 Sabah constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sabah State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GRS | ||
| Constituency created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2020 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2020) | 23,700 | ||
Tanjong Kapor is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. [1]
Ethnic breakdown of Tanjong Kapor's electorate as of 2020
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tanjong Kapor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kudat | |||
| 12th | 2004–2008 | Chong Kah Kiat (章家傑) | BN (LDP) |
| 13th | 2008–2013 | Teo Chee Kang (张志刚) | |
| 14th | 2013–2018 | ||
| 15th | 2018–2020 | Ben Chong Chen Bin | WARISAN |
| 16th | 2020–2023 | ||
| 2023 | Independent | ||
| 2023–present | GRS (PGRS) | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabah Heritage Party | Ben Chong Chen Bin | 7,206 | 48.47 |  4.45 | ||
| PN | Norlizah Gurahman | 5,327 | 35.84 |  35.84 | ||
| LDP | Chin Kee Yong | 1,492 | 10.04 | 25.52 | ||
| Love Sabah Party | Shawn Davey Robert Lee | 221 | 1.49 | 1.30 | ||
| USNO (Baru) | Awang Karim Abdul Kadir | 211 | 1.42 | 1.42 | ||
| Total valid votes | 14,457 | 97.26 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 334 | 2.25 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 74 | 0.50 | ||||
| Turnout | 14,865 | 62.72 | 9.34 | |||
| Registered electors | 23,700 | |||||
| Majority | 1,897 | 12.63 | 4.73 | |||
| Sabah Heritage Party hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabah Heritage Party | Ben Chong Chen Bin | 9,124 | 52.92 | 52.92 | ||
| BN | Teo Chee Kang | 6,132 | 35.56 | 15.53 | ||
| PAS | Aliasgar Omolong | 617 | 3.58 | 3.58 | ||
| Love Sabah Party | Thomas Tsen | 481 | 2.79 | 2.79 | ||
| Sabah People's Unity Party | Allaidly Poyon | 446 | 2.59 | 2.59 | ||
| Total valid votes | 22,404 | 97.99 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 345 | 2.00 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 97 | 0.56 | ||||
| Turnout | 17,242 | 72.06 | 5.36 | |||
| Registered electors | 23,928 | |||||
| Majority | 2,992 | 17.36 | 5.95 | |||
| Sabah Heritage Party gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Teo Chee Kang | 8,890 | 51.09 | 1.00 | ||
| PKR | William Chin Chung Kui | 6,905 | 39.68 | 25.84 | ||
| SAPP | Peter Tsen Heng Chong | 500 | 2.87 | 2.87 | ||
| MUPP | Zainal Nasiruddin | 363 | 2.09 | 2.09 | ||
| STAR | Hendiri @ Hendry Minar | 273 | 1.57 | 1.57 | ||
| Independent | Alexandra @ Alexander Anthony | 35 | 0.20 | 0.20 | ||
| Total valid votes | 16,966 | 97.49 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 398 | 2.29 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 38 | 0.20 | ||||
| Turnout | 17,402 | 77.42 | 9.55 | |||
| Registered electors | 22,476 | |||||
| Majority | 1,985 | 11.41 | 15.94 | |||
| Tanjong Kapor hold | Swing | BN | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Teo Chee Kang | 6,629 | 50.09 | 1.93 | ||
| Independent | Peter Tsen Heng Chong | 3,010 | 22.74 | 22.74 | ||
| PKR | Ng Kim Kiat | 1,831 | 13.84 | 13.45 | ||
| Independent | Awang Karim Abdul Kadir | 871 | 6.58 | 6.58 | ||
| Independent | Edwin Pius @ Entak | 109 | 0.82 | 0.82 | ||
| Independent | Asbiah Anggar | 73 | 0.55 | 0.55 | ||
| Independent | Masiun Mupang | 35 | 0.26 | 0.26 | ||
| BERSEKUTU | Berman Angkap | 32 | 0.24 | 0.16 | ||
| Total valid votes | 12,590 | 95.13 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 567 | 4.28 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 77 | 0.58 | ||||
| Turnout | 13,234 | 67.87 | 1.53 | |||
| Registered electors | 19,500 | |||||
| Majority | 3,619 | 27.35 | 4.23 | |||
| Tanjong Kapor hold | Swing | BN | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Chong Kah Kiat | 6,234 | 48.16 | |||
| Independent | Omar Mohd Aji | 3,241 | 25.04 | |||
| Independent | Kong Hong Ming @ Kong Fo Min | 1,877 | 14.50 | |||
| Independent | Wong Phin Chung | 1,035 | 8.00 | |||
| BERSEKUTU | Santong Angkap | 52 | 0.40 | |||
| PKR | Alexandra @ Alexander Anthony | 50 | 0.39 | |||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyOK | Bensali Ebrahim | 44 | 0.34 | |||
| Total valid votes | 12,533 | 96.82 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 332 | 2.56 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 79 | 0.61 | ||||
| Turnout | 12,944 | 69.40 | ||||
| Registered electors | 18,652 | |||||
| Majority | 2,993 | 23.12 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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