Bugaya (state constituency)

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Bugaya
Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 

Vacant
Constituency created2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2025
Demographics
Electors (2022)34,761

Bugaya 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 Bugaya's electorate as of 2020
  1. Sabah Bumiputera (87.0%)
  2. Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (8.75%)
  3. Other ethnicities (3.17%)
  4. Chinese (1.09%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bugaya constituency has a total of 9 polling districts. [2]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Bugaya(N66)Semporna Darat189/66/01SK Gading-Gading
Sungai Tohok189/66/02SK Sungai Tohok
Bugaya189/66/03SK Bugaya
Tanjung Kapor189/66/04SK Tanjung Kapor
Bubul189/66/05
  • SK Bubul
  • SK Bubul II
Kampong Ayer189/66/06SA Negeri Pekan Semporna
Lihak-Lihak189/66/07SK Lihak-Lihak
Simunul189/66/08SK Kampung Simunul
Bangau-Bangau189/66/09SJK (C) Nyuk Hwa

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bugaya
AssemblyYearsNameParty
Constituency split from Kunak
12th2004-2008Basali Tarireh @ Basalie Abdul Hamid (بصلي عبد الحميد)BN (UMNO)
13th2008-2013Ramlee Marahaban (رملي مرحبًا)
14th2013-2018
15th2018- 2020 Manis Muka Mohd Darah (مانيس موك محمّد داره) WARISAN
16th2020
2020-2022Vacant [N 1]
2022–2025 Jamil Hamzah (جامل حمزه) WARISAN

Election results

Sabah state election, 2025
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
Source(s)
Sabah state by-election, 19 November 2022
Upon the death of incumbent, Manis Muka Mohd Darah
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
Sabah Heritage Party Jamil Hamzah 11,38264.06Decrease2.svg 8.25
BN Abdul Aziz Mohd Ibno4,75326.75Increase2.svg 5.19
Independent Jufazli Shi Ahmad @ Tongko6933.90Increase2.svg 3.90
PH Arastam Pandorog5623.16Increase2.svg 3.16
Sabah People's Unity Party Karil Pg Kuraini1500.84Increase2.svg 0.84
Homeland Fighters' Party Mohd Hassan Abu Bakar1300.73Increase2.svg 0.73
PBM Nazmahwati Wali980.55Increase2.svg 0.55
Total valid votes17,76896.69
Total rejected ballots4822.62
Unreturned ballots1260.69
Turnout18,37656.09Decrease2.svg 2.30
Registered electors32,761
Majority6,62937.31Decrease2.svg 13.44
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, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
Sabah Heritage Party Manis Muka Mohd Darah 8,55772.31Decrease2.svg 2.55
PN Mohd Daud Tampokong2,55221.56Increase2.svg 21.56
Love Sabah Party Jihek Basanu1150.97Increase2.svg 0.97
United Sabah National Organisation (Baru) Ahmad Kenajaan990.84Increase2.svg 0.84
Independent Rasidan Abdul Latiff920.78Increase2.svg 0.78
Sabah People's Unity Party Taraji Jamdi490.41Increase2.svg 0.01
Independent Abdul Jan Muammil310.26Increase2.svg 0.26
Total valid votes11,49597.14
Total rejected ballots2852.41
Unreturned ballots540.46
Turnout11,83458.39Decrease2.svg 13.21
Registered electors20,267
Majority6,00550.75Decrease2.svg 4.35
Bugaya hold Swing WARISAN
Sabah state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
Sabah Heritage Party Manis Muka Mohd Darah 10,66274.86Increase2.svg 74.86
BN Razak Sakaran Dandai2,81119.76Decrease2.svg 35.62
PAS Mahamod Sarahil1441.01Decrease2.svg 4.84
Sabah Nationality Party Kulli Maralam670.47Increase2.svg 0.47
Sabah People's Unity Party Said Tiblan570.40Increase2.svg 0.40
Independent Abdul Muksin Mohammad Hassan150.11Increase2.svg 0.11
Total valid votes13,75696.71
Total rejected ballots3812.68
Unreturned ballots870.61
Turnout14,22471.60Decrease2.svg 4.80
Registered electors19,865
Majority7,85155.10Increase2.svg 25.89
Bugaya gain from Sabah Heritage Party Swing BN
Sabah state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Ramlee Marahaban6,64255.38
Independent Abdul Hussin Kiamsin3,13926.17
PAS Hasai Tudai7025.85
Independent Alimin Budin6385.32
Independent Atal Mohd Abdul Menang2011.68
Independent Abdullah Sani Abdul Salleh1911.59
Total valid votes11,51396.00
Total rejected ballots4553.79
Unreturned ballots250.21
Turnout11,99376.40
Registered electors15,697
Majority3,50329.21
Bugaya hold Swing BN
Sabah state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
On the nomination day, Ramlee Marahaban won uncontested.
BN Ramlee Marahaban
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
Bugaya hold Swing BN
Sabah state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Basali Tarireh @ Basalie Abdul Hamid3,85760.66
Independent Abdul Hussin Kiamsin1,86129.27
Independent Abdullah Sani Abdul Salleh3515.52
Total valid votes6,06995.45
Total rejected ballots2493.92
Unreturned ballots400.63
Turnout6,35860.33
Registered electors10,539
Majority1,99631.39
This was a new constituency created.

Notes

  1. Vacant from 17 November 2020 until the 2022 Malaysian general election due to the incumbent died in office. By-election was postponed due to 2021 Malaysian Proclamation of Emergency in order to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.

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