Padas (federal constituency)

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Padas
Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1984
Constituency abolished1995
First contested 1986
Last contested 1990

Padas was a federal constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 1995.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Padas
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Ulu Padas
7th P1491986-1990Kadoh AgundongBN (PBS)
8th 1990-1995Raden MallehGR (PBS)
Constituency abolished, split into Sipitang and Tenom

State constituency

Parliamentary
constituency
State constituency
1967–19741974–19851985–19951995–20042004–20202020–present
PadasKemabong
Sipitang
Tenom

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
PBS Raden Malleh9,84884.37Increase2.svg 84.37
DAP Paul Kadau1,82415.63Increase2.svg 15.63
Total valid votes11,672 100.00
Total rejected ballots791
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout12,46351.65Decrease2.svg 7.59
Registered electors24,629
Majority8,02468.74Increase2.svg 38.14
PBS gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes%
BN Kadoh Agundong7,01465.30
BERJAYA Jinuin Jimin3,72734.70
Total valid votes10,741 100.00
Total rejected ballots187
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout10,92859.24
Registered electors18,447
Majority3,28730.60
This was a new constituency created.

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