Pensiangan (federal constituency)
 Sabah constituency | |
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1984 |
| Constituency abolished | 1995 |
| Constituency re-created | 2004 |
| First contested | 1986 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 82,499 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 55,672 |
| Area (km²) | 8,897 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 9.3 |
Pensiangan is a federal constituency in Interior Division (Keningau District, Nabawan District and Sook District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 1995, from 2004 to present.
The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]https://ge15.orientaldaily.com.my/seats/sabah/p
Ethnic breakdown of Pensiangan's electorate as of 2022
Sabah Bumiputera (87.3%)
Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (7.4%)
Chinese (3.5%)
Other ethnicities (1.8%)
Age breakdown of Pensiangan's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (9.59%)
21-29 (28.21%)
30-39 (24.88%)
40-49 (14.54%)
50-59 (10.78%)
60-69 (6.36%)
70-79 (2.45%)
80-89 (1.67%)
above 90 (1.52%)
Gender breakdown of Pensiangan's electorate as of 2022
Male (50.11%)
Female (49.89%)
History
[edit]It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.
Polling districts
[edit]According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pensiangan constituency has a total of 38 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulid（N44） | Sinulihan | 182/44/01 | SK Kabatang Baru |
| Mansiat | 182/44/02 | SK Mansiat | |
| Tulid | 182/44/03 | SMK Tulid | |
| Sungoi | 182/44/04 | SK Kapayan Baru | |
| Marapok | 182/44/05 |
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| Magatang | 182/44/06 |
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| Menawo | 182/44/07 | SK Menawo | |
| Simbuan | 182/44/08 | SK Simbuan Tulid | |
| Lanas | 182/44/09 | SK Lanas | |
| Sook（N45） | Malima | 182/45/01 |
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| Sook | 182/45/02 | SMK Sook | |
| Barasanon | 182/45/03 | SK Kebulu | |
| Ansip | 182/45/04 |
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| Mambulu | 182/45/05 | SK Membulu | |
| Karamatoi | 182/45/06 | SK Karamatoi | |
| Dalit | 182/45/07 | SK Dalit | |
| Kalampun | 182/45/08 | SK Kalampun | |
| Malaing | 182/45/09 | SK Malaing | |
| Lumiri | 182/45/10 | SK Mamagun | |
| Bonor | 182/45/11 | SK Bonor | |
| Tiulon | 182/45/12 | SK Rancangan Belia Tiulon | |
| Nabawan（N46） | Nabawan | 182/46/01 |
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| Pandewan | 182/46/02 | SK Pandiwan | |
| Ponontomon | 182/46/03 | SK Ponontomon | |
| Saliu | 182/46/04 | SK Pengaraan | |
| Sabinait | 182/46/05 | SK Kuala Salong | |
| Sapulot | 182/46/06 | SMK Sepulot Nabawan | |
| Tataluan | 182/46/07 | SK Labang | |
| Saliku | 182/46/08 | SK Saliku | |
| Longongon | 182/46/09 | SK Longongon | |
| Pensiangan | 182/46/10 | SK Pekan Pensiangan | |
| Sibangali | 182/46/11 | SK Sibangali | |
| Pohon Batu | 182/46/12 | SK Pohon Batu | |
| Salinatan | 182/46/13 | SK Salinatan | |
| Babalitan | 182/46/14 | SK Babalitan | |
| Saliliran | 182/46/15 | SK Saliliran |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Pensiangan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Keningau | ||||
| 7th | P150 | 1986-1990 | Taimin Lumaing | BN (PBS) |
| 8th | 1990-1995 | GR (PBS) | ||
| Constituency abolished, merged into Keningau | ||||
| Constituency re-created from Keningau | ||||
| 11th | P182 | 2004-2008 | Bernard Stephen Maraat @ Ben | BN (PBRS) |
| 12th | 2008-2013 | Joseph Kurup | ||
| 13th | 2013-2018 | |||
| 14th | 2018 | Arthur Joseph Kurup | ||
| 2018-2020 | PBRS | |||
| 2020–2022 | BN (PBRS) | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | |||
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary constituency |
State constituency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–1974 | 1974–1985 | 1985–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2020 | 2020–present | |
| Pensiangan | Nabawan | Nabawan | ||||
| Sook | Sook | |||||
| Tulid | ||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N44 | Tulid | Flovia Ng | GRS (STAR) |
| N45 | Sook | Ellron Alfred Angin | |
| N46 | Nabawan | Abdul Ghani Mohamed Yassin | GRS (GAGASAN) |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N44 | Tulid | Keningau District Council |
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| N45 | Sook | ||
| N46 | Nabawan | Nabawan District Council |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Arthur Joseph Kurup | 19,623 | 52.88 |  4.53
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| PH | Sangkar Rasam | 14,211 | 38.29 |  0.57
