Kudat (federal constituency)
 Sabah constituency | |
|---|---|
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2003 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 92,554 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 75,724 |
| Area (km²) | 2,300 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 40.2 |
Kudat is a federal constituency in Kudat Division (Kudat District, part of Kota Marudu District and Pitas District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.
The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]https://ge15.orientaldaily.com.my/seats/sabah/p
Ethnic breakdown of Kudat's electorate as of 2022
Sabah Bumiputera (65.1%)
Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (17.6%)
Chinese (8.9%)
Other ethnicities (8.4%)
Age breakdown of Kudat's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (7.96%)
21-29 (23.27%)
30-39 (23.49%)
40-49 (16.62%)
50-59 (11.81%)
60-69 (8.42%)
70-79 (4.19%)
80-89 (2.37%)
above 90 (1.86%)
Gender breakdown of Kudat's electorate as of 2022
Male (50.54%)
Female (49.46%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kudat constituency has a total of 49 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banggi（N01） | Limbuak | 167/01/01 | SK Limbuak |
| Kapitangan | 167/01/02 | SK Kapitangan | |
| Sabur | 167/01/03 | SK Sabur | |
| Karakit | 167/01/04 | SK Karakit Banggi | |
| Malawali | 167/01/05 | SK Tanjung Manawali | |
| Balambangan | 167/01/06 | SK Balambangan Banggi | |
| Maliu | 167/01/07 | SK Padang | |
| Dagotan | 167/01/08 | SK Dogoton | |
| Lok Agong | 167/01/09 | SK Kapitangan | |
| Sebogoh | 167/01/10 | Balai Raya Kasingpitan Sebogoh | |
| Loktohog | 167/01/11 | SK Loktohog Banggi | |
| Lakisan | 167/01/12 | SK Lakisan | |
| Palak | 167/01/13 | SK Palak | |
| Tigabu | 167/01/14 | SK Pulau Tigabu | |
| Bengkoka (N02) | Mengkubau | 167/02/01 | SK Manggis/Mongkubou |
| Tanjung Piring | 167/02/02 | SK Mapan-Mapan | |
| Mangkapon | 167/02/03 | SK Mangkapon Pitas | |
| Kanibongan | 167/02/04 | SK Kanibongan | |
| Pantai | 167/02/05 | SK Pantai | |
| Kebatasan | 167/02/06 | SK Kusilad | |
| Penapak | 167/02/07 | SK Pinapak | |
| Dandun | 167/02/08 | SK Dandun | |
| Senaja | 167/02/09 | SK Senaja | |
| Pandan | 167/02/10 | SK Pandan Mandamai | |
| Pitas（N03） | Telaga | 167/03/01 | SK Telaga |
| Kalumpang | 167/03/02 | SK Pekan Pitas | |
| Salimpodon | 167/03/03 | SK Salimpodon Darat | |
| Pitas | 167/03/04 | SMK Pitas | |
| Liu | 167/03/05 | SK Liu | |
| Malubang | 167/03/06 | SK Malubang | |
| Rosob | 167/03/07 | SK Rosob | |
| Pinggan-Pinggan | 167/03/08 | SK Pinggan-Pinggan | |
| Sungai Eloi | 167/03/09 | SK Datong | |
| Sanitan | 167/03/10 | SK Nibang | |
| Tanjung Kapor（N04） | Tiga Papan | 167/04/01 | SK Tiga Papan Kudat |
| Suangpai | 167/04/02 | SK Suangpai | |
| Pengaraban | 167/04/03 | SK Tun Datu Hj Mustapha | |
| Tanjung Kapor | 167/04/04 | SMK Abdul Rahim | |
| Pakka | 167/04/05 | SK St. Peter Kudat | |
| Bangau | 167/04/06 | SK Bangau Kudat | |
| Tamalang | 167/04/07 | SJK (C) Our Lady Immaculate Kudat | |
| Dampirit | 167/04/08 | SK Dampirit | |
| Kudat Bandar | 167/04/09 | SMK Kudat | |
| Milau | 167/04/10 | SK Nangka Kudat | |
| Landong Ayang | 167/04/11 | SMK Lok Yuk Kudat | |
| Loro | 167/04/12 | SJK (C) Sacred Heart Tajau Kudat | |
| Tajau | 167/04/13 | SJK (C) Lok Yuk Pinangsoo Kudat | |
| Limau-Limauan | 167/04/14 | SK Limau-Limauan | |
| Pantai Bahagia | 167/04/15 | SMK Kudat II |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Kudat | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Marudu | ||||
| 11th | P167 | 2004-2008 | Abd Rahim Bakri (عبدالرحيم بن بكري) |
BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | 2008-2013 | |||
| 13th | 2013-2018 | |||
| 14th | 2018 | |||
| 2018-2019 | Independent | |||
| 2019-2020 | PH (BERSATU) | |||
| 2020–2022 | GRS (BERSATU) | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | Verdon Bahanda (ۏردون باهندا) |
Independent | |
