Sandakan (federal constituency)
 Sabah constituency | |
|---|---|
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1966 |
| First contested | 1969 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 121,672 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 55,542 |
| Area (km²) | 26 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 4,679.7 |
Sandakan is a federal constituency in Sandakan Division (Sandakan District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.
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 Sandakan's electorate as of 2022
Chinese (44.2%)
Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (26.6%)
Sabah Bumiputera (23.5%)
Other ethnicities (5.6%)
Age breakdown of Sandakan's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (6.58%)
21-29 (22.33%)
30-39 (20.55%)
40-49 (15.72%)
50-59 (13.41%)
60-69 (12.12%)
70-79 (5.60%)
80-89 (2.43%)
above 90 (1.25%)
Gender breakdown of Sandakan's electorate as of 2022
Male (51.43%)
Female (48.57%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sandakan constituency has a total of 17 polling districts.[3][4]
| State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elopura (N55) | Taman Indah Jaya | 186/55/01 |
|
| Beatrice | 186/55/02 | SMK Konven St. Cecilia | |
| Batu 1 Jalan Utara | 186/55/03 | SJK (C) Chi Hwa | |
| Batu 2 Jalan Utara | 186/55/04 | SMK Sandakan | |
| Trig Hill | 186/55/05 | SM Sung Siew | |
| Jalan Utara | 186/55/06 | SM Yu Yuan | |
| Pecky Valley | 186/55/07 | SMK St. Mary Sandakan | |
| Sungai Anip | 186/55/08 | Tadika Chi Hwa | |
| Batu 3 Jalan Utara | 186/55/09 | SK St. Mary Town | |
| Batu 5 Jalan Utara | 186/55/10 | SK St. Monica | |
| Tanjong Papat (N56) | Happy Valley | 186/56/01 | SMK St. Michael |
| Sandakan Pekan | 186/56/02 | SJK (C) Cheng Min | |
| Cathay | 186/56/03 | Wisma Perbandaran | |
| Pasar | 186/56/04 | Wisma Warisan | |
| Sim-Sim | 186/56/05 | SK Sungai Anib 1 | |
| Pulau Berhala | 186/56/06 |
| |
| Jalan Dua | 186/56/07 | Wisma Sandaraya |
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Sandakan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | ||||
| 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[5][6] | |||
| 3rd | P116 | 1971-1973 | Peter Lo Sui Yin (罗思仁) |
SCA |
| 1973-1974 | BN (SCA) | |||
| 4th | P123 | 1974-1978 | Peter Lim Pui Ho (林培河) | |
| 5th | 1978-1982 | Fung Ket Wing (冯杰荣) |
DAP | |
| 6th | 1982-1986 | |||
| 7th | P140 | 1986-1990 | ||
| 8th | 1990-1995 | Lai Lun Tze (赖麟趾) |
PBS | |
| 9th | P161 | 1995-1999 | Lau Ngan Siew (刘彦修) |
BN (LDP) |
| 10th | 1999-2004 | |||
| 11th | P186 | 2004-2008 | Chong Hon Min (张汉明) |
Independent |
| 12th | 2008-2013 | Liew Vui Keong (刘伟强) |
BN (LDP) | |
| 13th | 2013-2018 | Wong Tien Fatt (黄天发) |
PR (DAP) | |
| 14th | 2018-2019 | PH (DAP) | ||
| 2019-2022 | Vivian Wong Shir Yee (黄诗怡) | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | |||
State constituency
| Parliamentary constituency |
State constituency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–1974 | 1974–1985 | 1985–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2020 | 2020–present | |
| Sandakan | Bandar Sandakan | |||||
| Elopura | ||||||
| Karamunting | ||||||
| Sandakan Bandar | ||||||
| Tanjong Papat | ||||||
Current state assembly members
| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N55 | Elopura | Calvin Chong Ket Kiun | WARISAN |
| N56 | Tanjong Papat | Frankie Poon Ming Fung | PH (DAP) |
Local governments & postcodes
| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N55 | Elopura | Sandakan Municipal Council |
|
| N56 | Tanjong Papat |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Vivian Wong Shir Yee | 16,673 | 53.92 |  53.92
| ||
| Heritage | Alex Thien Ching Qiang | 5,642 | 18.25 | 18.25
| ||
| GRS | Lau Chee Keong @ Thomas Lau | 5,054 | 16.35 | 16.35
| ||
| Independent | Peter Hu Chang Lik @ Hii Chang Lik | 2,342 | 7.57 | 7.57
| ||
| Independent | Sheikh Lokeman | 962 | 3.11 | 3.11
| ||
| Independent | Lita Tan Abdullah | 246 | 0.80 | 0.80
| ||
| Total valid votes | 30,919 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 480 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 134 | |||||
| Turnout | 31,533 | 55.67 | 1.23
| |||
| Registered electors | 55,542 | |||||
| Majority | 11,031 | 35.67 |  17.68
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Vivian Wong Shir Yee | 16,012 | 74.15 | 6.18
| ||
| PBS | Linda Tsen Thau Lin | 4,491 | 20.80 | 14.3
| ||
| Independent | Hamza A. Abdullah @ Hamzah | 788 | 3.65 | 3.65
| ||
| Independent | Chia Siew Yung | 178 | 0.82 | 0.82
| ||
| Independent | Sulaiman Abdul Samat | 126 | 0.58 | 0.58
| ||
| Total valid votes | 21,595 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 234 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 18 | |||||
| Turnout | 21,847 | 54.44 | 17.63
| |||
| Registered electors | 40,131 | |||||
| Majority | 11,521 | 53.35 | 17.40
| |||
| DAP hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s)
1. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Kecil P.186 Sandakan". Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-23. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Wong Tien Fatt | 19,094 | 67.97 | 15.98
| ||
| BN | Lim Ming Hoo | 8,996 | 32.03 | 15.98
| ||
| Total valid votes | 28,090 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 502 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 76 | |||||
