Sandakan (federal constituency)

Sandakan is a federal constituency in Sandakan Division (Sandakan District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.

Sandakan (P186)
Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created1966
First contested1969
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]121,672
Electors (2022)[2]55,542
Area (km²)26
Pop. density (per km²)4,679.7

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%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sandakan constituency has a total of 17 polling districts.[3][4]

State constituencyPolling DistrictCodeLocation
Elopura (N55)Taman Indah Jaya186/55/01
  • SMK Muhibbah
  • SK Muhibbah
Beatrice186/55/02SMK Konven St. Cecilia
Batu 1 Jalan Utara186/55/03SJK (C) Chi Hwa
Batu 2 Jalan Utara186/55/04SMK Sandakan
Trig Hill186/55/05SM Sung Siew
Jalan Utara186/55/06SM Yu Yuan
Pecky Valley186/55/07SMK St. Mary Sandakan
Sungai Anip186/55/08Tadika Chi Hwa
Batu 3 Jalan Utara186/55/09SK St. Mary Town
Batu 5 Jalan Utara186/55/10SK St. Monica
Tanjong Papat (N56)Happy Valley186/56/01SMK St. Michael
Sandakan Pekan186/56/02SJK (C) Cheng Min
Cathay186/56/03Wisma Perbandaran
Pasar186/56/04Wisma Warisan
Sim-Sim186/56/05SK Sungai Anib 1
Pulau Berhala186/56/06
  • SK Sri Tanjung Papat 1
  • SK Sri Tanjung Papat 2
Jalan Dua186/56/07Wisma Sandaraya

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Sandakan
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[5][6]
3rdP1161971-1973Peter Lo Sui Yin
(罗思仁)
SCA
1973-1974BN (SCA)
4thP1231974-1978Peter Lim Pui Ho
(林培河)
5th1978-1982Fung Ket Wing
(冯杰荣)
DAP
6th1982-1986
7thP1401986-1990
8th1990-1995Lai Lun Tze
(赖麟趾)
PBS
9thP1611995-1999Lau Ngan Siew
(刘彦修)
BN (LDP)
10th1999-2004
11thP1862004-2008Chong Hon Min
(张汉明)
Independent
12th2008-2013Liew Vui Keong
(刘伟强)
BN (LDP)
13th2013-2018Wong Tien Fatt
(黄天发)
PR (DAP)
14th2018-2019PH (DAP)
2019-2022Vivian Wong Shir Yee
(黄诗怡)
15th2022–present

State constituency

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Parliamentary
constituency
State constituency
1967–19741974–19851985–19951995–20042004–20202020–present
SandakanBandar Sandakan
Elopura
Karamunting
Sandakan Bandar
Tanjong Papat

Current state assembly members

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No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N55ElopuraCalvin Chong Ket KiunWARISAN
N56Tanjong PapatFrankie Poon Ming FungPH (DAP)

Local governments

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No.State ConstituencyLocal Government
N55ElopuraSandakan Municipal Council
N56Tanjong Papat

