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.

Kalabakan (P191)
Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2020)[1]56,209
Area (km²)4,551

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

Ethnic breakdown of Kalabakan's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Muslim bumiputera (84.4%)
  Chinese (8.54%)
  Non-muslim bumiputera (6.18%)
  Other ethnicities (0.88%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 24 September 2019, the Kalabakan constituency has a total of 19 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling District Code Location
Kukusan (N70) Muhibbah Raya 191/70/01 SK Muhibbah Raya
Sentosa 191/70/02 SJK (C) Yuk Chin
Kukusan 191/70/03 SMK Kuhara
Padang Terbang 191/70/04 SK Bandar Tawau
Banyan 191/70/05 SA Islamiah Tawau
Tanjung Batu (N71) Pasir Putih 191/71/01 SJK (C) Kuok Ming
Tanjung Batu 191/71/02 SK Tanjong Batu
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 SMK Abaka
Air Panas 191/72/04 SK St Patrick
Semarak 191/72/05 Kolej Vokesional Tawau
Merotai 191/72/06 SMK Merotai Besar
Sebatik (N73) Luasong 191/73/01 SK Luasong
Kalabakan 191/73/02 SK Kalabakan
Umas-Umas 191/73/03 SK Umas-Umas
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
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Tawau
11th2004-2008Abdul Ghapur SallehBN (UMNO)
12th2008-2013
13th2013-2018
14th2018–presentMa'mun SulaimanWARISAN

State constituency

Parliamentary
constituency
State constituency
1967–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20202020–present
Kalabakan Kukusan
Merotai
Sebatik
Tanjong Batu
Tanjung Batu

Current state assembly members

No. State Constituency Member Coalition (Party)
N70 Kukusan Rina Jainal WARISAN
N71 Tanjong Batu Andi Muhammad Suryandy Bandy BN (UMNO)
N72 Merotai Sarifuddin Hata WARISAN
N73 Sebatik Hassan A. Gani Pg. Amir PN (BERSATU)

Local governments

No. State Constituency Local Government
N70 Kukusan Tawau City Council
N71 Tanjong Batu Tawau City Council
N72 Merotai Tawau City Council
N73 Sebatik Tawau City Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
Sabah Heritage PartyMa'mun Sulaiman18,48650.09+ 50.09
BNAbdul Ghapur Salleh15,29941.45- 24.42
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyNorbin Aloh2,8137.62- 17.74
PPRSAhmad Lahama3110.84+ 0.84
Total valid votes 36,909 100.00
Total rejected ballots 840
Unreturned ballots 292
Turnout 38,04172.88
Registered electors 52,199
Majority 3,1878.63
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.
Malaysian general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbdul Ghapur Salleh23,12565.87
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyUsman Madeaming8,90425.36
IndependentMohd Manuke1,3133.74
IndependentSiamsir Borhan8912.54
STARMalvine Reyes6031.72
IndependentFreddie Japat Simol1370.39
IndependentYahya Zainal1320.38
Total valid votes 35,105 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,027
Unreturned ballots 98
Turnout 36,23077.43
Registered electors 46,793
Majority 14,221
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
On the nomination day, Abdul Ghapur Salleh won uncontested.
BNAbdul Ghapur Salleh
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
On the nomination day, Abdul Ghapur Salleh won uncontested.
BNAbdul Ghapur Salleh
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

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