Batu Sapi is a federal constituency in Sandakan Division (Sandakan District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.
 Sabah constituency | |
|---|---|
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2003 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 119,698 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 43,916 |
| Area (km²) | 454 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 263.7 |
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
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Ethnic breakdown of Batu Sapi's electorate as of 2022
Sabah Bumiputera (32.4%)
Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (31.7%)
Chinese (27.9%)
Other ethnicities (7.9%)
Age breakdown of Batu Sapi's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (7%)
21-29 (24.05%)
30-39 (22.23%)
40-49 (15.32%)
50-59 (13.32%)
60-69 (10.09%)
70-79 (4.57%)
80-89 (2.03%)
above 90 (1.4%)
Gender breakdown of Batu Sapi's electorate as of 2022
Male (51.63%)
Female (48.37%)
History
editPolling districts
editAccording to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Batu Sapi constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sekong (N53) | Jalan Sibuga | 185/53/01 |
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| Kampung Gas | 185/53/02 |
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| Jalan Batu Sapi | 185/53/03 | SMK Batu Sapi | |
| Tronglit | 185/53/04 | SK Pulau Timbang | |
| Sekong | 185/53/05 | SK Segaliud | |
| Lupak Meluas | 185/53/06 | SK Kg Bahagia | |
| Pulau Sanghai | 185/53/07 | SK Pulau Sanghai | |
| Karamunting (N54) | Cecily | 185/54/01 | SJK (C) Yuk Choi |
| Tanah Merah | 185/54/02 | SJK (C) Sung Siew | |
| Jalan Leila | 185/54/03 | Tadika Sung Siew | |
| Kampung Gelam | 185/54/04 |
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| Karamunting | 185/54/05 | SK Karamunting | |
| Bokara | 185/54/06 | SK Sri Melanta Jaya |
Representation history
edit| Members of Parliament for Batu Sapi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Libaran and Sandakan | ||||
| 11th | P185 | 2004-2008 | Chong Ket Wah @ Chong Ket Fah (蒋国华) |
BN (PBS) |
| 12th | 2008-2010 | |||
| 2010-2013 | Tsen Thau Lin (曾道玲) | |||
| 13th | 2013-2018 | |||
| 14th | 2018-2020 | Liew Vui Keong (刘伟强) |
WARISAN | |
| 2020-2022 | Vacant[N 1] | |||
| 15th | 2022 | Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan (خَيْرُٱلْفِرْدَوْس أَكْبَرخَان) |
GRS (BERSATU) | |
| 2022–present | GRS (Direct) | |||
State constituency
edit| Parliamentary constituency |
State constituency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–1974 | 1974–1985 | 1985–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2020 | 2020–present | |
| Batu Sapi | Karamunting | |||||
| Sekong | ||||||
Current state assembly members
edit| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N53 | Sekong | Alias Sani | WARISAN |
| N54 | Karamunting | George Hiew Vun Zin | GRS (GAGASAN) |
Local governments & postcodes
edit| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N53 | Sekong | Sandakan Municipal Council |
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| N54 | Karamunting |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRS | Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan | 12,152 | 44.95 |  44.95
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| PH | Liau Fui Fui | 7,331 | 27.11 | 27.11
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| Heritage | Alias Sani | 7,218 | 26.70 |  29.08
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| GTA | Boni Yusuf Abdullah @ Narseso P Juanico | 176 | 0.65 | 0.65
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| Independent | Othman Ahmad | 160 | 0.59 | 0.59
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| Total valid votes | 27,037 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 479 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 92 | |||||
| Turnout | 27,608 | 61.57 | 12.20
| |||
| Registered electors | 43,916 | |||||
| Majority | 4,821 | 17.84 | 2.02
| |||
| GRS gain from Heritage | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabah Heritage Party | Liew Vui Keong | 12,976 | 55.78 | 55.78
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| BN | Tsen Thau Lin | 8,357 | 35.93 | 21.51
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| Amanah | Hamza A. Abdullah @ Hamzah | 980 | 4.21 | 4.21
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| PAS | Norsah Bongsu | 948 | 4.08 | 36.68
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| Total valid votes | 23,261 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 655 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 113 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,029 | 73.77 | 3.72
| |||
| Registered electors | 32,574 | |||||
| Majority | 4,619 | 19.86 | 3.18
| |||
| 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.[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 | Tsen Thau Lin | 13,085 | 57.44 | 6.78
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| PAS | Hamza A. Abdullah @ Hamzah | 9,287 | 40.76 | 40.76
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| STAR | Saiful Bahari Rashada Ahmad | 410 | 1.80 | 1.80
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| Total valid votes | 22,782 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 574 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 44 | |||||
| Turnout | 23,400 | 77.49 | 16.46
| |||
| Registered electors | 30,199 | |||||
| Majority | 3,798 | 16.68 | 25.11
| |||
| 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 | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Tsen Thau Lin | 9,773 | 64.22 | 2.06
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| PKR | Umsery @ Ansari Abdullah | 3,414 | 22.43 | 22.43
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| SAPP | Yong Teck Lee | 2,031 | 13.35 | 13.35
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| Total valid votes | 15,218 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 372 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 23 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,613 | 61.03 | 2.03
| |||
| Registered electors | 25,582 | |||||
| Majority | 6,359 | 41.79 | 17.47
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| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Chong Ket Wah @ Chong Ket Fah | 9,479 | 62.16 | 62.16
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| Independent | Chung Kwong Wing | 5,771 | 37.84 | 37.84
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| Total valid votes | 15,250 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 730 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 418 | ||||
| Turnout | 16,398 | 63.06 | |||
| Registered electors | 26,004 | ||||
| Majority | 3,708 | 24.32 | |||
| BN hold | Swing |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Chong Ket Wah won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Chong Ket Wah @ Chong Ket Fah | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | ||||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
Notes
edit- ^ Vacant from 2 October 2020 until the 2022 Malaysian general election due to the incumbent died in office. No by-election was held due to 2021 Malaysian Proclamation of Emergency in order to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
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. 2022-10-31.