Tungku (state constituency)

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Tungku
Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Assaffal P. Alian
Sabah Heritage Party
Constituency created2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)13,255

Tungku 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 Tungku's electorate as of 2020

  Sabah Bumiputera (66.27%)
  Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (20.02%)
  Other ethnicities (12.14%)
   Chinese (1.57%)

History

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tungku
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
12th2004 – 2008Mohd Suhaili Said (محمد سهيلي سعيد)BN (UMNO)
13th2008 – 2013
14th2013 – 2018
2018Vacant [N 1]
15th2018 – 2020 Assaffal P. Alian (الصّافال ڤ عليان) WARISAN
16th2020 –

Election results

Sabah state election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Sabah Heritage Party Assaffal P. Alian 3,79248.00Decrease2.svg 0.51
BN Abdul Momen Anchai @ Momen Anghai3,52444.61Increase2.svg 3.81
Independent Jumaat Anwar1541.95Increase2.svg 1.95
Love Sabah Party Jani Kulmen1421.80Increase2.svg 1.80
United Sabah National Organisation (Baru) Mohammad Sidam791.00Increase2.svg 1.00
Sabah Nationality Party Amil Bangsa Amil Ahsan240.30Decrease2.svg 0.49
Total valid votes7,71597.66
Total rejected ballots1331.68
Unreturned ballots520.66
Turnout7,90059.60Decrease2.svg 13.41
Registered electors13,255
Majority2683.39Decrease2.svg 4.32
Tungku hold Swing WARISAN
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 Assaffal P. Alian 6,29548.51Increase2.svg 48.51
BN Mizma Appehdullah5,29440.80Decrease2.svg 28.58
Pakatan HarapanRS Bulangan Panasi9287.15Increase2.svg 7.15
Sabah Nationality Party Abdul Rahman Taggoh1020.79Increase2.svg 0.79
Total valid votes12,61997.25
Total rejected ballots3522.71
Unreturned ballots50.04
Turnout12,97673.01Decrease2.svg 4.33
Registered electors17,773
Majority1,0017.71Decrease2.svg 40.77
Tungku gain from Sabah Heritage Party Swing BN
Sabah state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohd Suhaili Said7,84869.38Increase2.svg 6.78
PKR Johani Abdul Halim2,36420.90Decrease2.svg 10.81
SAPP Shuaib Mutalib3733.30Increase2.svg 3.30
STAR Johan Nul3372.98Increase2.svg 2.98
Independent Tsen Yun Fah @ Mohd Azlan Tsen Abdullah960.85Increase2.svg 0.85
Total valid votes11,01897.40
Total rejected ballots2872.54
Unreturned ballots70.06
Turnout11,31277.34Increase2.svg 14.36
Registered electors14,626
Majority5,48448.48Increase2.svg 17.59
Tungku hold Swing BN
Sabah state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohd Suhaili Said4,82862.60Decrease2.svg 14.45
PKR Jamal Sulai2,44631.71Increase2.svg 31.71
Independent Abdul Raja Abdul Mohamad1642.13Increase2.svg 2.13
Total valid votes7,43896.43
Total rejected ballots2713.51
Unreturned ballots40.05
Turnout7,71362.98Increase2.svg 2.36
Registered electors12,246
Majority2,38230.89Decrease2.svg 30.37
Tungku hold Swing BN
Sabah state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohd Suhaili Said5,29077.05
Independent Hassan Malempeng1,08415.79
SETIA Norsiah Abdul Hamid2493.63
Total valid votes6,62396.46
Total rejected ballots2123.08
Unreturned ballots310.45
Turnout6,86660.62
Registered electors11,327
Majority4,20661.26
This was a new constituency created.

Notes

  1. Vacant until the 2018 Malaysian general election due to the incumbent died in office. No by-election was held due to the next general election that was almost getting near.

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