Kalabakan (federal constituency)
Kalabakan is a federal constituency in Tawau Division (Kalabakan District and Tawau District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2003 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 188,656 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 83,970 |
| Area (km²) | 4,551 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 41.5 |
The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
https://ge15.orientaldaily.com.my/seats/sabah/p
Ethnic breakdown of Kalabakan's electorate as of 2022
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kalabakan constituency has a total of 19 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kukusan (N70) | Muhibbah Raya | 191/70/01 |
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| Sentosa | 191/70/02 | SJK (C) Yuk Chin | |
| Kukusan | 191/70/03 | SMK Kuhara | |
| Padang Terbang | 191/70/04 |
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| Banyan | 191/70/05 | SA Islamiah Tawau | |
| Tanjung Batu (N71) | Pasir Putih | 191/71/01 | SMK Pasir Putih |
| Tanjung Batu | 191/71/02 |
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| Keramat | 191/71/03 | SK Tg Batu Keramat | |
| Merotai (N72) | Brumas | 191/72/01 | SK Brumas |
| Kijang | 191/72/02 | SK Merotai Besar | |
| Bombalai | 191/72/03 |
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| Air Panas | 191/72/04 | SK St Patrick | |
| Semarak | 191/72/05 | Kolej Vokesional Tawau | |
| Merotai | 191/72/06 |
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| Sebatik (N73) | Luasong | 191/73/01 | SK Luasong |
| Kalabakan | 191/73/02 |
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| Umas-Umas | 191/73/03 |
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| Sarudung Laut | 191/73/04 | Balai Raya Sarudung Laut | |
| Sebatik | 191/73/05 | SK Wallace Bay | |
| Tamang | 191/73/06 | SK Mentadak Baru | |
| Bergosong | 191/73/07 | SK Bergosong |
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Kalabakan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Tawau | |||
| 11th | 2004-2008 | Abdul Ghapur Salleh (عبدالغڤور صالح) | BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | 2008-2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013-2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018–2022 | Ma'mun Sulaiman (مأمون سليمان) | WARISAN |
| 15th | 2022-present | Andi Muhammad Suryandy Bandy (أندي محمد سوريادي بن بندي) | BN (UMNO) |
State constituency
| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–1974 | 1974–1985 | 1985–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2020 | 2020–present | |
| Kalabakan | Kukusan | |||||
| Merotai | ||||||
| Sebatik | ||||||
| Tanjong Batu | ||||||
| Tanjung Batu | ||||||
Current state assembly members
| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N70 | Kukusan | Rina Jainal | GRS (PHRS) |
| N71 | Tanjong Batu | Andi Muhammad Suryandy Bandy | BN (UMNO) |
| N72 | Merotai | Sarifuddin Hata | WARISAN |
| N73 | Sebatik | Hassan A. Gani Pg. Amir | GRS (GAGASAN) |
Local governments
| No. | State Constituency | Local Government |
|---|---|---|
| N70 | Kukusan | Tawau Municipal Council |
| N71 | Tanjong Batu | Tawau Municipal Council |
| N72 | Merotai | Tawau Municipal Council |
| N73 | Sebatik | Tawau Municipal Council |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy | 23,855 | 47.68 | +6.23 | ||
| Sabah Heritage Party | Ma'mun Sulaiman | 14,755 | 29.49 | -20.60 | ||
| PH | Noraini Abd Ghapur | 9,398 | 18.78 | +18.78 | ||
| Homeland Fighters' Party | Nur Aini Abdul Rahman | 1,681 | 3.36 | +3.36 | ||
| Independent | Muhamad Dhiauddin Hassan | 341 | 0.68 | +0.68 | ||
| Total valid votes | 50,030 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 515 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 246 | |||||
| Turnout | 60,791 | 59.58 | ||||
| Registered electors | 83,970 | |||||
| Majority | 9,100 | |||||
| BN gain from Sabah Heritage Party | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabah Heritage Party | Ma'mun Sulaiman | 18,486 | 50.09 | + 50.09 | ||
| BN | Abdul Ghapur Salleh | 15,299 | 41.45 | - 24.42 | ||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Norbin Aloh | 2,813 | 7.62 | - 17.74 | ||
| PPRS | Ahmad Lahama | 311 | 0.84 | + 0.84 | ||
| Total valid votes | 36,909 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 840 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 292 | |||||
| Turnout | 38,041 | 72.88 | ||||
| Registered electors | 52,199 | |||||
| Majority | 3,187 | 8.63 | ||||
| Sabah Heritage Party gain from BN | 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 | Abdul Ghapur Salleh | 23,125 | 65.87 | |||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Usman Madeaming | 8,904 | 25.36 | |||
| Independent | Mohd Manuke | 1,313 | 3.74 | |||
| Independent | Siamsir Borhan | 891 | 2.54 | |||
| STAR | Malvine Reyes | 603 | 1.72 | |||
| Independent | Freddie Japat Simol | 137 | 0.39 | |||
| Independent | Yahya Zainal | 132 | 0.38 | |||
| Total valid votes | 35,105 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,027 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 98 | |||||
| Turnout | 36,230 | 77.43 | ||||
| Registered electors | 46,793 | |||||
| Majority | 14,221 | |||||
| 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 2016-05-12. "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 2016-05-12. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Abdul Ghapur Salleh won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Abdul Ghapur Salleh | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | ||||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Abdul Ghapur Salleh won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Abdul Ghapur Salleh | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | ||||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- "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. 43. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
