This total is 7,663 more than the 904,791 total voters in the 2004 parliamentary election. 

Some of the voters' names have been deleted after the 2004 parliamentary election due to, among other reasons,  disqualification of the voters according to the rules and regulations of this country while others have changed their nationalities.

The new Limbang parliamentary constituency, P. 221, has a total of 20,315 voters while P.207 Igan has 15,735 and another new constituency, P. 218 Sibuti has 22,143 voters.

P. 196 Stampin tops all other constituencies in terms of number of voters with a total 67,257.
It is followed by P. 219 Miri with 55,963 voters and P. 212 Sibu which has 53,679.

The constituency that has the least number of voters is P. 222 Lawas with 15,717, followed by P. 207 Igan with 15,735.

The State Election Director, Haji Takun Sunggah, told the Eastern Times Representative, Dunstan Melling Undau, in an exclusive interview at the former's office here yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon that  31 returning officers had been appointed to help conduct the election.

"For this election, there are about 70,844 workers, ranging from returning officers down to various categories of workers, "he added. 

He also disclosed that 88 assistant returning officers had been recruited.

"Basically, one parliamentary constituency normally has two state constituencies but some parliamentary constituencies, like Santubong, Petra Jaya, Stampin, Batang Lupar, Sri Aman, Betong, Sibu, Bintulu and Miri have three state constituencies each,” Takun pointed out.

Asked whether or not there was a plan to further break up the constituencies, he said that there would be a possibility after an eight-year period, a normal duration for a new demarcation of electoral boundaries.

On postal voters, Takun said those who had registered with the Election Commission could still be postal voters, like members of the Armed Forces and their wives, students studying overseas and citizens working abroad.

He also said that the duration of voting would be one day throughout Malaysia, a practice since 1999 election, unlike before when the voting took two days.

On dos and don’ts, he pointed out there were no written dos and don’ts for the press but of course, certain rules and regulations had to be observed.

“When you cover certain issues you have to try to be neutral in a way,” he advised.
When asked whether or not there would be major changes in the election process format, Takun replied there would not be much changes.

Among others, he said, new ballot boxes and indelible ink which Malaysia imported from India would be used.

“Whatever has been planned earlier, we will implement this time around,” he added.

On the registration of new voters, he said it was based on the addresses on their identity cards, adding “there is no change in their respective voting places unless voters ask for changes”.
Takun also revealed that so far, about 260 sets of nomination form had been issued out of 698 sets prepared by the Election Commission Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.

Each of the 31 Returning Officers had been allocated ten sets of form, he added.

Intending candidates will have to pay an election deposit of RM10,000 plus another RM5,000 if they wish to put up posters.

Questioned  why the amount was higher compared with RM5,000 in the previous elections, he said it was a policy and, at the same time, ensured that the intending candidates would be serious in their quests to stand.

He said candidates must be, inter alia, Malaysians, 21 years of age and above, of sound mind, and not  bankrupt.

Takun disclosed that part of the counting would be done at the counting stations while the rest would be carried out at designated centralised centres.