Silam (state constituency)

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Silam
Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Dumi Pg. Masdal
Sabah Heritage Party
Constituency created2019
First contested 2020
Last contested 2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)17,395

Silam is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. Previously this constituency was named Lahad Datu before swaping change to named Silam from name of parliamentary on 17 July 2019 and presenting for the first time for snap election [1]

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Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Silam's electorate as of 2020

  Sabah Bumiputera (47.02%)
  Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (24.23%)
   Chinese (16.40%)
  Other ethnicities (12.35%)

History

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Silam
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency renamed from Lahad Datu
16th 2020–present Dumi Pg. Masdal (دومي ڤڠيران مسدال) WARISAN

Election results

Sabah state election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Sabah Heritage Party Dumi Pg. Masdal 5,20053.78
PN Abdul Hakim Gulam Hassan3,65837.83
Love Sabah Party Matusin Sunsuang1962.03
Sabah People's Unity Party Erwan Johan1561.61
GAGASAN Ahmad Tiong1221.26
United Sabah National Organisation (Baru) Mohammad Hamdan Abdullah540.56
Total valid votes9,38697.07
Total rejected ballots2632.72
Unreturned ballots200.21
Turnout9,66955.58
Registered electors17,395
Majority1,54215.95
This was a new constituency created.

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References

  1. Daim, Nuradzimmah; Pei Ying, Teoh. "Sabah gets 13 more state seats". News Straits Times. NSTP publisher. Retrieved 23 September 2020.