Bongawan (state constituency)

Bongawan
Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Daud Yusof ; Sabah Heritage Party
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Constituency created	1967
First contested	1967
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)	16,735

Last updated April 20, 2024

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

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bongawan's electorate as of 2020

Sabah Bumiputer (79.53%)

Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (12.94%)

Chinese (4.00%)

Other ethnicities (3.53%)

History

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Bongawan
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
3rd	1967 – 1971	Mulkiaman Sherzeman	Alliance (USNO)
4th	1971 – 1976	Aliudin Harun
5th	1976 – 1981	Dzulkifli Abdul Hamid
6th	1981 – 1985	Abdul Hamid Kanizaman	BN (BERJAYA)
7th	1985 – 1986	Ibrahim Pengiran Dewa	USNO
8th	1986 – 1987	Abdul Karim Abdul Ghani	USNO
8th	1987 – 1990	Abdul Ghani Bidin	PBS
9th	1990 – 1994	Karim Bujang	BN (USNO)
10th	1994 – 1999		BN (UMNO)
11th	1999 – 2004
12th	2004 – 2008
13th	2008 – 2013
14th	2013 – 2018	Mohamad Alamin
15th	2018 – 2020	Daud Yusof	WARISAN
16th	2020 –	Daud Yusof	WARISAN

Election results

Sabah state election, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Daud Yusof	5,400	41.40	8.14
	Love Sabah Party	Anifah Aman	3,598	27.58	27.58
	BN	Ag Syairin	3,548	27.20	16.64
	LDP	Mohd Azree Abdul Ghani	232	1.78	1.78
Total valid votes			12,778	97.96
Total rejected ballots			236	1.81
Unreturned ballots			30	0.23
Turnout			13,044	77.94	7.98
Registered electors			16,735
Majority			1,802	13.82	8.12
	Sabah Heritage Party hold		Swing
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Daud Yusof	6,912	49.54	49.54
	BN	Mohamad Alamin	6,117	43.84	13.90
	Sabah People's Hope Party	Jaafar Ismail	627	4.49	4.49
Total valid votes			13,656	97.87
Total rejected ballots			228	1.63
Unreturned ballots			69	0.49
Turnout			13,953	85.92	0.88
Registered electors			16,239
Majority			795	5.70	20.61
	Sabah Heritage Party gain		Swing
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Alamin	7,443	57.74	15.61
	PKR	Ibrahim Menudin	4,051	31.43	22.42
	Independent	Ak Aliuddin Pg Mohd Tahir	455	3.53	3.53
	SAPP	Awang Talip Awang Bagul	335	2.60	2.60
	STAR	Assim @ Hassim Matali	321	2.49	2.49
Total valid votes			12,605	97.78
Total rejected ballots			261	2.02
Unreturned ballots			25	0.19
Turnout			12,891	86.80	8.42
Registered electors			14,851
Majority			3,392	26.31	32.70
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Sabah state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Karim Bujang	7,123	73.35	20.96
	Independent	Mohd Haris Mohd Tahir	1,393	14.34	28.56
	PKR	Ag Wasli Ag Yahya	875	9.01	9.01
	BERSEKUTU	Lusin Balangon	97	1.00	1.00
Total valid votes			9,488	97.70
Total rejected ballots			218	2.24
Unreturned ballots			5	0.05
Turnout			9,711	78.38	8.35
Registered electors			12,389
Majority			5,730	59.01	49.52
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Sabah state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Karim Bujang	4,444	52.39	5.55
	Independent	Mohd Haris Mohd Tahir	3,639	42.90	42.90
Total valid votes			8,083	95.28
Total rejected ballots			191	2.25
Unreturned ballots			209	2.46
Turnout			8,483	70.03	6.88
Registered electors			12,113
Majority			805	9.49	12.61
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Sabah state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Karim Bujang	6,087	57.94	0.23
	PBS	Awang Tengah Awang Amin	3,765	35.84	2.21
	Independent	Ajmain Abdul Gani	343	3.27	0.35
	BERSEKUTU	Dzulkifli Abdul Hamid	163	1.55	1.55
	SETIA	Abdul Karim Abdul Ghani	54	0.51	0.51
Total valid votes			10,412	99.11
Total rejected ballots			63	0.60
Unreturned ballots			30	0.29
Turnout			10,505	76.91	2.72
Registered electors			13,659
Majority			2,292	22.10	1.98
	Bongawan hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Sabah state election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Karim Bujang	5,498	58.17	58.17
	PBS	Narawi Ahmad @ Sinar	3,596	38.05	6.24
	Independent	Ajmain Abdul Gani	276	2.92	2.92
Total valid votes			9,370	99.14
Total rejected ballots			81	0.86
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			9,451	79.63	0.43
Registered electors			11,868
Majority			1,902	20.12	18.52
	Bongawan gain from BN		Swing		USNO
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1994".

Sabah state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	USNO	Karim Bujang	3,631	45.89
	PBS	Abdul Ghani Bidin	3,504	44.29
	BERJAYA	Ibrahim Kalali	328	4.15
	PRS	Sukaimi Suradi	194	2.45
	AKAR	Yusoff Mohd Said	169	2.14
Total valid votes			7,826	98.91
Total rejected ballots			86	1.09
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			7,912	80.06
Registered electors			9,882
Majority			127	1.60
	Bongawan gain from USNO		Swing		PBS
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Sabah state by-election, 19 September 1987
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Abdul Karim Abdul Ghani
Party		Candidate	Votes	∆%
	PBS	Abdul Ghani Bidin
	USNO
	BERJAYA
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	PBS gain from USNO		Swing	?
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Sabah state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	USNO	Abdul Karim Abdul Ghani	2,715	42.64	3.73
	PBS	George Ng Shee Wah	2,564	40.27	2.99
	Independent	Ak Aliuddin Pg Mohd Tahir	689	10.82	10.82
	BERJAYA	Andrew Mudi	149	2.34	16.61
	Independent	Chong Ah Tan @ Chong Tuck Foong	142	2.23	2.23
	Independent	Chua Hu Thiam	66	1.04	1.04
Total valid votes			6,325	99.34
Total rejected ballots			42	0.66
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			6,367	76.96	2.10
Registered electors			8,273
Majority			151	2.37	0.74
	Bongawan hold		Swing		USNO
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1986".

Sabah state election, 1985
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	USNO	Ibrahim Pengiran Dewa	2,144	38.91	3.08
	PBS	George Ng Shee Wah	2,054	37.28	37.28
	BERJAYA	Abdul Hamid Awang	1,044	18.95	19.94
	BERSEPADU	Omar Muhammad	158	2.87	2.87
Total valid votes			5,400	98.00
Total rejected ballots			110	2.00
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			5,510	74.86	2.83
Registered electors			7,360
Majority			90	1.63	1.43
	Tanjong Papat gain from USNO		Swing		BERJAYA
Source(s) "How they fared". New Straits Times . 1985-04-22.

Sabah state election, 1981
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BERJAYA	Abdul Hamid Awang	1,714	38.89
	USNO	Pengiran Abdul Rahman Pengiran Ali	1,579	35.83
	Independent	AK Aliuddin Pengiran Tahir	874	19.83
	Independent	Hussein Aman	124	2.81
	Independent	Lai Teck Lan @ Francis Teck Lan Lai Lai	116	2.63
Total valid votes			4,407	98.59
Total rejected ballots			63	1.41
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			4,470	77.69
Registered electors			5,754
Majority			135	3.06
	Banggi gain from BERJAYA		Swing		?
Source(s) "Sabah election: How they fared". New Straits Times . 1981-03-29.

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