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SIBU, May 10: Democratic Action Party’s (DAP) Oscar Ling has defended the Sibu parliamentary seat with a majority of 11,422.
He has garnered 33,811 votes against Sarawak United Peoples’ Party’s (SUPP) challenger Datuk Andrew Wong who polled 22,389 votes; Sarawak Peace Party candidate Jamie Tiew, with 377 votes and State Reform Party (Star) Tiong Ing Tung, 175.
Both Tiew and Tiong lost their deposits.
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The voter turnout in Sibu constituency which consists of Nangka, Bawang Assan and Pelawan was as high as 77.8 per cent.
In the 2013 general election, Ling won with a majority of 2,841 seats, defeating SUPP candidate Temenggong Datuk Vincent Lau. — DayakDaily
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