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
PHVivian Wong Shir Yee16,67353.92 53.92
Sabah Heritage PartyAlex Thien Ching Qiang5,64218.25 18.25
GRSLau Chee Keong @ Thomas Lau5,05416.35 16.35
IndependentPeter Hu Chang Lik @ Hii Chang Lik2,3427.57 7.57
IndependentSheikh Lokeman9623.11 3.11
IndependentLita Tan Abdullah2460.80 0.80
Total valid votes30,919 100.00
Total rejected ballots480
Unreturned ballots134
Turnout31,53355.67 1.23
Registered electors55,542
Majority11,03135.67 17.68
PH holdSwing
Malaysian general by-election, 11 May 2019
Upon the death of the incumbent, Wong Tien Fatt
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
DAPVivian Wong Shir Yee16,01274.15 6.18
PBSLinda Tsen Thau Lin4,49120.80 14.3
IndependentHamza A. Abdullah @ Hamzah7883.65 3.65
IndependentChia Siew Yung1780.82 0.82
IndependentSulaiman Abdul Samat1260.58 0.58
Total valid votes21,595100.00
Total rejected ballots234
Unreturned ballots18
Turnout21,84754.44 17.63
Registered electors40,131
Majority11,52153.35 17.40
DAP holdSwing
Source(s)
1. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Kecil P.186 Sandakan". Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
Malaysian general election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
DAPWong Tien Fatt19,09467.97 15.98
BNLim Ming Hoo8,99632.03 15.98
Total valid votes28,090 100.00
Total rejected ballots502
Unreturned ballots76
Turnout28,66872.07 3.28
Registered electors39,777
Majority10,09835.95 31.97
DAP holdSwing
Malaysian general election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
DAPWong Tien Fatt14,22651.99 10.01
BNLiew Vui Keong13,13848.01 5.02
Total valid votes27,364 100.00
Total rejected ballots525
Unreturned ballots34
Turnout27,92375.35 14.32
Registered electors37,058
Majority1,0883.98 3.07
DAP gain from BNSwing?
Malaysian general election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNLiew Vui Keong8,29742.89 1.99
DAPChong Chui Lin @ Shanty8,12141.98 41.98
IndependentFong Vun Fui2,92915.14 15.14
Total valid votes19,347 100.00
Total rejected ballots644
Unreturned ballots57
Turnout20,04861.03 4.42
Registered electors32,847
Majority1760.91 6.36
BN gain from IndependentSwing?


Malaysian general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
IndependentChong Hon Min9,53852.15 52.15
BNLau Ngan Siew8,20844.88 7.99
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyOKLiew Teck Khen @ Liaw Teck King5432.97 2.97
Total valid votes18,289 100.00
Total rejected ballots385
Unreturned ballots124
Turnout18,79856.61 0.93
Registered electors
Majority1,3307.27 10.50
Independent gain from BNSwing?


Malaysian general election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNLau Ngan Siew12,99852.87 4.79
PBSSak Cheong Yu8,63035.10 19.80
MDPFung Ket Wing2,95612.02 12.02
Total valid votes24,584 100.00
Total rejected ballots296
Unreturned ballots537
Turnout25,41755.68 9.75
Registered electors
Majority4,36817.77 6.31
BN holdSwing


Malaysian general election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNLau Ngan Siew12,89248.08 48.08
DAPAng Lian Hai9,81836.62 11.15
PBSChong Ket Wah @ Chong Ket Fah4,10315.30 36.93
Total valid votes26,813 100.00
Total rejected ballots249
Unreturned ballots152
Turnout27,21465.43 11.68
Registered electors
Majority3,07411.46 7.00
BN gain from PBSSwing?


Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
PBSLai Lun Tze10,16352.23 52.23
DAPAng Lian Hai9,29547.77 16.90
Total valid votes19,458 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,377
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout20,83553.75 5.48
Registered electors38,761
Majority8684.46 24.88
PBS gain from DAPSwing?


Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
DAPFung Ket Wing12,71064.67 6.47
BNAndrew Tham Chee Nam6,94335.33 6.47
Total valid votes19,653 100.00
Total rejected ballots85
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout19,73859.23 8.10
Registered electors33,325
Majority5,76729.34 12.94
DAP holdSwing


Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
DAPFung Ket Wing12,12758.20 7.64
BNIan Chin8,71141.80 6.18
Total valid votes20,838 100.00
Total rejected ballots195
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout21,03367.33 1.07
Registered electors31,239
Majority3,41616.40 1.46
DAP holdSwing


Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
DAPFung Ket Wing8,93350.56
BNVincent Wong Fu Bin6,29435.62
IndependentAlexander Khoo Kay Mian2,06611.69
SCAPhilip Fu Sui Cheong3762.12
Total valid votes17,669100.00
Total rejected ballots277
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout17,94668.40
Registered electors26,236
Majority2,63914.94
DAP gain from BNSwing?


Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
On the nomination day, Peter Lim Pui Ho won uncontested.
BNPeter Lim Pui Ho
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors18,195
Majority
BN gain from SCASwing?


Malaysian general election, 1969
PartyCandidateVotes%
SCAPeter Lo Sui Yin5,83864.63
IndependentChong Thain Vun3,19535.37
Total valid votes9,033 100.00
Total rejected ballots176
Unreturned ballots
Turnout9,20972.90
Registered electors12,625
Majority2,64329.26
This was a new constituency created.

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