Lessons of Sarawak delineation of 1968

When the first Sarawak State Council (now known as the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly) was delineated, instantly, there were inequalities in the voter population size among constituencies.

This is because the vaguely worded limits of malapportionment were in force. While this generally makes voting power in urban centres (like Kuching area) much weaker compared to rural area, there were some nuances: the state constituency of Bau, whose boundary was redrawn in 1968, is a rural seat but it one of the seats with the largest number of voters. How is this rural seat so oversized?

Let’s learn about the redrawing of the boundaries of Sarawak states seats in 1968 and most importantly, the lessons for future advocacy.

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