Tanjung Aru (state constituency)

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Tanjung Aru
Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 

Vacant
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
Constituency re-created2004
First contested1974
Last contested 2025
Demographics
Electors (2025)21,264

Tanjung Aru is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. [1]

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Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Tanjung Aru's electorate as of 2020
  1. Sabah Bumiputera (49.4%)
  2. Chinese (29.7%)
  3. Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (12.2%)
  4. Other ethnicities (8.79%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tanjung Aru constituency has a total of 7 polling districts. [2]

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

Representation history

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tanjung Aru
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Tanjong Aru
3rd1967 – 1971Lee Vui MinAlliance (SCA)
4th1971 – 1976Herman LupingAlliance (USNO)
5th1976Darius BinionBERJAYA
1976 – 1981Matthew Gonzaga
6th1981 – 1985Paul Wong Kau Chai SindinBN (BERJAYA)
Constituency abolished, split into Petagas and Sembulan [3]
Constituency re-created from Sembulan, Likas and Petagas
12th2004 – 2008Edward Yong Oui Fah (杨爱华)BN (PBS)
13th2008 – 2013
14th2013 – 2018
15th2018 – 2020 Junz Wong (王鸿俊) WARISAN
Tanjung Aru [4]
16th2020 – 2025 Junz Wong (王鸿俊) WARISAN
17th2025–present

Election results

Sabah state election, 2025
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
PBK Jasni Matlani
PH Chan Foong Hin
Independent Mohamed Zaim Ansawi
Sabah Native Cooperation Party Wong Cheng Chee
Homeland Solidarity Party Hiew Choon Yu
Sabah Dream Party Yee Wee Ping
PN Suhaimi Buang
Heritage
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors21,264
Majority
Source(s)
[ citation needed ]
Sabah state election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
Sabah Heritage Party Junz Wong 5,68557.55Increase2.svg 2.75
BN Mohd Reduan Aklee2,53825.69Decrease2.svg 3.32
PBS Edward Yong Oui Fah6476.55Increase2.svg 6.55
Love Sabah Party Noran Addy Sukiran2412.44Increase2.svg 2.44
LDP Ibrahim Okk Mohd Laiman Diki1791.81Increase2.svg 1.81
USNO (Baru) Shaffic Risaib Shah880.89Increase2.svg 0.89
GAGASAN Rizawani Fiona Heng250.25Increase2.svg 0.25
Independent Jan Chow Yee Fah180.18Increase2.svg 0.18
Total valid votes9,42195.36
Total rejected ballots2872.91
Unreturned ballots1711.73
Turnout9,87966.12Decrease2.svg 8.88
Registered electors14,941
Majority3,14731.86Increase2.svg 6.07
Sabah Heritage Party hold Swing
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".
Sabah state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
Sabah Heritage Party Junz Wong 9,79454.80Increase2.svg 54.80
BN Edward Yong Oui Fah5,18429.01Decrease2.svg 24.35
PAS Hamid Ismail1,3797.72Decrease2.svg 24.00
Sabah People's Hope Party Noraiza Mohammad Noor5663.17Increase2.svg 3.17
Sabah Native Co-operation Party Roger Chong Wei Leung4942.76Increase2.svg 2.76
Total valid votes22,40497.46
Total rejected ballots3421.91
Unreturned ballots1120.63
Turnout17,87175.00Decrease2.svg 2.60
Registered electors23,829
Majority4,61025.79Increase2.svg 4.15
Sabah Heritage Party gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".
Sabah state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Edward Yong Oui Fah9,09953.36Decrease2.svg 1.66
PAS Hamid Ismail5,40931.72Increase2.svg 31.72
STAR Yong We Kong1,3337.82Increase2.svg 7.82
SAPP Salleh Tiasi @ Tiaseh7504.40Increase2.svg 4.40
Total valid votes16,59197.30
Total rejected ballots4482.63
Unreturned ballots130.08
Turnout17,05277.60Increase2.svg 15.39
Registered electors21,973
Majority3,69021.64Decrease2.svg 2.16
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".[ permanent dead link ]
Sabah state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Edward Yong Oui Fah6,43051.70Decrease2.svg 12.61
PKR Awang Ahmad Sah3,47027.90Increase2.svg 9.32
DAP Teddy Yang Chan Tsze2,29818.48Increase2.svg 5.07
Total valid votes12,19898.08
Total rejected ballots2251.81
Unreturned ballots140.11
Turnout12,43762.21Increase2.svg 6.16
Registered electors19,993
Majority2,96023.80Decrease2.svg 21.93
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2008".
Sabah state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Edward Yong Oui Fah6,90464.31
PKR Awang Ahmad Sah1,99518.58
DAP Chong Yaw Fah @ Stephen1,44013.41
PAS Foo Ah Onong @ Onong Otong1181.75
Total valid votes10,45797.41
Total rejected ballots2552.38
Unreturned ballots230.21
Turnout10,73556.05
Registered electors19,152
Majority4,90945.73
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2004".

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