Kudat (federal constituency)

Kudat (P167)

Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Verdon Bahanda Independent
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1]	92,554
Electors (2022) [2]	75,724
Area (km²)	2,300
Pop. density (per km²)	40.2

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

  Sabah Bumiputera (65.1%)

  Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (17.16%)

   Chinese (8.9%)

  Other ethnicities (8.4%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kudat constituency has a total of 49 polling districts. ^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Banggi（N01）	Limbuak	167/01/01	SK Limbuak
	Kapitangan	167/01/02	SK Kapitangan
	Sabur	167/01/03	SK Sabur
	Karakit	167/01/04	SK Karakit Banggi
	Malawali	167/01/05	SK Tanjung Manawali
	Balambangan	167/01/06	SK Balambangan Banggi
	Maliu	167/01/07	SK Padang
	Dagotan	167/01/08	SK Dogoton
	Lok Agong	167/01/09	SK Kapitangan
	Sebogoh	167/01/10	Balai Raya Kasingpitan Sebogoh
	Loktohog	167/01/11	SK Loktohog Banggi
	Lakisan	167/01/12	SK Lakisan
	Palak	167/01/13	SK Palak
	Tigabu	167/01/14	SK Pulau Tigabu
Bengkoka (N02)	Mengkubau	167/02/01	SK Manggis/Mongkubou
	Tanjung Piring	167/02/02	SK Mapan-Mapan
	Mangkapon	167/02/03	SK Mangkapon Pitas
	Kanibongan	167/02/04	SK Kanibongan
	Pantai	167/02/05	SK Pantai
	Kebatasan	167/02/06	SK Kusilad
	Penapak	167/02/07	SK Pinapak
	Dandun	167/02/08	SK Dandun
	Senaja	167/02/09	SK Senaja
	Pandan	167/02/10	SK Pandan Mandamai
Pitas（N03）	Telaga	167/03/01	SK Telaga
	Kalumpang	167/03/02	SK Pekan Pitas
	Salimpodon	167/03/03	SK Salimpodon Darat
	Pitas	167/03/04	SMK Pitas
	Liu	167/03/05	SK Liu
	Malubang	167/03/06	SK Malubang
	Rosob	167/03/07	SK Rosob
	Pinggan-Pinggan	167/03/08	SK Pinggan-Pinggan
	Sungai Eloi	167/03/09	SK Datong
	Sanitan	167/03/10	SK Nibang
Tanjung Kapor（N04）	Tiga Papan	167/04/01	SK Tiga Papan Kudat
	Suangpai	167/04/02	SK Suangpai
	Pengaraban	167/04/03	SK Tun Datu Hj Mustapha
	Tanjung Kapor	167/04/04	SMK Abdul Rahim
	Pakka	167/04/05	SK St. Peter Kudat
	Bangau	167/04/06	SK Bangau Kudat
	Tamalang	167/04/07	SJK (C) Our Lady Immaculate Kudat
	Dampirit	167/04/08	SK Dampirit
	Kudat Bandar	167/04/09	SMK Kudat
	Milau	167/04/10	SK Nangka Kudat
	Landong Ayang	167/04/11	SMK Lok Yuk Kudat
	Loro	167/04/12	SJK (C) Sacred Heart Tajau Kudat
	Tajau	167/04/13	SJK (C) Lok Yuk Pinangsoo Kudat
	Limau-Limauan	167/04/14	SK Limau-Limauan
	Pantai Bahagia	167/04/15	SMK Kudat II

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kudat
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Marudu
11th	P167	2004-2008	Abd Rahim Bakri (عبدالرحيم بن بكري)	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008-2013
13th		2013-2018
14th		2018
		2018-2019		Independent
		2019-2020		PH (BERSATU)
		2020–2022		GRS (BERSATU)
15th		2022–present	Verdon Bahanda (ۏردون باهندا)	Independent

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1967–1974	1974–1985	1985–1995	1995–2004	2004–2020	2020–present
Kudat					Banggi
						Bengkoka
					Pitas
					Tanjong Kapor

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N1	Banggi	Mohammad Mohamarin	GRS (GAGASAN)
N2	Bengkoka	Harun Durabi	BN (UMNO)
N3	Pitas	Ruddy Awah	GRS (GAGASAN)
N4	Tanjong Kapor	Chong Chen Bin @ Ben Chong

Local governments

No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N1	Banggi	Kudat Town Board
N2	Bengkoka	Pitas District Council
N3	Pitas	Pitas District Council Kota Marudu District Council (Samparita area)
N4	Tanjong Kapor	Kudat Town Board

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Verdon Bahanda	16,323	35.62	35.62
	GRS	Ruddy Awah	14,356	31.33	31.33
	Sabah Heritage Party	Abdul Rashid Abdul Harun	9,421	20.56	25.68
	PH	Thonny Chee	4,726	10.31	10.31
	GTA	Nur Alya Humaira Usun	282	0.62	0.62
Total valid votes			45,108	100.00
Total rejected ballots			714
Unreturned ballots			234
Turnout			46,056	59.57	13.55
Registered electors			75,724
Majority			1,967	4.29	0.63
	Independent 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	Abd Rahim Bakri	18,503	49.90	11.85
	Sabah Heritage Party	Shariff Azman Shariff Along	17,144	46.24	46.24
	Sabah People's Unity Party	Mohd Ashraf Chin Abdullah	1,432	3.86	3.86
Total valid votes			37,079	100.00
Total rejected ballots			955
Unreturned ballots			171
Turnout			38,205	73.12	3.96
Registered electors			52,251
Majority			1,359	3.66	31.26
	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	Abd Rahim Bakri	21,883	61.75	7.75
	PKR	Rahimah Majid	9,507	26.83	3.67
	STAR	Jutirim Galibai Galabi	3,083	8.70	8.70
	SAPP	Mojurip Diyun	963	2.72	2.72
Total valid votes			35,436	100.00
Total rejected ballots			919
Unreturned ballots			66
Turnout			36,421	77.08	10.10
Registered electors			47,249
Majority			12,376	34.92	4.08
	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	Abd Rahim Bakri	17,634	69.50	12.89
	PKR	Yahya Othman	7,739	30.50	30.50
Total valid votes			25,373	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,058
Unreturned ballots			120
Turnout			26,551	66.98	1.08
Registered electors			39,643
Majority			9,895	39.00	10.14
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abd Rahim Bakri	13,236	56.61
	Independent	Abdul Rahman Sedik @ Sidek	6,488	27.75
	Independent	Abdul Razak Abdul Salam	2,375	10.16
	Independent	Asbiah Anggar	1,282	5.48
Total valid votes			23,381	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,061
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,442	65.90
Registered electors			37,089
Majority			6,748	28.86
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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