Kota Marudu (federal constituency)

Kota Marudu (P168)

Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Wetrom Bahanda KDM
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1]	99,998
Electors (2022) [2]	80,735
Area (km²)	2,282
Pop. density (per km²)	43.8

Kota Marudu is a federal constituency in Kudat Division (Kudat District and Kota Marudu 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 Kota Marudu's electorate as of 2022

  Sabah Bumiputera (82.7%)

  Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (10.12%)

   Chinese (5.1%)

  Other ethnicities (1.6%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kota Marudu constituency has a total of 58 polling districts. ^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Matunggong（N05）	Sikuati	168/05/01	SK Sikuati
	Dualog	168/05/02	SK Dualog
	Pinawantai	168/05/03	SK Pinawantai Kudat
	Tambuluran	168/05/04	Dewan Serba Guna Tambuluran
	Indarason	168/05/05	SK Indarason Laut Kudat
	Matunggong	168/05/06	SK Matunggong
	Nangka	168/05/07	Pra Sekolah SK Lokoton
	Tigaman	168/05/08	SK Tigaman
	Rampai	168/05/09	SK Lok Yuk (M) Sikuati
	Lodung	168/05/10	SK Lodung Kudat
	Lokoton	168/05/11	SK Lokoton
	Lajong	168/05/12	SK Lajong
	Tinangol	168/05/13	SK Tinangol
	Kandawayon	168/05/14	SK Parapat Darat
	Muhang	168/05/15	SK Temuno Teringai Darat
	Sebayan	168/05/16	SK Sebayan
	Lotong	168/05/17	SK Lotong
	Tagumamal Laut	168/05/18	SK Lamlaki Kudat
	Sampir	168/05/19	SK Sampir
	Teringai Laut	168/05/20	SK Temuno Teringai Darat
	Bingolon	168/05/21	SK Bingolon Kudat
	Panudahan	168/05/22	SK Panudahan
	Narandang	168/05/23	SK Garau Kudat
	Terongkongan	168/05/24	SK Terongkongan
	Pata	168/05/25	SK Pata
Bandau（N06）	Bintasan	168/06/01	SK Bengkongan
	Mangaris	168/06/02	SK Mangaris
	Tagaroh	168/06/03	SK Tagaroh
	Langkon	168/06/04	SK Langkon
	Panaitan	168/06/05	SK Panaitan
	Mangin	168/06/06	SK Mangin
	Ranau	168/06/07	SK Ranau
	Bongon	168/06/08	SJK (C) Khoi Ming
	Ongkilan	168/06/09	SK Ongkilan
	Taritipan	168/06/10	SK Taritipan
	Popok	168/06/11	SK Popok
	Tanjung Batu	168/06/12	SK Tanjung Batu
	Pangapuyan	168/06/13	SK Lampada
Tandek（N07）	Tingkalanon	168/07/01	SMK Tandek
	Talantang	168/07/02	SK Talantang
	Ulu Bengkoka	168/07/03	Balai Raya Bombong 2
	Gana	168/07/04	Dewan Belia Gana
	Simpangan	168/07/05	SK Simpangan
	Malangkap	168/07/06	SK Melangkap
	Marak Parak	168/07/07	SK Marak-Parak
	Salimandut	168/07/08	SK Tumunda Salimandut
	Samparita	168/07/09	SK Samparita
	Lingkabungan	168/07/10	Balai Raya Lingkabungan II
	Sonsogon Magandai	168/07/11	SK Magandai
	Gouton	168/07/12	SK Gana
	Bombong I	168/07/13	Balai Raya Bombong I
	Damai	168/07/14	Dewan Belia Damai
	Tagibang	168/07/15	SK Tagibang
	Goshen	168/07/16	SMK Kota Marudu
	Timbang Batu	168/07/17	SK Timbang Batu
	Sunsui	168/07/18	Dewan Serba Guna Sunsui
	Masalog	168/07/19	SK Masalog

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kota Marudu
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Bandau
11th	P168	2004-2008	Johnity @ Maximus Ongkili	BN (PBS)
12th		2008-2013
13th		2013-2018
14th		2018
		2018-2022		PBS
		2022		GRS (PBS)
15th		2022–present	Wetrom Bahanda (ويتروم باهندا)	KDM

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1967–1974	1974–1985	1985–1995	1995–2004	2004–2020	2020–present
Kota Marudu						Bandau
					Matunggong
					Tandek

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N5	Matunggong	Julita Mojungki	GRS (PBS)
N6	Bandau	Wetrom Bahanda	KDM
N7	Tandek	Hendrus Anding	GRS (PBS)

Local governments

No.	State Constituency	Local government
N5	Matunggong	Kota Marudu District Council Kudat Town Board (Sikuati and Indarason areas)
N6	Bandau	Kota Marudu District Council
N7	Tandek

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	KDM	Wetrom Bahanda	24,318	48.69	48.69
	GRS	Johnity @ Maximus Ongkili	16,144	32.32	32.32
	Sabah Heritage Party	Jilid Kuminding	5,320	10.65	10.33
	MUDA	Shahrizal Denci	3,225	6.46	6.46
	Independent	Norman Tulang	660	1.32	1.32
	GTA	Mohd Azmi Zulkiflee	279	0.56	0.56
Total valid votes			49,946	100.00
Total rejected ballots			755
Unreturned ballots			127
Turnout			50,828	61.86	13.09
Registered electors			80,735
Majority			8,174	16.37	11.14
	KDM gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753262/PUB619_2022.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Johnity @ Maximus Ongkili	13,033	38.44	8.72
	Sabah People's Hope Party	Maijol Mahap	11,259	33.21	33.21
	Sabah Heritage Party	Barlus Mangabis	7,113	20.98	20.98
	Love Sabah Party	Paul Porodong	2,501	7.37	7.37
Total valid votes			33,906	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,179
Unreturned ballots			146
Turnout			35,231	74.95	3.55
Registered electors			47,007
Majority			1,774	5.23	2.60
	BN hold		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	Johnity @ Maximus Ongkili	15,168	47.16	8.98
	PKR	Maijol Mahap	14,326	44.53	7.98
	STAR	Majamis Timbong	2,228	6.93	6.93
	SAPP	Yuntau K. Kolod	444	1.38	1.38
Total valid votes			32,166	100.00
Total rejected ballots			911
Unreturned ballots			48
Turnout			33,125	78.50	8.99
Registered electors			42,197
Majority			842	2.63	16.96
	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	%	∆%
	BN	Johnity @ Maximus Ongkili	12,028	56.14	2.86
	PKR	Andonny Pilit @ Anthony Biri Mandiau	7,830	36.55	36.55
	Independent	Roslan Mohd Zain	1,109	5.18	5.18
	BERSEKUTU	Berman Angkap	457	2.13	2.13
Total valid votes			21,424	100.00
Total rejected ballots			748
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			22,199	69.51	3.25
Registered electors			31,938
Majority			4,198	19.59	1.59
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Johnity @ Maximus Ongkili	10,457	59.00
	Independent	Andonny Pilit @ Anthony Biri Mandiau	7,268	41.00
Total valid votes			17,725	100.00
Total rejected ballots			901
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,626	66.26
Registered electors			28,110
Majority			3,189	18.00
This was a new constituency created.

References

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

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