Elopura (state constituency)

Elopura

Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Calvin Chong Ket Kiun Sabah Heritage Party
Constituency created	1967
First contested	1967
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)	25,794

Elopura is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. It is situated within the Sandakan Parliamentary constituency ^[1]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Elopura's electorate as of 2020

   Chinese (50.15%)

  Sabah Bumiputera (28.72%)

  Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (13.48%)

  Other ethnicities (7.66%)

History

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Elopura
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
3rd	1967 – 1971	Yap Pak Leong	Independent
4th	1971 – 1973	Ngui Tet Min	Alliance (USNO)
	1973 – 1976	Ngui Tet Loi
5th	1976	Yap Pak Leong	BERJAYA
	1976 – 1981		BN (BERJAYA)
6th	1981 – 1985
7th	1985 – 1986	Tham Nyip Shen	PBS
8th	1986 – 1990
9th	1990 – 1994
10th	1994 – 1999		BN (SAPP)
11th	1999 – 2004
12th	2004 – 2008	Au Kam Wah	BN (GERAKAN)
13th	2008 – 2013
14th	2013 – 2018
15th	2018 – 2020	Calvin Chong Ket Kiun	PH (DAP)
16th	2020 – 2022
	2022		Independent
	2022 – present		WARISAN

Election Results

Sabah state election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Calvin Chong Ket Kiun	10,871	72.48	4.97
	BN	Chan Boon Thian	3,188	21.25	9.53
	Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia)	Chong Thien Ming	226	1.51	1.51
	United Sabah National Organisation (Baru)	Siti Khairiah S. Mohd	224	1.49	1.49
	Love Sabah Party	Voo Min Gin	167	1.11	1.11
	Sabah People's Unity Party	Pak Andi @ Mohd Saini	93	0.62	0.62
Total valid votes			14,769	98.47
Total rejected ballots			192	1.28
Unreturned ballots			38	0.25
Turnout			14,999	58.15	13.43
Registered electors			25,794
Majority			7,683	51.23	14.50
	Elopura hold		Swing		WARISAN
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Calvin Chong Ket Kiun	12,219	67.51	20.56
	BN	Chan Tzun Hei	5,572	30.78	17.67
Total valid votes			17,791	98.29
Total rejected ballots			256	1.41
Unreturned ballots			53	0.29
Turnout			18,100	71.58	3.38
Registered electors			25,285
Majority			6,647	36.73	35.23
	Elopura gain from DAP		Swing		BN
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2022-08-19.

Sabah state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Au Kam Wah	8,105	48.45	24.44
	DAP	Hiew Vun Zin	7,854	46.95	46.95
	SAPP	Liau Fook Kong	469	2.80	2.80
Total valid votes			16,428	98.20
Total rejected ballots			281	1.68
Unreturned ballots			20	0.12
Turnout			16,729	74.96	15.79
Registered electors			22,317
Majority			251	1.50	48.29
	Elopura hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Sabah state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Au Kam Wah	7,919	72.89	5.08
	PKR	Pang Chen Miew	2,510	23.10	23.10
Total valid votes			10,429	95.99
Total rejected ballots			338	3.11
Unreturned ballots			98	0.90
Turnout			10,865	59.17	1.61
Registered electors			18,363
Majority			5,409	49.79	17.42
	Elopura hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Sabah state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Au Kam Wah	8,095	77.97	30.61
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyOK	Liew Teck Khen @ Liew Teck King	1,117	10.76	10.76
	Independent	Mohd Amran Saidin	828	7.98	7.98
Total valid votes			10,040	96.71
Total rejected ballots			290	2.79
Unreturned ballots			52	0.50
Turnout			10,382	57.56	11.13
Registered electors			18,036
Majority			6,978	67.21	50.82
	Elopura hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Sabah state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tham Nyip Shen	5,577	47.36	2.01
	PBS	Chong Ket Wah	3,647	30.97	9.55
	BERSEKUTU	Chu Ying Kai @ Lawrence	2,070	17.58	17.58
	SETIA	Mohd Amran Saidin	276	2.34	2.34
	Independent	Ramli Wen	75	0.64	0.64
Total valid votes			11,645	98.89
Total rejected ballots			131	1.11
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			11,776	68.69	0.01
Registered electors			17,144
Majority			1,930	16.39	7.54
	Elopura hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Sabah state election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tham Nyip Shen	4,854	49.37	31.87
	PBS	Chong Ket Wah	3,984	40.52	20.71
	DAP	Ang Lian Hai	871	8.86	1.17
Total valid votes			9,709	98.75
Total rejected ballots			123	1.25
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			9,832	68.70	1.25
Registered electors			14,311
Majority			870	8.85	34.88
	Elopura gain from BN		Swing		PBS
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1994".

Sabah state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Tham Nyip Shen	5,543	61.23	3.91
	Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia)	Chu Yin Foh	1,584	17.50	17.50
	BERJAYA	Yap Pak Leong	937	10.35	24.11
	DAP	Ang Lian Hai	908	10.03	10.03
Total valid votes			8,972	99.11
Total rejected ballots			81	0.89
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			9,053	69.95	0.37
Registered electors			12,942
Majority			3,959	43.73	13.05
	Elopura hold		Swing		PBS
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Sabah state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Tham Nyip Shen	5,262	65.14	28.34
	BERJAYA	Yap Pak Leong	2,784	34.46	0.30
Total valid votes			8,046	99.60
Total rejected ballots			32	0.40
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			8,078	70.32	1.49
Registered electors			11,488
Majority			2,478	30.68	28.64
	Elopura hold		Swing		PBS
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1986".

Sabah state election, 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Tham Nyip Shen	2,728	36.80	36.80
	BERJAYA	Yap Pak Leong	2,577	34.76	40.52
	USNO	Norjan Khin Bahadar	1,295	17.47	17.47
	DAP	Patrick Ho Nyen Ching	813	10.97	3.11
Total valid votes			7,413	99.20
Total rejected ballots			60
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			7,473	71.81	0.79
Registered electors			10,407
Majority			199	2.04	59.16
	Elopura gain from PBS		Swing		BERJAYA
Source(s) "How they fared". New Straits Times . 1985-04-22.

Sabah state election, 1981

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BERJAYA	Yap Pak Leong	5,599	75.28
	DAP	Fong Ket Wing	1,047	14.08
	SCCP	Philip Fu Sui Cheong	792	10.65
Total valid votes			7,438	99.27
Total rejected ballots			55
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			7,493	72.60
Registered electors			10,328
Majority			4,552	61.20
	Elopura gain		Swing
Source(s) "Sabah election: How they fared". New Straits Times . 1981-03-29.

References

1. "Dashboard SPR".