Silam (state constituency)

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Silam
Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Yusof Apdal
Heritage
Constituency created2019
First contested 2020
Last contested 2025
Demographics
Electors (2025)28,261

Silam is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. Previously it was named Lahad Datu until a name change in 2019, when it was swapped with Silam. [1]

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Demographics

As of 2020, Silam has a population of 45,375 people. [2]

Ethnic breakdown of Silam's electorate as of 2025
  1. Muslim Bumiputera (76.0%)
  2. Chinese (14.0%)
  3. Non-Muslim Bumiputera (10.0%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.00%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Silam constituency has a total of 7 polling districts. [3]

State constituencyPolling DistrictCodeLocation
Silam (N62)Sepagaya188/62/01SK Teruasan
Sakar188/62/02SK Tanjong Paras
Bandar Lahad Datu188/62/03SK Lahad Datu III
Lapangan Terbang188/62/04SMK St. Dominic
Panji Baru188/62/05SK St. Dominic
Taman Fajar188/62/06SJK (C) Siew Ching
Silam188/62/07SK Silam

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Silam
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency renamed from Lahad Datu
16th 2020–2025 Dumi Pg. Masdal WARISAN
17th2025–present Yusof Apdal

Election results

Sabah state election, 2025
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
Heritage Yusof Apdal 7,11643.38Decrease2.svg 10.40
GRS Mizma Appehdullah5,85935.72Increase2.svg 35.72
BN Sharif Musa Sharif Mabul1,83511.19Increase2.svg 11.19
PN Borkes @ Balkis Kalinggalan6363.88Decrease2.svg 33.95
PH Abd Halim Sidek Gulam Hassan [a] 3902.38Increase2.svg 2.38
Sabah Dream Party Brahim Bisel2751.68Increase2.svg 1.68
Independent Amat Kawoh @ Abd Rahman1721.05Increase2.svg 1.05
Sabah Peace Party Mohammad Enriquez990.60Increase2.svg 0.60
Sabah Nationality Party Mohd Syafiq Iqhmal Saharudin210.13Increase2.svg 0.13
Total valid votes16,403
Total rejected ballots252
Unreturned ballots19
Turnout16,67459.00Increase2.svg 3.42
Registered electors28,261
Majority1,2577.66Decrease2.svg 8.29
Sabah Heritage Party hold Swing
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES" (PDF).
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
USNO (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.

References

  1. ↑ Abd Halim withdrew himself from the election, but his name will remain on the ballot as he withdrew after Nomination Day.
  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.62 Silam Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  3. ↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

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