Melalap (state constituency)

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Melalap
Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Peter Anthony
KDM
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested 2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)13,993

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

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Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Melalap's electorate as of 2020

  Sabah Bumiputera (74.36%)
   Chinese (15.74%)
  Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (7.54%)
  Other ethnicities (2.35%)

History

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Melalap
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Tenom
11th1999 – 2002Radin Malleh PBS
2002 – 2004BN (PBS)
12th2004 – 2008
13th2008 – 2013
14th2013 – 2018
15th2018 – 2020 Peter Anthony WARISAN
16th2020 – 2021
2021 – 2022 Independent
2022 – KDM

Election results

Sabah state election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Sabah Heritage Party Peter Anthony 5,24549.46Increase2.svg 3.86
BN Jamawi Ja’afar 3,52633.25Decrease2.svg 9.69
PBS Radin Malleh1,35912.81Increase2.svg 12.81
Love Sabah Party Apiang Sausun2682.53Decrease2.svg 1.90
United Sabah National Organisation (Baru) Sazali Justi320.30Increase2.svg 0.30
Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia) Masdin Tumas230.22Increase2.svg 0.22
Total valid votes10,45398.57
Total rejected ballots1301.23
Unreturned ballots220.21
Turnout10,60575.79Decrease2.svg 2.70
Registered electors13,993
Majority1,71916.21Increase2.svg 13.55
Melalap hold Swing WARISAN
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".
Sabah state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Sabah Heritage Party Peter Anthony 5,01045.60Increase2.svg 45.60
BN Radin Malleh4,71742.94Decrease2.svg 4.28
STAR Jimmy Jawatah8617.84Decrease2.svg 1.56
Love Sabah Party Chinly Moniu @ Mah Tsen Li690.63Increase2.svg 0.63
Sabah Nationality Party George Rejos450.41Increase2.svg 0.41
Total valid votes10,70297.41
Total rejected ballots2222.02
Unreturned ballots620.56
Turnout10,98678.49Decrease2.svg 2.94
Registered electors13,996
Majority2932.66Decrease2.svg 23.77
Melalap gain from Sabah Heritage Party Swing BN
Sabah state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Radin Malleh4,64347.22Decrease2.svg 15.19
SAPP Roger Stimin2,04420.79Increase2.svg 20.79
DAP Noorita Sual1,99220.26Increase2.svg 20.26
STAR Kong Fui Seng9249.40Increase2.svg 9.40
Total valid votes9,60397.67
Total rejected ballots2222.26
Unreturned ballots70.07
Turnout9,83281.43Increase2.svg 10.79
Registered electors12,074
Majority2,59926.43Decrease2.svg 2.49
Melalap hold Swing BN
Sabah state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Radin Malleh4,53062.41
PKR Jaineh Juata @ Jimmy Jawatah2,43133.49
BERSEKUTU Belud @ Jeffery Kumbang1221.68
Total valid votes7,08397.58
Total rejected ballots1762.42
Unreturned ballots00.00
Turnout7,25970.64
Registered electors10,276
Majority2,09928.92
Melalap hold Swing BN
Sabah state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Radin Malleh won uncontested.
BN Radin Malleh
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors10,018
Majority
Mahkota gain from BN Swing PBS
Sabah state election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PBS Radin Malleh6,88656.98
BN Kadoh Agundong4,62638.28
BERSEKUTU Edward Sibin3372.79
Independent Jait Mahat730.60
Independent George Rejos580.48
Total valid votes11,98099.13
Total rejected ballots1050.87
Unreturned ballots00.00
Turnout12,08572.77
Registered electors16,607
Majority2,26018.70
This was a new constituency created.

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