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| KDM | Jekerison Kilan | 1,642 | 4.40 | 4.40
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| Heritage | Siti Noorhasmahwatty Osman | 1,512 | 4.07 | 4.07
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| PEJUANG | Jamani Derimin @ Gampalid | 124 | 0.33 | 0.33
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| Total valid votes | 37,710 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 383 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 91 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,584 | 66.66 | 12.87
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| Registered electors | 55,672 | |||||
| Majority | 5,412 | 14.59 | 5.09
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| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Arthur Joseph Kurup | 11,783 | 48.35 | 3.04
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| PH | Raymond Ahuar | 9,469 | 38.86 | 38.86
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| Homeland Solidarity Party | Joh Jimmy @ Richard Joe Jimmy | 2,839 | 11.65 | 5.36
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| Love Sabah Party | Maidin Atak @ Maidin Osman | 212 | 0.87 | 0.87
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| Independent | Engah Sintan @ Dahlan Abdullah | 65 | 0.27 | 0.27
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| Total valid votes | 24,368 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 528 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 59 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,955 | 79.53 | 2.13
| |||
| Registered electors | 31,377 | |||||
| Majority | 2,314 | 9.50 | 1.10
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| 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.[permanent dead link] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Joseph Kurup | 9,467 | 45.31 | 45.31
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| PKR | Richard Sakian Gunting | 7,723 | 36.95 | 36.95
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| STAR | Martin Tomy @ Tommy | 3,554 | 17.01 | 17.01
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| Independent | Fatimah Agitor @ Mohd Daud | 152 | 0.73 | 0.73
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| Total valid votes | 20,896 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 483 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 12 | |||||
| Turnout | 21,391 | 81.66 | ||||
| Registered electors | 26,194 | |||||
| Majority | 1,744 | 8.40 | ||||
| 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-12. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Joseph Kurup won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Joseph Kurup | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | ||||||
| BN hold | Swing |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Bernard S. Maraat @ Ben | 6,080 | 51.05 | ||
| Independent | Martin Tomy @ Tommy | 5,272 | 44.27 | ||
| Independent | Samson S. Koroh @ Razali Suffian | 557 | 4.68 | ||
| Total valid votes | 11,909 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 552 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 2 | ||||
| Turnout | 12,463 | 68.95 | |||
| Registered electors | 18,075 | ||||
| Majority | 808 | 6.78 | |||
| BN gain from PBS | Swing | ?
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBS | Taimin Lumaing | 7,701 | 84.67 | 84.67
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| DAP | Ampon @ Foo Tun Bung | 1,394 | 15.33 | 15.33
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| Total valid votes | 9,095 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 172 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,267 | 52.02 | 3.79
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| Registered electors | 17,816 | ||||
| Majority | 6,307 | 69.34 | 19.30
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| PBS gain from BN | Swing | ?
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Taimin Lumaing | 5,196 | 75.02 | |||
| Independent | Peter Kodou | 1,730 | 24.98 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,926 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 160 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,086 | 48.23 | ||||
| Registered electors | 14,693 | |||||
| Majority | 3,466 | 50.04 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
[edit]- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. 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. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. 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.
