Libaran (federal constituency)

Libaran is a federal constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.

Libaran (P184)

Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Zakaria Edris PPBM
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	47,914

The federal constituency was created in the 1994 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 Libaran's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Muslim bumiputera (76.77%)

  Chinese (16.47%)

  Non-muslim bumiputera (6.15%)

  Other ethnicities (0.62%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Semawang, Dandulit, Gum-Gum, Sandala, Jalan Labuk, Sungai Dusun, Jaya Bakti, Pulau Libaran, Sungai Tiram, Batu 25 Jalan Labuk, Sungai Batang, Sungai Manila, Sibuga, Sungai Kayu, Taman Airport, Nunuyan, Batu 8 Jalan Labuk, Taman Merpati, Sungai Padas, Batu Putih Baru.

2016–present:[3] The constituency contains the polling districts of Semawang, Dandulit, Gum-Gum, Sandala, Jalan Labuk, Sungai Dusun, Jaya Bakti, Pulau Libaran, Sungai Tiram, Batu 25 Jalan Labuk, Sungai Batang, Sungai Manila, Sibuga, Sungai Kayu, Taman Airport, Nunuyan, Batu 8 Jalan Labuk, Taman Merpati, Sungai Padas, Batu Putih Baru, Tinosa, Taman Fajar, Rancangan Lubuh, Tanjung Pisau, Pulau Pamaguan.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Libaran
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Sandakan
9th	1995-1999	Akbarkhan Abdul Rahman	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999-2004	Juslie Ajirol
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018	Zakaria Edris
	2018-2019		Independent
	2019-2020		PH (BERSATU)
	2020-present		PN (BERSATU)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1967–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2020	2020–present
Libaran					Gum-Gum
				Sekong
				Sungai Sibuga
						Sungai Manila

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zakaria Edris	17,799	49.25	- 13.31
	WARISAN	Irwanshah Mustapa	17,121	47.37	+ 47.37
	PHRS	Alfian Mansyur	1,223	3.38	+ 3.38
Total valid votes			36,143	100.00
Total rejected ballots			948
Unreturned ballots			157
Turnout			37,248	77.74
Registered electors			47,914
Majority			678	1.88
	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. "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	Juslie Ajirol	19,584	62.56
	PKR	Mohd Serman Hassnar	7,998	25.55
	Independent	Sahar Saka	3,219	10.28
	STAR	Rosnah Unsari	502	1.60
Total valid votes			31,303	100.00
Total rejected ballots			713
Unreturned ballots			103
Turnout			32,119	80.76
Registered electors			39,772
Majority			11,586
	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 2016-05-19. "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 2016-05-19.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Juslie Ajirol	13,668	69.01
	PKR	Ahmad Thamrin @ Tamrin Mohd Jaini	6,139	30.99
Total valid votes			19,807	100.00
Total rejected ballots			613
Unreturned ballots			116
Turnout			20,536	65.33
Registered electors			31,435
Majority			7,529
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Juslie Ajirol	13,140	84.17
	KEADILAN	Raj Munni Sabu @ Aiman Athirah Al Jundi	2,471	15.83
Total valid votes			15,611	100.00
Total rejected ballots			804
Unreturned ballots			69
Turnout			16,484	61.31
Registered electors
Majority			10,669
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Juslie Ajirol	11,303	69.36
	KEADILAN	Muzhry Nasir	4,992	30.64
Total valid votes			16,295	100.00
Total rejected ballots			231
Unreturned ballots			185
Turnout			16,711	48.17
Registered electors
Majority			6,311
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Akbarkhan Abdul Rahman	12,777	69.27
	PBS	Nasir Uddin	5,453	29.56
	Independent	Raman Kardi @ Marjok	215	1.17
Total valid votes			18,445	100.00
Total rejected ballots			276
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			18,743	56.25
Registered electors
Majority			7,324
This was a new constituency created.

References

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

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. 42. 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.