|  Sabah constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sabah State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA | 
 Vacant | ||
| Constituency created | 2003 | ||
| 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]
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bugaya constituency has a total of 9 polling districts. [2]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Bugaya(N66) | Semporna Darat | 189/66/01 | SK Gading-Gading | 
| Sungai Tohok | 189/66/02 | SK Sungai Tohok | |
| Bugaya | 189/66/03 | SK Bugaya | |
| Tanjung Kapor | 189/66/04 | SK Tanjung Kapor | |
| Bubul | 189/66/05 | 
 | |
| Kampong Ayer | 189/66/06 | SA Negeri Pekan Semporna | |
| Lihak-Lihak | 189/66/07 | SK Lihak-Lihak | |
| Simunul | 189/66/08 | SK Kampung Simunul | |
| Bangau-Bangau | 189/66/09 | SJK (C) Nyuk Hwa | 
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bugaya | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Name | Party | 
| Constituency split from Kunak | |||
| 12th | 2004-2008 | Basali Tarireh @ Basalie Abdul Hamid (بصلي عبد الحميد) | BN (UMNO) | 
| 13th | 2008-2013 | Ramlee Marahaban (رملي مرحبًا) | |
| 14th | 2013-2018 | ||
| 15th | 2018- 2020 | Manis Muka Mohd Darah (مانيس موك محمّد داره) | WARISAN | 
| 16th | 2020 | ||
| 2020-2022 | Vacant [N 1] | ||
| 2022–2025 | Jamil Hamzah (جامل حمزه) | WARISAN | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage | ||||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | ||||||
| Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabah Heritage Party | Jamil Hamzah | 11,382 | 64.06 |  8.25 | ||
| BN | Abdul Aziz Mohd Ibno | 4,753 | 26.75 |  5.19 | ||
| Independent | Jufazli Shi Ahmad @ Tongko | 693 | 3.90 |  3.90 | ||
| PH | Arastam Pandorog | 562 | 3.16 |  3.16 | ||
| Sabah People's Unity Party | Karil Pg Kuraini | 150 | 0.84 |  0.84 | ||
| Homeland Fighters' Party | Mohd Hassan Abu Bakar | 130 | 0.73 |  0.73 | ||
| PBM | Nazmahwati Wali | 98 | 0.55 |  0.55 | ||
| Total valid votes | 17,768 | 96.69 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 482 | 2.62 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 126 | 0.69 | ||||
| Turnout | 18,376 | 56.09 |  2.30 | |||
| Registered electors | 32,761 | |||||
| Majority | 6,629 | 37.31 |  13.44 | |||
| Sabah Heritage Party hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabah Heritage Party | Manis Muka Mohd Darah | 8,557 | 72.31 |  2.55 | ||
| PN | Mohd Daud Tampokong | 2,552 | 21.56 |  21.56 | ||
| Love Sabah Party | Jihek Basanu | 115 | 0.97 |  0.97 | ||
| United Sabah National Organisation (Baru) | Ahmad Kenajaan | 99 | 0.84 |  0.84 | ||
| Independent | Rasidan Abdul Latiff | 92 | 0.78 |  0.78 | ||
| Sabah People's Unity Party | Taraji Jamdi | 49 | 0.41 |  0.01 | ||
| Independent | Abdul Jan Muammil | 31 | 0.26 |  0.26 | ||
| Total valid votes | 11,495 | 97.14 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 285 | 2.41 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 54 | 0.46 | ||||
| Turnout | 11,834 | 58.39 |  13.21 | |||
| Registered electors | 20,267 | |||||
| Majority | 6,005 | 50.75 |  4.35 | |||
| Bugaya hold | Swing | WARISAN | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabah Heritage Party | Manis Muka Mohd Darah | 10,662 | 74.86 |  74.86 | ||
| BN | Razak Sakaran Dandai | 2,811 | 19.76 |  35.62 | ||
| PAS | Mahamod Sarahil | 144 | 1.01 |  4.84 | ||
| Sabah Nationality Party | Kulli Maralam | 67 | 0.47 |  0.47 | ||
| Sabah People's Unity Party | Said Tiblan | 57 | 0.40 |  0.40 | ||
| Independent | Abdul Muksin Mohammad Hassan | 15 | 0.11 |  0.11 | ||
| Total valid votes | 13,756 | 96.71 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 381 | 2.68 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 87 | 0.61 | ||||
| Turnout | 14,224 | 71.60 |  4.80 | |||
| Registered electors | 19,865 | |||||
| Majority | 7,851 | 55.10 |  25.89 | |||
| Bugaya gain from Sabah Heritage Party | Swing | BN | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ramlee Marahaban | 6,642 | 55.38 | |||
| Independent | Abdul Hussin Kiamsin | 3,139 | 26.17 | |||
| PAS | Hasai Tudai | 702 | 5.85 | |||
| Independent | Alimin Budin | 638 | 5.32 | |||
| Independent | Atal Mohd Abdul Menang | 201 | 1.68 | |||
| Independent | Abdullah Sani Abdul Salleh | 191 | 1.59 | |||
| Total valid votes | 11,513 | 96.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 455 | 3.79 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 25 | 0.21 | ||||
| Turnout | 11,993 | 76.40 | ||||
| Registered electors | 15,697 | |||||
| Majority | 3,503 | 29.21 | ||||
| Bugaya hold | Swing | BN | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Ramlee Marahaban won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Ramlee Marahaban | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||
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| Turnout | ||||||
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| Majority | ||||||
| Bugaya hold | Swing | BN | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Basali Tarireh @ Basalie Abdul Hamid | 3,857 | 60.66 | |||
| Independent | Abdul Hussin Kiamsin | 1,861 | 29.27 | |||
| Independent | Abdullah Sani Abdul Salleh | 351 | 5.52 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,069 | 95.45 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 249 | 3.92 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 40 | 0.63 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,358 | 60.33 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,539 | |||||
| Majority | 1,996 | 31.39 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||