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The second Sarawak district council elections was held in 1963. The results of the election was announced from 18 to 25 June 1963. A total of 185,000 voters (72.7% of the registered electorate) cast votes in this election, and a total of 998 candidates were vying for 429 district council seats in Sarawak.
Sarawak indirect three-tiered district council elections were held in 1959 and 1963 respectively. After that, no more local government elections were held in Sarawak. [ 1] On 25 June 1964, Council Negri of Sarawak (now Sarawak State Legislative Assembly) passed an amendment to the Sarawak constitution that removed the provision to hold indirect ...
The first Sarawak district council elections were held in the end of 1959. [1] [2] It was a multi-tiered system functioned to elect 24 members into Council Negri (now Sarawak State Legislative Assembly ). [3]
Largest: Kapit Division, Sarawak —38,934 km 2 (15,033 sq mi) Smallest: Putatan District, Sabah —29.7 km 2 (11.5 sq mi) Government. City hall, city council, municipal council, district council (in all states and Kuala Lumpur) Corporation (in Labuan and Putrajaya)
The Sarawak Government is an authority governing Sarawak, one of the Borneo states of Malaysia, and is based in Kuching, the state capital. The state government adheres to and is created by both the Federal Constitution of Malaysia, the supreme law of Malaysia, and the Constitution of the State of Sarawak, the supreme law of the State.
Sarawak was perhaps unique among Crown colonies in that pre-existing institutions of government continued under the new regime. The Supreme Council and Council Negri, established under the Brookes' 1941 constitution, retained their prerogatives with the rajah being replaced by a governor. Even so, these bodies were entirely appointed.
Saratok District (2 P) Sarikei District (3 P) Selangau District (2 P) Serian District (2 P) Sibu District (1 C, 1 P) Simunjan District (2 P) Song District (2 P) Sri Aman District (3 P)
The General Council later evolved into the Council Negri in 1903. The Council Negri first met in Bintulu. [2] In 1976, Council Negri formally changed its name to Dewan Undangan Negeri (legislative assembly) through amendment of Sarawak constitution. It continued to function even after Sarawak was ceded to the British Empire in 1946.