| Turnout | 28,668 | 72.07 | 3.28
| |||
| Registered electors | 39,777 | |||||
| Majority | 10,098 | 35.95 | 31.97
| |||
| 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. "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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Wong Tien Fatt | 14,226 | 51.99 | 10.01
| ||
| BN | Liew Vui Keong | 13,138 | 48.01 | 5.02
| ||
| Total valid votes | 27,364 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 525 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 34 | |||||
| Turnout | 27,923 | 75.35 | 14.32
| |||
| Registered electors | 37,058 | |||||
| Majority | 1,088 | 3.98 | 3.07
| |||
| DAP gain from BN | 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. Retrieved 2016-05-19. "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. Retrieved 2016-05-19. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Liew Vui Keong | 8,297 | 42.89 | 1.99
| |
| DAP | Chong Chui Lin @ Shanty | 8,121 | 41.98 | 41.98
| |
| Independent | Fong Vun Fui | 2,929 | 15.14 | 15.14
| |
| Total valid votes | 19,347 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 644 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 57 | ||||
| Turnout | 20,048 | 61.03 | 4.42
| ||
| Registered electors | 32,847 | ||||
| Majority | 176 | 0.91 | 6.36
| ||
| BN gain from Independent | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Chong Hon Min | 9,538 | 52.15 | 52.15
| |
| BN | Lau Ngan Siew | 8,208 | 44.88 | 7.99
| |
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyOK | Liew Teck Khen @ Liaw Teck King | 543 | 2.97 | 2.97
| |
| Total valid votes | 18,289 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 385 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 124 | ||||
| Turnout | 18,798 | 56.61 | 0.93
| ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 1,330 | 7.27 | 10.50
| ||
| Independent gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Lau Ngan Siew | 12,998 | 52.87 | 4.79
| |
| PBS | Sak Cheong Yu | 8,630 | 35.10 | 19.80
| |
| MDP | Fung Ket Wing | 2,956 | 12.02 | 12.02
| |
| Total valid votes | 24,584 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 296 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 537 | ||||
| Turnout | 25,417 | 55.68 | 9.75
| ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 4,368 | 17.77 | 6.31
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Lau Ngan Siew | 12,892 | 48.08 | 48.08
| |
| DAP | Ang Lian Hai | 9,818 | 36.62 | 11.15
| |
| PBS | Chong Ket Wah @ Chong Ket Fah | 4,103 | 15.30 | 36.93
| |
| Total valid votes | 26,813 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 249 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 152 | ||||
| Turnout | 27,214 | 65.43 | 11.68
| ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 3,074 | 11.46 | 7.00
| ||
| BN gain from PBS | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBS | Lai Lun Tze | 10,163 | 52.23 | 52.23
| |
| DAP | Ang Lian Hai | 9,295 | 47.77 | 16.90
| |
| Total valid votes | 19,458 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,377 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 20,835 | 53.75 | 5.48
| ||
| Registered electors | 38,761 | ||||
| Majority | 868 | 4.46 | 24.88
| ||
| PBS gain from DAP | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Fung Ket Wing | 12,710 | 64.67 | 6.47
| |
| BN | Andrew Tham Chee Nam | 6,943 | 35.33 | 6.47
| |
| Total valid votes | 19,653 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 85 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 19,738 | 59.23 | 8.10
| ||
| Registered electors | 33,325 | ||||
| Majority | 5,767 | 29.34 | 12.94
| ||
| DAP hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Fung Ket Wing | 12,127 | 58.20 | 7.64
| |
| BN | Ian Chin | 8,711 | 41.80 | 6.18
| |
| Total valid votes | 20,838 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 195 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 21,033 | 67.33 | 1.07
| ||
| Registered electors | 31,239 | ||||
| Majority | 3,416 | 16.40 | 1.46
| ||
| DAP hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Fung Ket Wing | 8,933 | 50.56 | ||
| BN | Vincent Wong Fu Bin | 6,294 | 35.62 | ||
| Independent | Alexander Khoo Kay Mian | 2,066 | 11.69 | ||
| SCA | Philip Fu Sui Cheong | 376 | 2.12 | ||
| Total valid votes | 17,669 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 277 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 17,946 | 68.40 | |||
| Registered electors | 26,236 | ||||
| Majority | 2,639 | 14.94 | |||
| DAP gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Peter Lim Pui Ho won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Peter Lim Pui Ho | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 18,195 | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
| BN gain from SCA | Swing | ?
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCA | Peter Lo Sui Yin | 5,838 | 64.63 | |||
| Independent | Chong Thain Vun | 3,195 | 35.37 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,033 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 176 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,209 | 72.90 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,625 | |||||
| Majority | 2,643 | 29.26 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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