 Sabah constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sabah State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Sabah Heritage Party | ||
| Constituency created | 2004 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2020 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2020) | 12,474 | ||
Gum-Gum is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. [1]
Ethnic breakdown of Gum-Gum's electorate as of 2020
| Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Gum-Gum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Sekong | |||
| 12th | 2004 – 2008 | Zakaria Edris (زكريا إدريس) | BN (UMNO) |
| 13th | 2008 – 2013 | ||
| 14th | 2013 – 2018 | ||
| 15th | 2018 – 2020 | Arunarsin Taib (هارون أرسين طائِب) | WARISAN |
| 16th | 2020 – present | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabah Heritage Party | Arunarsin Taib | 3,140 | 38.26 |  11.36 | ||
| BN | Suhaimi Nasir | 2,871 | 34.98 | 8.34 | ||
| Independent | Yunus Nurdin | 1,690 | 20.59 |  20.59 | ||
| Love Sabah Party | Undang Tumpong | 172 | 2.10 | 2.10 | ||
| Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia) | Jainudin Berahim | 113 | 1.38 | 1.38 | ||
| Sabah People's Unity Party | Riduan Sampai | 23 | 0.28 | 0.28 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,009 | 98.59 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 180 | 2.19 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 18 | 0.22 | ||||
| Turnout | 8,207 | 65.79 | 10.40 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,474 | |||||
| Majority | 269 | 3.28 | 3.02 | |||
| Gum-Gum hold | Swing | WARISAN | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabah Heritage Party | Arunarsin Taib | 4,710 | 49.62 | 49.62 | ||
| BN | Juslie Ajirol | 4,112 | 43.32 | 11.67 | ||
| Pakatan HarapanRS | Dahil Masdik | 252 | 2.65 | 2.65 | ||
| Sabah Nationality Party | Joilin @ Christine Bugung | 81 | 0.85 | 0.85 | ||
| Sabah People's Unity Party | Jamaludin Lamba | 63 | 0.66 | 0.66 | ||
| Total valid votes | 9,218 | 97.10 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 229 | 2.41 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 46 | 0.48 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,493 | 76.19 | 2.62 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,460 | |||||
| Majority | 598 | 6.30 | 19.19 | |||
| Gum-Gum gain from WARISAN | Swing | BN | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Zakaria Edris | 5,548 | 59.99 | |||
| PKR | Thamrin Mohd Zaini | 3,191 | 34.50 | |||
| STAR | Hassan Hami @ Hamid | 301 | 3.25 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,040 | 97.75 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 180 | 1.95 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 28 | 0.30 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,248 | 78.81 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,734 | |||||
| Majority | 2,357 | 25.49 | ||||
| Gum-Gum hold | Swing | BN | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Zakaria Edris won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Zakaria Edris | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | ||||||
| Gum-Gum hold | Swing | BN | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Zakaria Edris | 3,679 | 72.48 | |||
| PKR | Zaharah Tan Mui Ling | 1,181 | 23.27 | |||
| Total valid votes | 4,860 | 95.74 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 209 | 4.12 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 7 | 0.14 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,076 | 55.26 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,186 | |||||
| Majority | 2,498 | 49.21 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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