Kota Kinabalu (federal constituency)
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 Sabah constituency | |
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1966 |
| Constituency abolished | 1974 |
| Constituency re-created | 2003 |
| First contested | 1969 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 114,202 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 74,059 |
| Area (km²) | 26 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 4,392.4 |
Kota Kinabalu is a federal constituency in West Coast Division (Kota Kinabalu District and Penampang District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1974, from 2004 to present.
The federal constituency was created in the 1966 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 Kota Kinabalu's electorate as of 2022
Chinese (67%)
Sabah Bumiputera (21.4%)
Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (8.3%)
Other ethnicities (3.4%)
Age breakdown of Kota Kinabalu's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (3.32%)
21-29 (14.06%)
30-39 (19.12%)
40-49 (18.19%)
50-59 (16.55%)
60-69 (16.09%)
70-79 (8.69%)
80-89 (2.85%)
above 90 (1.12%)
Gender breakdown of Kota Kinabalu's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.03%)
Female (50.97%)
History
[edit]It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.
Polling districts
[edit]According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kota Kinabalu constituency has a total of 22 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Likas (N19) | Bandar Utara | 172/19/01 | Dewan Serbaguna Kompleks Sukan Likas |
| Bandar Selatan | 172/19/02 | Kolej Vokasional Likas | |
| Likas Barat | 172/19/03 | SMK Perempuan Likas | |
| Likas | 172/19/04 | SK St. Agnes | |
| Likas Tengah | 172/19/05 | SJK (C) St. James Likas | |
| Likas Selatan | 172/19/06 | SM Kian Kok | |
| Likas Park | 172/19/07 | SMK Likas | |
| Dah Yeh Villa | 172/19/08 | SM Tshung Tsin Sabah | |
| Api-Api (N20) | Kampong Ayer | 172/20/01 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa Kg Air, Karamunsing |
| Jalan Istana | 172/20/02 | Tadika Tzu Yu | |
| Jalan Kebajikan | 172/20/03 | Pusat Tingkatan Enam Maktab Sabah | |
| Sunny Garden | 172/20/04 | SK Sacred Heart | |
| Jalan Bandaran | 172/20/05 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa Kg Air, Karamunsing | |
| Luyang (N21) | Jalan Rumah Sakit | 172/21/01 | Tadika Peak Nam Toong |
| Luyang | 172/21/02 | SJK (C) Anglo-Chinese | |
| Foh Sang | 172/21/03 |
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| Jindo | 172/21/04 | Dewan Serbaguna Luyang | |
| Bukit Padang | 172/21/05 | Dewan Foochow Bukit Padang | |
| Kepayan Ridge | 172/21/06 | SM Maktab Sabah | |
| Taman Fu Yen | 172/21/07 | SMK Taman Tun Fuad | |
| Jalan Penampang | 172/21/08 | SK Sri Gaya | |
| Lido | 172/21/09 | SMK Tinggi Kota Kinabalu |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Kota Kinabalu | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | ||||
| 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[4][5] | |||
| 3rd | P109 | 1971-1973 | Pang Tet Tshung (彭德聪) |
SCA |
| 1973-1974 | BN (SCA) | |||
| Constituency abolished, renamed to Gaya | ||||
| Constituency re-created from Gaya and Tanjong Aru | ||||
| 11th | P172 | 2004-2008 | Yee Moh Chai (于墨斋) |
BN (PBS) |
| 12th | 2008-2013 | Hiew King Cheu (邱庆洲) |
PR (DAP) | |
| 13th | 2013-2018 | Wong Sze Phin @ Jimmy (黄仕平) | ||
| 14th | 2018–2022 | Chan Foong Hin (陈泓缣) |
PH (DAP) | |
| 15th | 2022–present | |||
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary constituency |
State constituency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–1974 | 1974–1985 | 1985–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2020 | 2020–present | |
| Kota Kinabalu | Api-Api | |||||
| Jesselton Bandar | ||||||
| Likas | ||||||
| Luyang | ||||||
| Tanjong Aru | ||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N19 | Likas | Tan Lee Fatt | PH (DAP) |
| N20 | Api-Api | Christina Liew Chin Jin | PH (PKR) |
| N21 | Luyang | Ginger Phoong Jin Zhe | PH (DAP) |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N19 | Likas | Kota Kinabalu City Hall |
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| N20 | Api-Api | ||
| N21 | Luyang |
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Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Chan Foong Hin | 31,359 | 71.08 |  71.08
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| Heritage | Amanda Yeo Yan Yin | 7,576 | 17.17 | 17.17
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| GRS | Yee Tsai Yiew | 4,592 | 10.41 | 10.41
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| KDM | Winston Liaw Kit Siong | 456 | 1.03 | 1.03
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| Independent | Marcel Jude | 137 | 0.31 | 0.31
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| Total valid votes | 44,120 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 357 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 186 | |||||
| Turnout | 44,663 | 59.57 |  16.69
| |||
| Registered electors | 74,059 | |||||
| Majority | 23,783 | 53.91 | 3.02
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Chan Foong Hin | 31,632 | 74.76 | 1.61
| ||
| BN | Joseph Lee Han Kyun | 7,546 | 17.84 | 6.68
| ||
| SAPP | Yong Teck Lee | 3,132 | 7.40 | 7.40
| ||
| Total valid votes | 42,310 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 563 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,873 | 76.26 | 2.03
| |||
| Registered electors | 56,220 | |||||
| Majority | 24,086 | 56.93 | 8.30
| |||
| DAP 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 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Wong Sze Phin @ Jimmy | 28,516 | 73.15 | 38.84
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| BN | Chin Tek Ming | 9,557 | 24.52 | 6.01
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| STAR | Liew Hock Leong @ Michael | 909 | 2.33 | 2.33
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| Total valid votes | 38,982 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 506 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 60 | |||||
| Turnout | 39,548 | 78.29 | 14.20
| |||
| Registered electors | 50,516 | |||||
| Majority | 18,959 | 48.63 | 48.25
| |||
| DAP 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 2018-09-30. 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 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-12. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Hiew King Cheu | 9,464 | 34.31 | 13.29
| |
| PKR | Christina Liew | 9,358 | 33.93 | 19.78
| |
| BN | Chin Tek Ming | 8,420 | 30.53 | 34.29
| |
| Independent | Kong Yu Kiong | 341 | 1.24 | 1.24
| |
| Total valid votes | 27,583 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 326 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 108 | ||||
| Turnout | 28,017 | 64.09 | 5.93
| ||
| Registered electors | 43,714 | ||||
| Majority | 106 | 0.38 | 43.42
| ||
| DAP gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Yee Moh Chai | 15,993 | 64.82 | 64.82
| |
| DAP | Hiew King Cheu | 5,187 | 21.02 | 21.02
| |
| PKR | Christina Liew | 3,492 | 14.15 | 14.15
| |
| Total valid votes | 24,672 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 294 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 112 | ||||
| Turnout | 25,078 | 58.16 | 9.06
| ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 10,806 | 43.80 | 5.46
| ||
| BN gain from SCA | Swing | ?
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCA | Pang Tet Tshung | 7,488 | 74.63 | |||
| Independent | William Lye | 2,545 | 25.37 | |||
| Total valid votes | 10,033 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 246 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 10,279 | 67.22 | ||||
| Registered electors | 15,291 | |||||
| Majority | 4,943 | 49.26 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
[edit]- "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. 40. 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.
- ^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-19.
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