Sipitang (federal constituency)
Sabah constituency | |
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Federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
MP | |
Constituency created | 1994 |
First contested | 1995 |
Last contested | 2018 |
Demographics | |
Electors (2020)[1] | 33,642 |
Area (km²) | 3,715 |
Sipitang is a federal constituency in Interior Division (Beaufort District and Sipitang District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.
The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics[edit]
History[edit]
Polling districts[edit]
According to the gazette issued on 24 September 2019, the Sipitang constituency has a total of 30 polling districts.[3]
State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
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Lumadan (N34) | Kabajang | 178/34/01 | SK Kabajang |
Gadong | 178/34/02 | SK Gadong | |
Lupak | 178/34/03 | SK Lupak | |
Padas Valley | 178/34/04 | SK Luagan | |
Beaufort Selatan | 178/34/05 | SK Pekan Beaufort | |
Lumadan | 178/34/06 | SK Ladang-Lumadan | |
Bukau | 178/34/07 | SK Bukau | |
Suasa | 178/34/08 | SK Suasa | |
Padas Demit | 178/34/09 | SK Padas Demit | |
Bankalalak | 178/34/10 | SK Bangkalala | |
Weston | 178/34/11 | SK Weston | |
Lubok | 178/34/12 | SK Lubok | |
Lingkungan | 178/34/13 | SK Lingkungan | |
Sindumin (N35) | Banting | 178/35/01 | SK Banting |
Sindumin | 178/35/02 | SK Sindumin | |
Marintaman | 178/35/03 | SK Merintaman | |
Bandar Sipitang | 178/35/04 | SK Pekan Sipitang | |
Mesapol | 178/35/05 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa Mesapol | |
Usuk | 178/35/06 | SK Melalia | |
Ulu Sipitang | 178/35/07 | SK Ulu Sipitang | |
Pantai | 178/35/08 | SK Pantai | |
Melamam | 178/35/09 | SK Melamam | |
Mendolong | 178/35/10 | SK Mendulong | |
Kelangsat | 178/35/11 | SK Kelangsat | |
Bole | 178/35/12 | SK Ulu Bole | |
Meligan | 178/35/13 | SK Meligan | |
Long Pasia | 178/35/14 | SK Long Pasia | |
Iburu | 178/35/15 | Balai Kebudayaan Iburu | |
Tanjung Pagar | 178/35/16 | SK Padang Berampah | |
Kuala Muaya | 178/35/17 | Mini Dewan Kampung Kuala Muaya |
Representation history[edit]
Members of Parliament for Sipitang | |||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Padas and Limbawang | |||
9th | 1995-1999 | Yusof Yacob | BN (UMNO) |
10th | 1999-2004 | ||
11th | 2004-2008 | ||
12th | 2008-2013 | Sapawi Ahmad | |
13th | 2013-2018 | ||
14th | 2018 | Yamani Hafez Musa | |
2018-2019 | Independent | ||
2019-2020 | PH (BERSATU) | ||
2020–present | PN (BERSATU) |
State constituency[edit]
Parliamentary constituency |
State constituency | |||||
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1967–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2020 | 2020–present | |
Sipitang | Lumadan | |||||
Sindumin |
Current state assembly members[edit]
No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
---|---|---|---|
N34 | Lumadan | Ruslan Muharam | PBS |
N35 | Sindumin | Yusof Yacob | IND |
Local governments[edit]
No. | State Constituency | Local Government |
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N34 | Lumadan | Beaufort District Council |
N35 | Sindumin | Sipitang District Council |
Election results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Yamani Hafez Musa | 12,038 | 48.60 | - 20.24 | ||
Sabah Heritage Party | Noor Hayaty Mustapha | 11,186 | 45.16 | + 45.16 | ||
PHRS | Dayang Aezzy Liman | 1,547 | 6.25 | + 6.25 | ||
Total valid votes | 24,771 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 596 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 116 | |||||
Turnout | 25,483 | 79.93 | ||||
Registered electors | 31,882 | |||||
Majority | 852 | 3.44 | ||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 246/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 320/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Sapawi Amat Wasali @ Ahmad | 16,377 | 68.84 | |||
PKR | Ramle Dua @ Ramli Dua Lee | 6,908 | 29.04 | |||
SAPP | Kamis Daming | 505 | 2.12 | |||
Total valid votes | 23,790 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 539 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 58 | |||||
Turnout | 24,387 | 83.58 | ||||
Registered electors | 29,177 | |||||
Majority | 9,469 | |||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 183/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 224/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-19. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Sapawi Amat Wasali @ Ahmad | 11,905 | 67.40 | ||
PKR | Karim @ Abdul Karim Tassim | 5,759 | 32.60 | ||
Total valid votes | 17,664 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 531 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 16 | ||||
Turnout | 18,211 | 75.42 | |||
Registered electors | 24,145 | ||||
Majority | 6,146 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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On the nomination day, Yusof Yacob won uncontested. | ||||||
BN | Yusof @ Josree Yacob | |||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | ||||||
Majority | ||||||
BN hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Yusof @ Josree Yacob | 9,581 | 64.01 | ||
PKR | Abdul Rahman Md. Yakub | 5,242 | 35.02 | ||
Independent | Ag. Ku Tengah Pg. Damit | 145 | 0.97 | ||
Total valid votes | 14,968 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 186 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 27 | ||||
Turnout | 15,181 | 68.74 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Majority | 4,339 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Yusof @ Josree Yacob | 9,732 | 64.44 | |||
Parti Bersatu Sabah | Jamilah Sulaiman | 5,208 | 34.49 | |||
Independent | Hussin Masalih | 162 | 1.07 | |||
Total valid votes | 15,102 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 208 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 14 | |||||
Turnout | 15,324 | 74.36 | ||||
Registered electors | ||||||
Majority | 4,524 | |||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References[edit]
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 41. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- ^ "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 246/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-10.