Putatan (federal constituency)

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Putatan (P173)
Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah constituency
PRN Sabah 2020.svg
Federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
MP
Shahelmey Yahya
BN
Constituency created2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1] 115,203
Electors (2022) [2] 63,173
Area (km²)58
Pop. density (per km²)1,986.3

Putatan is a federal constituency in West Coast Division (Kota Kinabalu District and Penampang District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

Contents

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 Putatan's electorate as of 2022

  Sabah Bumiputera (42.6%)
  Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (37.1%)
   Chinese (14%)
  Other ethnicities (6.2%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Putatan constituency has a total of 17 polling districts. [3]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Tanjung Aru (N22）Pulau Gaya173/22/01SK Pulau Gaya
Sembulan Utara173/22/02
  • SK Sembulan
  • Dewan Serbaguna Sembulan
Sembulan Selatan173/22/03SMK Sanzac
Tanjung Aru Timor173/22/04SMK Stella Maris
Tanjung Aru Barat173/22/05 SMK La Salle Tg Aru
Lapangan Terbang173/22/06SK Tanjung Aru II
Tanjung Aru Baru173/22/07SK Stella Maris
Petagas (N23）Petagas173/23/01SK Petagas
Ulu Putatan173/23/02SJK (C) Hwa Shiong
Bandar Putatan173/23/03SA Negeri Putatan Penampang
Paapason173/23/04SMK Tansau
Tengah Padang173/23/05SA Negeri Petagas Penampang
Tombovo173/23/06Sekolah Pendidikan Khas Sabah, Putatan
Tanjung Keramat (N24）Muhibbah173/24/01
  • SK Kg Contoh
  • SA Rakyat Tanjung Dumpil
  • Madrasah Assalam Kg Contoh
Pasir Putih173/24/02
  • SMK Putatan
  • SK Pekan Putatan
Lok Kawi173/24/03SK Tombovo
Taman Pantai Lok Kawi173/24/04Dewan Masyarakat Lok Kawi

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Putatan
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Penampang and Tanjong Aru
11th P1732004-2008 Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh BN (UPKO)
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018
14th 2018-2022 Awang Husaini Sahari
(اوڠ حسايني سهاري)		PH (PKR)
15th 2022–present Shahelmey Yahya
(شهايلمي يحي)		BN (UMNO)

State constituency

Parliamentary
constituency		State constituency
1967–19741974–19851985–19951995–20042004–20202020–present
PutatanPetagas
Tanjong Aru
Tanjung Aru
Tanjung Keramat

Current State Assembly Members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N22 Tanjung Aru Junz Wong Hong Jun WARISAN
N23 Petagas Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari GRS (GAGASAN)
N24 Tanjung Keramat Shahelmey Yahya BN (UMNO)

Local governments

No.State ConstituencyLocal Government
N22Tanjung Aru

Kota Kinabalu City Hall

N23Petagas

Penampang District Council

N24Tanjung Keramat

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Shahelmey Yahya 16,23439.36Increase2.svg 1.14
PH Awang Husaini Sahari 16,11039.06Decrease2.svg 6.75
Sabah Heritage Party Ahmad Mohd Said8,51120.63Increase2.svg 20.63
GTA Poyne Tudus @ Patrick Payne3940.96Increase2.svg 0.96
Total valid votes41,249 100.00
Total rejected ballots789
Unreturned ballots183
Turnout42,22165.30Decrease2.svg 11.83
Registered electors63,173
Majority1240.30Decrease2.svg 7.30
BN gain from PH Swing ?
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753262/PUB619_2022.pdf
Malaysian general election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Awang Husaini Sahari 14,10645.81Increase2.svg 45.81
BN Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh11,76738.22Decrease2.svg 21.81
PAS Zulzaim Hilmee Abidin2,4347.91Increase2.svg 7.91
Sabah People's Hope Party Jivol @ Edmund Doudilim1,7555.70Increase2.svg 5.70
ANAK NEGERI Mil Kusin Abdillah7282.36Increase2.svg 2.36
Total valid votes30,790 100.00
Total rejected ballots826
Unreturned ballots249
Turnout31,86577.13Decrease2.svg 2.72
Registered electors41,312
Majority2,3397.60Decrease2.svg 25.08
PH gain from BN 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 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Malaysian general election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh 17,46560.03Decrease2.svg 2.56
DAP Lee Han Khyun @ Joseph Lee7,95827.35Increase2.svg 27.35
STAR Awang Ahmad Sah2,6048.95Increase2.svg 8.95
SAPP Duli @ Dullie Mari @ Marie1,0683.67Increase2.svg 3.67
Total valid votes29,095 100.00
Total rejected ballots665
Unreturned ballots176
Turnout29,93679.85Increase2.svg 13.17
Registered electors37,490
Majority9,50732.68Increase2.svg 3.32
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 30 September 2018. 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 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
Malaysian general election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh 13,73762.59Decrease2.svg 7.19
PKR Saukinah Yussof7,29233.23Increase2.svg 3.01
Independent Ramzah Ahmad9184.18Increase2.svg 4.18
Total valid votes21,947 100.00
Total rejected ballots608
Unreturned ballots741
Turnout23,29666.68Increase2.svg 4.40
Registered electors34,935
Majority6,44529.36Decrease2.svg 10.20
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh 13,81669.78
PKR Awang Ahmad Sah5,98430.22
Total valid votes19,800 100.00
Total rejected ballots725
Unreturned ballots727
Turnout21,25262.28
Registered electors
Majority7,83239.56
This was a new constituency created.

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