Karamunting

Karamunting
Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Hiew Vun Zin ; GRS
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Constituency created	1974
First contested	1976
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)	15,896

Last updated March 18, 2024

Karamunting is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Karamunting's electorate as of 2020

Chinese (40.15%)

Sabah Bumiputera (29.80%)

Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (20.89%)

Other ethnicities (9.17%)

History

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Karamunting
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Elopura
5th	1976	Lau Pui Keong	BERJAYA
5th	1976 – 1981		BN (BERJAYA)
6th	1981 – 1985
7th	1985 – 1986
7th	1986		PBS
8th	1986 – 1990
9th	1990 – 1994
10th	1994 – 1999
11th	1999 – 2004	Wong Lien Tat	BN (LDP)
12th	2004 – 2008	Wong Lien Tat	BN (LDP)
13th	2008 – 2013	Peter Pang En Yin	BN (GERAKAN)
14th	2013 – 2018	Charles O Pang Su Pin	BN (LDP)
15th	2018 – 2020	Hiew Vun Zin	WARISAN
16th	2020 – 2023		WARISAN
16th	2023 – present		GRS (GAGASAN)

Election results

Sabah state election, 2020 : Karamunting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Hiew Vun Zin	5,694	56.23	5.55
	BN	Chew Kok Woh	3,215	31.75	2.79
	United Sabah National Organisation (Baru)	Adam Chal	306	3.02	3.02
	PBS	Kong Nyuk Thou	235	2.32	2.32
	Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia)	Ha Cheun Hoo	129	1.27	1.27
	Love Sabah Party	Loo Mun Yew	81	0.80	0.80
	Sabah People's Unity Party	Lee Tiang Yong	30	0.30	0.30
Total valid votes			9,690	95.68
Total rejected ballots			218	2.15
Unreturned ballots			219	2.16
Turnout			10,127	63.71	9.33
Registered electors			15,896
Majority			2,479	24.48	8.34
	Karamunting hold		Swing		WARISAN
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2018 : Karamunting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Hiew Vun Zin	7,243	61.78	61.78
	BN	Lim Kai Min	3,395	28.96	21.90
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Norsah Bongsu	677	5.77	5.77
	STAR	Besarun Kecha	61	0.52	0.52
Total valid votes			11,376	97.03
Total rejected ballots			267	2.28
Unreturned ballots			81	0.69
Turnout			11,724	73.04	3.82
Registered electors			16,052
Majority			3,848	32.82	25.84
	Karamunting gain from Sabah Heritage Party		Swing		BN
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2013 : Karamunting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Charles O Pang Su Pin	6,235	50.86	3.50
	DAP	Chong Ket Kiun	5,380	43.88	24.86
	SAPP	Yong Vui Min	352	2.87	2.87
Total valid votes			11,967	97.61
Total rejected ballots			278	2.27
Unreturned ballots			15	0.12
Turnout			12,260	76.86	12.13
Registered electors			15,952
Majority			855	6.98	28.36
	Karamunting hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Sabah state election, 2008 : Karamunting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Peter Pang En Yin	5,171	54.36	1.34
	DAP	Chok Kon Tack	1,809	19.02	19.02
	Independent	Sak Cheong Yu	1,455	15.29	22.25
	PKR	Tan Shu Tee	452	4.75	0.13
Total valid votes			8,887	93.42
Total rejected ballots			271	2.85
Unreturned ballots			355	3.73
Turnout			9,513	64.73	8.87
Registered electors			14,696
Majority			3,362	35.34	17.18
	Karamunting hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Sabah state election, 2004 : Karamunting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong Lien Tat	4,843	55.70	9.47
	Independent	Sak Cheong Yu	3,264	37.54	37.54
	PKR	Chin Vui Keong	402	4.62	4.62
Total valid votes			8,509	97.86
Total rejected ballots			186	2.14
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			8,695	55.86	14.02
Registered electors			15,566
Majority			1,579	18.16	0.55
	Karamunting hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Sabah state election, 1999 : Karamunting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong Lien Tat	4,719	46.23	2.55
	PBS	Thien Fui Yun	2,922	28.62	21.50
	BERSEKUTU	Chung Kwong Wing	2,124	20.81	20.81
	Independent	Lee Tze Ting	59	0.58	0.58
Total valid votes			9,824	96.24
Total rejected ballots			168	1.65
Unreturned ballots			216	2.12
Turnout			10,208	69.88	0.99
Registered electors			14,608
Majority			1,797	17.61	16.27
	Karamunting gain from BN		Swing		PBS
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Sabah state election, 1994 : Karamunting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Lau Pui Keong	4,219	50.12	9.31
	BN	Ng Ket Henn @ Wu Kuo Shiean	4,106	48.78	22.41
Total valid votes			8,325	98.91
Total rejected ballots			92	1.09
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			8,417	68.89	4.28
Registered electors			12,218
Majority			113	1.34	31.72
	Karamunting hold		Swing		PBS
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1994".

Sabah state election, 1990 : Karamunting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Lau Pui Keong	4,879	59.43	3.22
	Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia)	David Ngui Tet Shiung	2,165	26.37	26.37
	DAP	Phang Yau Wing	692	8.43	8.43
	BERJAYA	Wong Tien Fatt	424	5.17	8.15
Total valid votes			8,160	99.40
Total rejected ballots			49	0.60
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			8,209	73.17	0.10
Registered electors			11,219
Majority			2,714	33.06	5.83
	Karamunting hold		Swing		PBS
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Sabah state election, 1986 : Karamunting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Lau Pui Keong	4,752	62.65
	Independent	David Ngui Tet Shiung	1,802	23.76
	BERJAYA	Liaw Wah Fong @ William	1,010	13.32
Total valid votes			7,564	99.72
Total rejected ballots			21	0.28
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			7,585	73.07
Registered electors			10,380
Majority			2,950	38.89
	Karamunting hold		Swing		PBS
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1986".

Sabah state by-election, 25 January 1986: Karamunting
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Lau Pui Keong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Lau Pui Keong	3,463
	BERJAYA
	USNO
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	Karamunting gain from PBS		Swing		BERJAYA

Sabah state election, 1985 : Karamunting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BERJAYA	Lau Pui Keong	2,812	39.16	31.70
	PBS	Ngui Kon Foh @ David Ngui Tet Shiung	2,478	34.51	34.51
	USNO	Abdullah Shaibal	1,245	17.34	17.34
	DAP	Fung Thiam Fu	645	8.98	8.98
Total valid votes			7,180
Total rejected ballots			96
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			7,276	74.18	6.26
Registered electors			9,809
Majority			334	4.65	41.45
	Inanam hold		Swing		BERJAYA
Source(s) "How they fared". New Straits Times . 1985-04-22.

Sabah state election, 1981 : Karamunting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BERJAYA	Lau Pui Keong	4,613	70.86
	SCCP	Tan Kun Boo	1,612	24.76
	Independent	Ahamad Mohd Saffar	285	4.38
Total valid votes			6,510
Total rejected ballots			58
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			6,568	80.44
Registered electors			8,165
Majority			3,001	46.10
	Inanam hold		Swing		BERJAYA
Source(s) "Sabah election: How they fared". New Straits Times . 1981-03-29.

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