Balung

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Balung
Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Hamild @ Hamid Awang
GRS
Constituency created1967
First contested 1967
Last contested 2020
Demographics
Population (2020)70,671
Electors (2020)14,600

Balung is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. [1]

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Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Balung's electorate as of 2020
  1. Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (46.37%)
  2. Sabah Bumiputera (30.56%)
  3. Other ethnicities (16.49%)
  4. Chinese (6.58%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Balung constituency has a total of 7 polling districts. [2]

State constituencyPolling DistrictCodeLocation
Balung (N67)Kinabutan190/67/01SMK Kinabutan
Andrassy190/67/02SK Andrassy
Balung190/67/03SMK Balung
Kinabutan Besar190/67/04SMK Jalan Apas
Bukit Quoin190/67/05SK Bukit Quoin
Ranggau190/67/06SK Ranggau

Representation History

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Balung
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
3rd1969–1971Edwin Chan Foo SangAlliance (SCA)
4th1971–1976
5th1976–1979 Abu Bakar Titingan Alliance (USNO)
1979–1981 Syed Abas Syed Ali BN (BERJAYA)
6th1981
1981–1985 Ahmad Bahrom Abu Bakar Titingan
7th1985–1986
1986 PBS
8th1986–1990
9th1990Ismail JookUSNO
1990–1994BN (UMNO)
10th1994–1999 Abdul Manan Jakasa
11th1999–2004
12th2004–2008 Syed Abas Syed Ali
13th2008–2013
14th2013–2018
15th2018 Osman Jamal
2018–2020 WARISAN
2020 Independent
16th 2020–2023 Hamild @ Hamid Awang BN (UMNO)
2023–presentGRS (GAGASAN)

