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Simoi Peri

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Simoi Peri
Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
for Lingga
In office
20 May 2006 – 3 November 2021
Preceded byconstituency created
Succeeded byDayang Noorazah Awang Sohor
(GPS−PBB)
Majority2,943 (2016)
Personal details
Born (1964-01-20) 20 January 1964 (age 60)
Sarawak
Political partyParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN) (−2018)
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (2018–present)
OccupationPolitician

Simoi binti Peri is a Malaysian politician based in the state of Sarawak from the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a major component party of the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition of the state. He has also served as the Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Lingga from 2006 to 2021.[1]

Prior to being elected, she worked at the State Islamic Department. In 2006, she joined the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB). She defeated Abang Othman Abang Gom of the People's Justice Party to win the Lingga seat in the state assembly. In March 2011, Peri announced that she would not run for reelection.[2] However, she was subsequently re-nominated and ran for reelection at the request of the leadership of the Barisan Nasional party.[3] Peri was re-elected in 2011[4] and in 2016.[5]

She also served as chief of PBB Lingga and as a member of the Supreme Council of the Women's Wing of PBB Sarawak.[2]

Election results

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Sarawak State Legislative Assembly[6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2006 N23 Lingga Simoi Peri (PBB) 3,245 70.24% Abang Othman Abang Gom (PKR) 1,375 29.76% 4,684 1,870 62.08%
2011 Simoi Peri (PBB) 3,652 70.82% Abang Ahmad Arabi Abang Bolhassan (PKR) 1,146 22.22% 5,240 2,506 67.66%
Abang Othman Abang Gom (SNAP) 359 6.96%
2016 N28 Lingga Simoi Peri (PBB) 4,169 66.84% Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh (PKR) 1,226 19.66% 6,350 2,943 70.65%
Wan Abdillah Edruce Wan Abdul Rahman (IND) 842 13.50%

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Simoi Peri". pru.sinarharian.com.my.
  2. ^ a b Joseph, Anthony (2011-03-30). "Simoi not seeking re-election in Lingga". Borneo Post. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  3. ^ "Simoi Peri re-nominated despite announcement not seeking re-election". Borneo Post. April 4, 2011. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  4. ^ "Adenan expects 60-70 seats for BN". Free Malaysia Today. April 9, 2016. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  5. ^ "Sarawak election: BN wins two-third majority". New Straits Times. May 7, 2016. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  6. ^ "N.28 Lingga". undi.info.
  7. ^ "Senarai Penerima Kesatria Mangku Negara Tahun 2015" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.