Sepanggar (federal constituency)

Sepanggar (P171)
Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	62,415

Sepanggar is a federal constituency in 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

Ethnic breakdown of Sepanggar's electorate as of 2018[2]

Muslim bumiputera (55.25%)

Non-muslim bumiputera (24.63%)

Chinese (18.98%)

Other ethnicities (1.14%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Karambunai, Gudon, Inanam Laut, Likas Baru, Likas Darat, Kampong Likas, Taman Indah Permai, Bangka-Bangka, Kurol Melangi, Darau, Warisan, Telipok Laut, Telipok Darat, Tobobon, Kokol, Menggatal, Pulutan, Inanam Darat, Poring-Poring, Kolam Ayer, Cenderakasih, Pekan Inanam, Bantayan.

2016–present:[3] The constituency contains the polling districts of Karambunai, Gudon, Inanam Laut, Likas Baru, Likas Darat, Kampong Likas, Taman Indah Permai, Bangka-Bangka, Kurol Melangi, Darau, Warisan, Rampayan, Kibagu, Telipok Laut, Telipok Darat, Tobobon, Kokol, Menggatal, Pulutan, Inanam Darat, Poring-Poring, Kolam Ayer, Cenderakasih, Pekan Inanam, Bantayan.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sepanggar
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Gaya
11th	2004-2008	Enchin Majimbun @ Eric	BN (SAPP)
12th	2008		BN (SAPP)
12th	2008-2013		SAPP
13th	2013-2018	Jumat Idris	BN (UMNO)
14th	2018-present	Azis Jamman	WARISAN

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1967–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2020	2020–present
Sepanggar					Inanam
					Karambunai
						Darau

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	WARISAN	Azis Jamman	28,420	59.47	+ 59.47
	BN	Abdul Rahman Dahlan	15,436	32.30	- 21.77
	SAPP	Jeffrey Kumin	2,958	6.19	- 3.44
	PCS	Robert Sopining	971	2.03	+ 2.03
Total valid votes			47,785	100.00
Total rejected ballots			913
Unreturned ballots			314
Turnout			49,012	78.53
Registered electors			62,415
Majority			12,984	27.17
	WARISAN gain from BN		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. "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. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Jumat Idris	22,845	54.07
	DAP	Jeffrey Kumin @ John	13,403	31.72
	SAPP	Don Chin Hon Kiong	4,070	9.63
	STAR	Daniel John Jambun	1,931	4.57
Total valid votes			42,249	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,167
Unreturned ballots			84
Turnout			43,500	81.50
Registered electors			53,374
Majority			9,442
	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. 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. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Enchin Majimbun @ Eric	16,884	64.90
	PKR	Mohd Ibrahim Abdullah @ Yembun	5,423	20.84
	DAP	Ewol Muji	3,709	14.26
Total valid votes			26,016	100.00
Total rejected ballots			790
Unreturned ballots			184
Turnout			26,990	68.76
Registered electors			39,251
Majority			11,461
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Enchin Majimbun @ Eric	16,226	76.09
	KEADILAN	Saidatul Badru Mohd Said	5,098	23.91
Total valid votes			21,324	100.00
Total rejected ballots			727
Unreturned ballots			32
Turnout			22,083	63.96
Registered electors
Majority			11,128
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

"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. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sabah [P.U. (B) 57/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-10.

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[1] "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. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[2] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[3] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sabah [P.U. (B) 57/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-10.