Kalabakan (federal constituency)

Kalabakan (P191)

Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Andi Muhammad Suryandy Bandy BN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1]	188,656
Electors (2022) [2]	83,970
Area (km²)	4,551
Pop. density (per km²)	41.5

Kalabakan is a federal constituency in Tawau Division (Kalabakan District and Tawau District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://ge15.orientaldaily.com.my/seats/sabah/p

Ethnic breakdown of Kalabakan's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (58.8%)
2. Sabah Bumiputera (18.3%)
3. Other ethnicities (14%)
4. Chinese (8.8%)

Age breakdown of Kalabakan's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 7.69 (7.69%)
2. 21-29 27.03 (27.0%)
3. 30-39 26.27 (26.3%)
4. 40-49 15.51 (15.5%)
5. 50-59 10.58 (10.6%)
6. 60-69 8.53 (8.53%)
7. 70-79 2.81 (2.81%)
8. 80-89 0.99 (0.99%)
9. above 90 0.6 (0.60%)

Gender breakdown of Kalabakan's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (51.34%)
2. Female (48.66%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kalabakan constituency has a total of 19 polling districts. ^[3]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Kukusan (N70)	Muhibbah Raya	191/70/01	SK Muhibbah Raya SK Bahagia
	Sentosa	191/70/02	SJK (C) Yuk Chin
	Kukusan	191/70/03	SMK Kuhara
	Padang Terbang	191/70/04	SK Bandar Tawau SK Bandar Tawau II
	Banyan	191/70/05	SA Islamiah Tawau
Tanjung Batu (N71)	Pasir Putih	191/71/01	SMK Pasir Putih
	Tanjung Batu	191/71/02	SK Tanjong Batu Dewan Kompleks Sukan Tawau
	Keramat	191/71/03	SK Tg Batu Keramat
Merotai (N72)	Brumas	191/72/01	SK Brumas
	Kijang	191/72/02	SK Merotai Besar
	Bombalai	191/72/03	SMK Abaka SK Bombalai SK Sungai Haji Matahir
	Air Panas	191/72/04	SK St Patrick
	Semarak	191/72/05	Kolej Vokesional Tawau
	Merotai	191/72/06	SMK Merotai Besar SK Merotai Kecil
Sebatik (N73)	Luasong	191/73/01	SK Luasong
	Kalabakan	191/73/02	SK Kalabakan SMK Kalabakan
	Umas-Umas	191/73/03	SK Umas-Umas SMK Umas-Umas
	Sarudung Laut	191/73/04	Balai Raya Sarudung Laut
	Sebatik	191/73/05	SK Wallace Bay
	Tamang	191/73/06	SK Mentadak Baru
	Bergosong	191/73/07	SK Bergosong

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kalabakan
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tawau
11th	P191	2004-2008	Abdul Ghapur Salleh (عبدالغڤور صالح‎)	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008-2013
13th		2013-2018
14th		2018–2022	Ma'mun Sulaiman (مأمون سليمان)	WARISAN
15th		2022–present	Andi Muhammad Suryandy Bandy (أندي محمد سوريادي بن بندي)	BN (UMNO)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1967–1974	1974–1985	1985–1995	1995–2004	2004–2020	2020–present
Kalabakan						Kukusan
					Merotai
					Sebatik
					Tanjong Batu
						Tanjung Batu

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N70	Kukusan	Rina Jainal	GRS (PHRS)
N71	Tanjong Batu	Andi Muhammad Suryandy Bandy	BN (UMNO)
N72	Merotai	Sarifuddin Hata	WARISAN
N73	Sebatik	Hassan A. Gani Pg. Amir	GRS (GAGASAN)

Local governments and postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N70	Kukusan	Tawau Municipal Council	91000 Tawau
N71	Tanjong Batu
N72	Merotai
N73	Sebatik

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy	23,855	47.68	6.23
	Heritage	Ma'mun Sulaiman	14,755	29.49	20.60
	PH	Noraini Abd Ghapur	9,398	18.78	18.78
	GTA	Nur Aini Abdul Rahman	1,681	3.36	3.36
	Independent	Muhamad Dhiauddin Hassan	341	0.68	0.68
Total valid votes			50,030	100.00
Total rejected ballots			515
Unreturned ballots			246
Turnout			50,791	60.48	13.30
Registered electors			83,970
Majority			9,100	18.19	9.56
	BN gain from Heritage		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753262/PUB619_2022.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Ma'mun Sulaiman	18,486	50.09	50.09
	BN	Abdul Ghapur Salleh	15,299	41.45	24.42
	PAS	Norbin Aloh	2,813	7.62	17.74
	Sabah People's Unity Party	Ahmad Lahama	311	0.84	0.84
Total valid votes			36,909	100.00
Total rejected ballots			840
Unreturned ballots			292
Turnout			38,041	72.88	4.55
Registered electors			52,199
Majority			3,187	8.63	31.88
	Sabah Heritage Party gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 246/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ permanent dead link ‍] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 320/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ghapur Salleh	23,125	65.87
	PAS	Usman Madeaming	8,904	25.36
	Independent	Mohd Manuke	1,313	3.74
	Independent	Siamsir Borhan	891	2.54
	STAR	Malvine Reyes	603	1.72
	Independent	Freddie Japat Simol	137	0.39
	Independent	Yahya Zainal	132	0.38
Total valid votes			35,105	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,027
Unreturned ballots			98
Turnout			36,230	77.43
Registered electors			46,793
Majority			14,221	40.51
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 183/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-12. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 224/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Abdul Ghapur Salleh won uncontested.
	BN	Abdul Ghapur Salleh
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Abdul Ghapur Salleh won uncontested.
	BN	Abdul Ghapur Salleh
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia . Retrieved 2018-08-12.

1. "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
2. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 43. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
3. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.