Simoi Peri

{{short description|Malaysian politician}}

{{Malay name|Simoi|Peri|note=on}}

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| name = Simoi Peri

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|KMN}}

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| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1964|01|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sarawak

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| constituency_AM2 = Lingga

| assembly2 = Sarawak State Legislative

| term_start2 = 20 May 2006

| term_end2 = 3 November 2021

| predecessor2 = constituency created

| successor2 =Dayang Noorazah Awang Sohor
(GPS−PBB)

| majority2 = 2,943 (2016)

| party = Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)

| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN) {{small|(−2018)}}
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) {{small|(2018–present)}}

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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.{{cite web|url=https://pru.sinarharian.com.my/calon/1847/Simoi-Peri|title=Simoi Peri|website=pru.sinarharian.com.my}}

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.{{cite news|last=Joseph|first=Anthony|date=2011-03-30|title=Simoi not seeking re-election in Lingga|newspaper=Borneo Post|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/03/30/simoi-not-seeking-re-election-in-lingga/|access-date=2021-08-09}} However, she was subsequently re-nominated and ran for reelection at the request of the leadership of the Barisan Nasional party.{{cite news|date=April 4, 2011|title=Simoi Peri re-nominated despite announcement not seeking re-election|newspaper=Borneo Post|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/04/04/simoi-peri-re-nominated-despite-announcement-not-seeking-re-election/|access-date=2021-08-09}} Peri was re-elected in 2011{{cite news|date=April 9, 2016|title=Adenan expects 60-70 seats for BN|work=Free Malaysia Today|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2016/04/09/adenan-expects-60-70-seats-for-bn/|access-date=2021-08-09}} and in 2016.{{cite news|date=May 7, 2016|title=Sarawak election: BN wins two-third majority|newspaper=New Straits Times|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/05/144012/latest-sarawak-election-bn-wins-two-third-majority|access-date=2021-08-09}}

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

Election results

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|+ Sarawak State Legislative Assembly{{cite web|url=https://undi.info/seat/SW.N.LINGGA|title=N.28 Lingga|website=undi.info}}

!|Year

!|Constituency

!colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!colspan=2|Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Ballots cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

2006

| rowspan=3|N23 Lingga

|{{party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Simoi Peri (PBB)

| align=right|3,245

|70.24%

|{{party shading/Keadilan}} |

|Abang Othman Abang Gom (PKR)

| align=right|1,375

|29.76%

|4,684

|1,870

|62.08%

rowspan=2|2011

| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

| rowspan=2|Simoi Peri (PBB)

| rowspan=2 align=right|3,652

| rowspan=2|70.82%

|{{party shading/Keadilan}} |

|Abang Ahmad Arabi Abang Bolhassan (PKR)

| align=right|1,146

|22.22%

| rowspan=2|5,240

| rowspan=2|2,506

| rowspan=2|67.66%

bgcolor={{Sarawak National Party/meta/shading}} |

|Abang Othman Abang Gom (SNAP)

| align=right|359

| align=right|6.96%

rowspan=2|2016

| rowspan=2|N28 Lingga

| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

| rowspan=2|Simoi Peri (PBB)

| rowspan=2 align=right|4,169

| rowspan=2|66.84%

|{{party shading/Keadilan}} |

|Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh (PKR)

| align=right|1,226

|19.66%

| rowspan=2|6,350

| rowspan=2|2,943

| rowspan=2|70.65%

{{party shading/Independent}} |

|Wan Abdillah Edruce Wan Abdul Rahman (IND)

| align=right|842

|13.50%

Honours

  • {{flag|Malaysia}} :
  • 50px Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2015){{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/7-KMN-2015.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Kesatria Mangku Negara Tahun 2015|website=www.istiadat.gov.my}}

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