
| N82 | Ba'kelalan | Lawas District Council | 98800 Sundar 98850 Lawas |