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.[2]
 Sabah constituency | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2019 |
| First contested | 2022 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 299,550 |
| Electors (2022) | 100,256 |
| Area (km²) | 8,594 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 34.9 |
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
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Ethnic breakdown of Lahad Datu's electorate as of 2022
Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (43.47%)
Sabah Bumiputera (38.5%)
Chinese (10%)
Other ethnicities (7.8%)
Age breakdown of Lahad Datu's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (8.81%)
21-29 (27.73%)
30-39 (24.81%)
40-49 (14.75%)
50-59 (11.32%)
60-69 (8.08%)
70-79 (2.77%)
80-89 (1%)
above 90 (0.74%)
Gender breakdown of Lahad Datu's electorate as of 2022
Male (51.91%)
Female (48.09%)
History
editPolling districts
editAccording to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Lahad Datu constituency has a total of 31 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | 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 |
| |
| FELDA Sahabat | 188/60/05 |
| |
| 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 | SMK Agasah | |
| 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 Teruasan |
| 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 | SK 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 | SMK Madai | |
| Kampung Kunak | 188/63/03 | SK Kunak I | |
| Gidam | 188/63/04 | SK Ladang Giram | |
| 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
edit| Members of Parliament for Lahad Datu | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Silam[2] | ||||
| 14th | P188 | 2019-2021 | Mohammadin Ketapi (محمدين كتاڤي) |
WARISAN |
| 2021 | Independent | |||
| 2021–2022 | GRS (BERSATU) | |||
| 2022 | PBM | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | Yusof Apdal (محمد يوسف اڤدل) |
WARISAN | |
State constituency
edit| Parliamentary constituency |
State constituency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–1974 | 1974–1985 | 1985–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2020 | 2020–present | |
| Lahad Datu | Kunak | |||||
| Tungku | ||||||
| Segama | ||||||
| Silam | ||||||
Current state assembly members
edit| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N60 | Tungku | Assaffal P. Alian | WARISAN |
| N61 | Segama | Mohammadin Ketapi | BN (UMNO) |
| N62 | Silam | Dumi Pg. Masdal | WARISAN |
| N63 | Kunak | Norazlinah Arif | GRS (GAGASAN) |
Local governments & postcodes
edit| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N60 | Tungku |
|
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| N61 | Segama | Lahad Datu District Council | |
| N62 | Silam | ||
| N63 | Kunak | Kunak District Council |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage | Mohd Yusof Apdal | 27,116 | 46.64 | |||
| BN | Maizatul Alkam Alawi | 22,740 | 39.11 | |||
| PH | Oscar Sia Yu Hock | 8,289 | 14.26 | |||
| Total valid votes | 58,145 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 828 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 194 | |||||
| Turnout | 59,167 | 58.00 | ||||
| Registered electors | 100,256 | |||||
| Majority | 4,376 | 7.53 | ||||
| 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. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ a b "Dewan Rakyat luluskan usul persempadanan semula Sabah". Malaysiakini (in Malay). 2019-07-17. Archived from the original on 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.