Lahad Datu (federal constituency)

Lahad Datu is a federal constituency in Tawau Division (Kunak District and Lahad Datu District) and Sandakan Division (Kinabatangan District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2019 was renamed from Silam.[1]

Lahad Datu (P188)
Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created2019
Demographics
Electors (2020)65,862
Area (km²)8,594

The federal constituency was created in the 2019 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Lahad Datu's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Muslim bumiputera (79.86%)
  Chinese (10.35%)
  Non-muslim bumiputera (8.98%)
  Other ethnicities (0.81%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 24 September 2019, the Lahad Datu constituency has a total of 31 polling districts.[3]

State constitunecy Polling District Code Location
Tungku (N60) Segangan 188/60/01 SK Bikang
Silabukan 188/60/02 SMK Silabukan
Ulu Tungku 188/60/03 SK Sri Darun
Tungku 188/60/04 SMK Tungku
FELDA Sahabat 188/60/05 SK Sahabat 16
Tambisan 188/60/06 Mini Dewan Tambisan Darat
Tanjung Labian 188/60/07 SK Tanjung Labian
Segama (N61) Belacon 188/61/01 SMK Segama
Dam Road 188/61/02 SJK (C) Chee Vun
North Road 188/61/03 SK Lahad Datu II
Tengah Nipah 188/61/04 SK Binuang
Ulu Segama 188/61/05 SK Sandau
Segama 188/61/06 SJK (C) Kiau Shing
Tabanac 188/61/07 SK Lahad Datu IV
Singgahmata 188/61/08 SK Pekan
Jalan Segama 188/61/09 SJK (C) Yuk Choi
Silam (N62) Sepagaya 188/62/01 SK Sepagaya
Sakar 188/62/02 SK Tanjong Paras
Bandar Lahad Datu 188/62/03 SK Lahad Datu III
Lapangan Terbang 188/62/04 SMK St. Dominic
Panji Baru 188/62/05 SMK St. Dominic
Taman Fajar 188/62/06 SJK (C) Siew Ching
Silam 188/62/07 SK Silam
Kunak (N63) Mostyn 188/63/08 SK Mostyn
Madai 188/63/02 SK Madai
Kampung Kunak 188/63/03 SK Kunak I
Gidam 188/63/04 SK Skim Kokos
Pengkalan Kunak 188/63/05 SMK Kunak
Kunak Jaya 183/63/06 SK Kampung Selamat
Pangi 183/63/07 SK Pangi
Pekan Kunak 183/63/08 SMK Kunak Jaya

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Lahad Datu
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Silam[1]
14th2019-2021Mohammadin KetapiWARISAN
2021 Independent
2021–present PN (BERSATU)

State constotuency

Parliamentary
constituency
State constituency
1967–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20202020–present
Lahad DatuKunak
Tungku
Segama
Silam

Current state assembly members

No. State Constituency Member Coalition (Party)
N60 Tungku Assaffal P. Alian WARISAN
N61 Segama Mohammadin Ketapi PN (BERSATU)
N62 Silam Dumi Pg. Masdal WARISAN
N63 Kunak Norazlinah Arif

Local governments

No. State Constituency Local Government
N60 Tungku Kinabatangan District Council
Lahad Datu District Council
N61 Segama Lahad Datu District Council
N62 Silam Lahad Datu District Council
N63 Kunak Kunak District Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018: Silam
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
Sabah Heritage PartyMohammadin Ketapi23,35254.26+ 54.26
BNDatu Nasrun Datu Mansur16,95139.38- 20.47
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyRamli Pataruddin1,4313.32+ 3.32
Sabah People's Hope PartySiti Shazianti Ajak1,3063.03+ 3.03
Total valid votes 43,040 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,079
Unreturned ballots 175
Turnout 44,29472.68
Registered electors 60,942
Majority 6,40114.87
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.

References

  1. "Dewan Rakyat luluskan usul persempadanan semula Sabah". Malaysiakini (in Malay). 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  2. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sabah [P.U. (B) 460/2019]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
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