If you look at the name list, you can see Awang Hapidz Laksamana, a candidate for PRB.

Who was him?

Founder of ARH Holdings, the person who built Gadong commercial district including The Mall, brought in Jollibee, founded Laksamana College, built Brunei's first bowling center Utama Bowling, and who helped brought in Yaohan to his shopping complex at Batu Satu last time.

They had some very capable and intelligent people, but unfortunately the President, Azahari, was too rash.

Azahari wanted a democratic Brunei, but SOAS III insisted he would had the ultimate say. The LegCo SOAS III setup had 33-member, and regardless of the election results, only 16 elected rep can enter the LegCo, the rest 17 all controlled and appointed by the Sultan. Azahari thought this as no difference than an absolute monarchy.

It didn't help that Azahari was close to Sukarno and had distrust of the British. When SOAS III refused to compromise Azahari rebelled. By this time to Azahari it made no difference because even all people of Brunei supported PRB in election the max they could get is 16/33 in LegCo, from here he saw the Sultan as the problem and his views became overthrow the monarchy. Azahari's mistakes was that he should had been more friendlier to the British, after all they were the ruling power of Brunei back then, and tried to convince the British to support his push for constitutional monarchy. Because if you are hostile to the British certainly they would lean more to SOAS III than having an unfriendly government.

Some people say PRB was a socialist party so might not develop Brunei economically that well. In that era they equate socialist = communist. But remember Lee Kuan Yew PAP party too, was originally a socialist party. It was only around 10 years after they ruled the country the PAP abandoned its socialist rhetoric and embraced a more pro-business and pro-market stance.

The title is a bit misleading.

1962 was Brunei first and only District Council elections, that is correct, but not the last election to be held Brunei-wide.

Brunei had a general election in 1965 that is Brunei-wide, but because this was after the 1962 revolt, the PRB was banned. 19,144 registered voters, around 80% participated in the elections. Dato Paduka Abdul Hapitz, the then-future, now-former MD of Abdul Razak Holdings was elected to the LegCo as an independent in this 1965 election. This was the last nation-wide election held in the country.

Brunei also has numerous other elections after 1965, including recent ones for ketua kampongs, but none nationwide.

Eversince then the state of emergency has been enacted giving HM full power

Lanun & family even stole the election 🤣

PRB = Conservative/Royalist are the reason why we’re all brain dead.

Look at shootshitout, he’s spouting shit.

Serious question. Why Brunei did not have any election ever since?

Ouch when you join a popularity contest and lose. When you thought everyone loved you, and you already ordered the celebratory cake.

Wow they swept the entire parliament except for one independent seat!

the "what if" scenario

If you guys wanted to know a different prespective of the rebellion you guys could watch this podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khrsSzbRgIo&ab_channel=TheSarawakInitiatives