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary constituency |
State constituency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–1974 | 1974–1985 | 1985–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2020 | 2020–present | |
| Kudat | Banggi | |||||
| Bengkoka | ||||||
| Pitas | ||||||
| Tanjong Kapor | ||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1 | Banggi | Mohammad Mohamarin | GRS (GAGASAN) |
| N2 | Bengkoka | Harun Durabi | BN (UMNO) |
| N3 | Pitas | Ruddy Awah | GRS (GAGASAN) |
| N4 | Tanjong Kapor | Chong Chen Bin @ Ben Chong |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1 | Banggi | Kudat Town Board |
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| N2 | Bengkoka | Pitas District Council | |
| N3 | Pitas |
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| N4 | Tanjong Kapor | Kudat Town Board |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Verdon Bahanda | 16,323 | 35.62 |  35.62
| ||
| GRS | Ruddy Awah | 14,356 | 31.33 | 31.33
| ||
| Heritage | Abdul Rashid Abdul Harun | 9,421 | 20.56 |  25.68
| ||
| PH | Thonny Chee | 4,726 | 10.31 | 10.31
| ||
| GTA | Nur Alya Humaira Usun | 282 | 0.62 | 0.62
| ||
| Total valid votes | 45,108 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 714 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 234 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,056 | 59.57 | 13.55
| |||
| Registered electors | 75,724 | |||||
| Majority | 1,967 | 4.29 | 0.63
| |||
| Independent gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abd Rahim Bakri | 18,503 | 49.90 | 11.85
| ||
| Sabah Heritage Party | Shariff Azman Shariff Along | 17,144 | 46.24 | 46.24
| ||
| Sabah People's Unity Party | Mohd Ashraf Chin Abdullah | 1,432 | 3.86 | 3.86
| ||
| Total valid votes | 37,079 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 955 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 171 | |||||
| Turnout | 38,205 | 73.12 | 3.96
| |||
| Registered electors | 52,251 | |||||
| Majority | 1,359 | 3.66 | 31.26
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 246/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 320/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abd Rahim Bakri | 21,883 | 61.75 | 7.75
| ||
| PKR | Rahimah Majid | 9,507 | 26.83 | 3.67
| ||
| STAR | Jutirim Galibai Galabi | 3,083 | 8.70 | 8.70
| ||
| SAPP | Mojurip Diyun | 963 | 2.72 | 2.72
| ||
| Total valid votes | 35,436 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 919 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 66 | |||||
| Turnout | 36,421 | 77.08 | 10.10
| |||
| Registered electors | 47,249 | |||||
| Majority | 12,376 | 34.92 | 4.08
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 183/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-12. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 224/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-12. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abd Rahim Bakri | 17,634 | 69.50 | 12.89
| |
| PKR | Yahya Othman | 7,739 | 30.50 | 30.50
| |
| Total valid votes | 25,373 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,058 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 120 | ||||
| Turnout | 26,551 | 66.98 | 1.08
| ||
| Registered electors | 39,643 | ||||
| Majority | 9,895 | 39.00 | 10.14
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abd Rahim Bakri | 13,236 | 56.61 | |||
| Independent | Abdul Rahman Sedik @ Sidek | 6,488 | 27.75 | |||
| Independent | Abdul Razak Abdul Salam | 2,375 | 10.16 | |||
| Independent | Asbiah Anggar | 1,282 | 5.48 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,381 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,061 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 24,442 | 65.90 | ||||
| Registered electors | 37,089 | |||||
| Majority | 6,748 | 28.86 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
[edit]- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
