Kukusan

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Kukusan
Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Rina Jainal
Independent
Constituency created2019
First contested 2020
Last contested 2025
Demographics
Electors (2025)19,225

Kukusan is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. This is one of the thirteen new state constituencies as result of approval from state legislative and Dewan Rakyat on 17 July 2019 and presenting for the first time for snap election [1]

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Demographics

As of 2020, Kukusan has a population of 29,893 people. [2]

Ethnic breakdown of Kukusan's electorate as of 2025
  1. Muslim Bumiputera (82.0%)
  2. Chinese (11.0%)
  3. Non-Muslim Bumiputera (6.00%)
  4. Other ethnicities (1.00%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kukusan constituency has a total of 5 polling districts. [3]

State constituencyPolling DistrictCodeLocation
Kukusan (N70)Muhibbah Raya191/70/01
  • SK Muhibbah Raya
  • SK Bahagia
Sentosa191/70/02SJK (C) Yuk Chin
Kukusan191/70/03SMK Kuhara
Padang Terbang191/70/04
  • SK Bandar Tawau
  • SK Bandar Tawau II
Banyan191/70/05SA Islamiah Tawau

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kukusan
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Tanjong Batu, Merotai and Sri Tanjong
16th 2020–2022Rina Jainal WARISAN
2022–2023PHRS
2023–2025GRS (PHRS)
17th2025–present Independent

Election results

Sabah state election, 2025 : Kukusan
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
Independent Rina Jainal3,49031.56Increase2.svg 31.56
Heritage Ma'mun Sulaiman 2,84025.68Decrease2.svg 15.86
GRS Samsiah Usman2,06318.65Increase2.svg 18.65
BN Chaya Sulaiman1,58814.36Decrease2.svg 27.04
PN Francis @ Lawrance Yusop7256.56Increase2.svg 6.56
Homeland Solidarity Party Ab Rahman Yahya1251.13Increase2.svg 1.13
Independent Hairul Amin Arif1191.08Increase2.svg 1.08
Sabah Dream Party Razik Muyong450.41Increase2.svg 0.41
Sabah People's Unity Party Ishak Ismail390.35Increase2.svg 0.35
Sabah Native Co-operation Party Mariani Sulaiman250.23Increase2.svg 0.23
Total valid votes11,059
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout57.52
Registered electors19,225
Majority6505.88Increase2.svg 5.74
Independent gain from Sabah Heritage Party Swing ?
Source(s)
[ citation needed ]
Sabah state election, 2020 : Kukusan
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
Sabah Heritage Party Rina Jainal2,83441.54
BN Chaya Sulaiman2,82441.40
Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah Wong Jin Soon79611.67
USNO (Baru) Ismail Idris801.17
Love Sabah Party Taufik Muin751.10
Sabah People's Unity Party Rosdina Mohd Noor340.50
GAGASAN Lee Boon King210.31
Total valid votes6,66797.73
Total rejected ballots1021.50
Unreturned ballots560.82
Turnout6,82253.97
Registered electors12,640
Majority100.14
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

References

  1. ↑ Daim, Nuradzimmah; Pei Ying, Teoh. "Sabah gets 13 more state seats". News Straits Times. NSTP publisher. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.70 Kukusan Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  3. ↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.


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