Election results

Sabah state election, 2025 : Balung
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN
GRS
Heritage
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
Source(s)
Sabah state election, 2020 : Balung
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Hamild @ Hamid Awang 3,52443.59Decrease2.svg 2.22
Sabah Heritage Party Andi Rus Diana Andi Paladjareng2,94436.42Decrease2.svg 7.75
Sabah People's Hope Party Ariffin Kasim Ibong1,21315.00Increase2.svg 12.82
Love Sabah Party Abdul Hamid Damang1101.36Increase2.svg 1.36
LDP Cyril Aloysius670.83Increase2.svg 0.83
USNO (Baru) Labosa @ Ghazali Jakikan330.41Decrease2.svg 0.71
GAGASAN Abu Bakar Jambuan260.32Increase2.svg 0.32
Total valid votes7,91797.93
Total rejected ballots1331.65
Unreturned ballots340.42
Turnout8,08455.37Decrease2.svg 29.56
Registered electors14,600
Majority5807.17Increase2.svg 5.53
Balung hold Swing BN
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".
Sabah state election, 2018 : Balung
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Osman Jamal4,88745.81Decrease2.svg 27.52
Sabah Heritage Party Andi Rus Diana Andi Paladjareng4,71344.17Increase2.svg 44.17
PAS Amboase Romano4284.01Increase2.svg 4.01
Sabah People's Hope Party Razali Hamzah2332.18Increase2.svg 2.18
USNO (Baru) Alipa Jackery1191.12Increase2.svg 1.12
Total valid votes10,38097.29
Total rejected ballots2522.36
Unreturned ballots370.35
Turnout10,66984.93Increase2.svg 5.85
Registered electors14,541
Majority1741.64Decrease2.svg 50.43
Balung hold Swing BN
Sabah state election, 2013 : Balung
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Syed Abas Syed Ali7,84373.33Decrease2.svg 2.79
PKR Frank Salazar @ Franco2,27421.26Increase2.svg 0.27
SAPP Abdul Hamid2001.87Increase2.svg 1.87
Independent Mohd Abdillah Timbasal1801.68Increase2.svg 1.68
Total valid votes10,49798.14
Total rejected ballots1951.82
Unreturned ballots40.04
Turnout10,69679.08Increase2.svg 12.93
Registered electors13,526
Majority5,56952.07Decrease2.svg 3.06
Balung hold Swing BN
Sabah state election, 2008 : Balung
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Syed Abas Syed Ali5,16076.12Decrease2.svg 9.35
PKR Mohd Abdillah Timbasal1,42320.99Increase2.svg 15.88
Total valid votes6,59397.11
Total rejected ballots1882.77
Unreturned ballots80.12
Turnout6,77966.15Increase2.svg 6.96
Registered electors10,248
Majority3,73755.13Decrease2.svg 24.26
Balung hold Swing BN
Sabah state election, 2004 : Balung
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Syed Abas Syed Ali5,01985.47Increase2.svg 40.18
SETIA Perdes Nelson3576.08Increase2.svg 6.08
PKR Amir Manap3005.11Increase2.svg 5.11
PAS Ahmad Awang1312.23Increase2.svg 2.23
Total valid votes5,80798.89
Total rejected ballots621.06
Unreturned ballots30.05
Turnout5,87259.19Decrease2.svg 5.94
Registered electors9,921
Majority4,66279.39Increase2.svg 61.86
Balung hold Swing BN
Sabah state election, 1999 : Balung
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Abdul Manan Jakasa4,78745.29Decrease2.svg 11.33
PBS Wong Fook Voon2,93427.76Decrease2.svg 13.05
BERSEKUTU Kassim Ibong2,72925.82Increase2.svg 25.09
Total valid votes10,45098.86
Total rejected ballots1201.14
Unreturned ballots00.00
Turnout10,57065.13Decrease2.svg 3.09
Registered electors16,230
Majority1,85317.53Increase2.svg 1.72
Balung hold Swing BN
Sabah state election, 1994 : Balung
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Abdul Manan Jakasa7,37056.62Increase2.svg 2.71
PBS Sari Suhut5,31240.81Decrease2.svg 2.65
BERSEKUTU Lung Wing Sang950.73Increase2.svg 0.73
PAS Ahmad Awang @ Madon790.61Increase2.svg 0.61
Independent Ismail Juma350.27Increase2.svg 0.27
Total valid votes12,89199.04
Total rejected ballots1250.96
Unreturned ballots00.00
Turnout13,01668.22Decrease2.svg 4.70
Registered electors19,079
Majority2,05815.81Increase2.svg 15.36
Balung hold Swing BN
Sabah state election, 1990 : Balung
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
USNO Ismail Jook4,89243.91Increase2.svg 5.75
PBS Ahmad Bahrom Abu Bakar Titingan4,84143.46Decrease2.svg 6.10
BERJAYA Light Nanis8077.24Decrease2.svg 3.44
LDP Liew Chiew Chai2141.92Increase2.svg 1.92
PRS Tandek Sedah950.85Increase2.svg 0.85
Total valid votes10,45098.86
Total rejected ballots2911.14
Unreturned ballots00.00
Turnout11,14072.92Decrease2.svg 0.64
Registered electors15,276
Majority510.45Decrease2.svg 10.95
Balung gain from USNO Swing PBS
Sabah state election, 1986 : Balung
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PBS Ahmad Bahrom Abu Bakar Titingan4,09949.56Increase2.svg 19.51
USNO Ahmad Awang @ Madon3,15638.16Increase2.svg 6.93
BERJAYA Lo Ah Su @ Lo Soo On88310.68Decrease2.svg 26.30
SCCP Chan Tze Hung Stephen610.74Increase2.svg 0.74
Total valid votes8,19999.13
Total rejected ballots720.87
Unreturned ballots00.00
Turnout8,27173.56Decrease2.svg 0.65
Registered electors11,244
Majority94311.40Increase2.svg 5.65
Balung gain from PBS Swing BN
Sabah state election, 1985 : Balung
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BERJAYA Ahmad Bahrom Abu Bakar Titingan2,41736.98Decrease2.svg 15.78
USNO Pengiran Hashim Pengiran Ibrahim2,04131.23Decrease2.svg 2.54
PBS Geoffrey Yee Lung Fook1,96430.05Increase2.svg 30.05
BERSEPADU Ahmad Benjamin1141.74Increase2.svg 1.74
Total valid votes6,53698.85
Total rejected ballots761.55
Unreturned ballots00.00
Turnout6,61274.21Decrease2.svg 2.76
Registered electors8,910
Majority3765.75Decrease2.svg 13.24
Balung hold Swing BERJAYA
Source(s)
Sabah state election, 1981 : Balung
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BERJAYA Syed Abas Syed Ali2,44052.76
USNO Pengiran Hashim Pengiran Ibrahim1,56233.77
PAS Michael S. Malanjun1132.44
DAP Liew Kong Khai50110.83
PUSAKA Ismail Juma90.19
Total valid votes4,62598.44
Total rejected ballots731.55
Unreturned ballots00.00
Turnout4,69876.97
Registered electors6,104
Majority87818.99
Balung hold Swing BERJAYA

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