Putatan (federal constituency)
Sabah constituency | |||
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Federal constituency | |||
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat | ||
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Constituency created | 2003 | ||
First contested | 2004 | ||
Last contested | 2013 |
Putatan 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.
History
2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Pulau Gaya, Sembulan Utara, Sembulan Selatan, Tanjung Aru Timor, Tanjung Aru Barat, Lapangan Terbang, Muhibbah, Pasir Putih, Tanjung Aru Baru, Petagas, Sailan, Putatan, Papason, Lok Kawi, Tengah Padang.
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Pulau Gaya, Sembulan Utara, Sembulan Selatan, Tanjung Aru Timor, Tanjung Aru Barat, Lapangan Terbang, Muhibbah, Pasir Putih, Tanjung Aru Baru, Pulau Sepanggar, Petagas, Sailan, Putatan, Papason, Lok Kawi, Tengah Padang.
Representation history
Members of Parliament for Putatan | ||||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
Constituency created | ||||
11th | 2004-2008 | Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh | BN | |
12th | 2008-2013 | |||
13th | 2013-present |
Election results
Malaysian general election, 2013 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh | 17,465 | 60.03 | |||||
DAP | Lee Han Kyun @ Joseph Lee | 7,958 | 27.35 | |||||
STAR | Awang Ahmad Sah | 2,604 | 8.95 | |||||
SAPP | Duli @ Dullie Mari @ Marie | 1,068 | 3.67 | |||||
Total valid votes | 29,095 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 665 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 176 | |||||||
Turnout | 29,936 | 79.85 | ||||||
Registered electors | 37,490 | |||||||
Majority | 9,507 | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh | 13,737 | 62.59 | |||||
PKR | Saukinah Yussof | 7,292 | 33.23 | |||||
Independent | Ramzah Ahmad | 918 | 4.18 | |||||
Total valid votes | 21,947 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 608 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 741 | |||||||
Turnout | 23,296 | 66.68 | ||||||
Registered electors | 34,935 | |||||||
Majority | 6,445 | |||||||
BN hold | Swing |
Malaysian general election, 2004 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh | 13,816 | 69.78 | |||||
KEADILAN | Awang Ahmad Sah | 5,984 | 30.22 | |||||
Total valid votes | 19,800 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 725 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 727 | |||||||
Turnout | 21,252 | 62.28 | ||||||
Registered electors | ||||||||
Majority | 7,832 | |||||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ↑ "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.