Papar (federal constituency)

Papar (P175)
Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	43,586

Papar is a federal constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 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 Papar's electorate as of 2018[2]

Muslim bumiputera (66.71%)

Non-muslim bumiputera (25.31%)

Chinese (7.46%)

Other ethnicities (0.52%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Pangalat, Dambai, Kawang, Kinarut, Langkuas, Labak, Kaiduan, Gana, Obai, Buang Sayang, Kuala, Kelanahan, Surati, Bandar Papar, Benoni, Limbahau, Biau.

2016–2019:[3] The constituency contains the polling districts of Pengalat, Dambai, Kawang, Kinarut, Kampung Laut, Labak, Kaiduan, Gana, Ovai, Pengalat Kecil, Beringgis, Taman Pantai Lok Kawi, Buang Sayang, Kuala, Kelanahan, Surati, Bandar Papar, Benoni, Limbahau, Biau, Rampazan.

2019–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Pengalat, Dambai, Kawang, Kinarut, Kampung Laut, Labak, Kaiduan, Gana, Ovai, Pengalat Kecil, Beringgis, Buang Sayang, Kuala, Kelanahan, Surati, Bandar Papar, Benoni, Limbahau, Biau, Rampazan.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Papar
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kimanis
7th	1986-1990	Osu Sukam	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-present	Ahmad Hassan	WARISAN

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1967–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2020	2020–present
Papar			Buang Sayang
						Dambai
			Kawang
				Pantai Manis

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	WARISAN	Ahmad Hassan	17,394	48.54	+ 48.54
	BN	Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin	17,069	47.63	- 17.20
	STAR	Jamil William Core	892	2.49	- 0.07
	PCS	Elbert Sikuil	481	1.34	+ 1.34
Total valid votes			35,836	100.00
Total rejected ballots			543
Unreturned ballots			161
Turnout			36,540	83.83
Registered electors			43,586
Majority			325	0.91
	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	Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin	21,196	64.83	+ 0.40
	PKR	Mohammad Yahya Lampong	10,661	32.61	+ 8.36
	STAR	Balon Mujim	838	2.56	+ 2.56
Total valid votes			32,695	100.00
Total rejected ballots			499
Unreturned ballots			68
Turnout			33,262	85.79
Registered electors			38,771
Majority			10,535	32.22
	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 30 September 2018. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-19.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin	15,352	64.43	+ 64.43
	PKR	Wahap Idris	5,778	24.25	+ 24.25
	Independent	Patrick Sindu	2,268	9.52	+ 9.52
	Independent	Mohd Hashim Yussup @ Yusof	429	1.80	+ 1.80
Total valid votes			23,827	100.00
Total rejected ballots			651
Unreturned ballots			435
Turnout			24,913	77.18
Registered electors			32,279
Majority			9,574	40.18
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin won uncontested.
	BN	Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Osu Sukam	14,013	64.81	+ 8.13
	PBS	Mohd Saidi Lampoh	7,608	35.19	- 6.93
Total valid votes			21,621	100.00
Total rejected ballots			200
Unreturned ballots			43
Turnout			21,864	70.22
Registered electors			31,136
Majority			6,405	29.62
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Osu Sukam	12,131	56.68	+ 5.46
	PBS	Juani @ Johnny Mositun	9,015	42.12	+ 42.12
	Independent	Mohd. Hashim Yussup	257	1.20	+ 1.20
Total valid votes			21,403	100.00
Total rejected ballots			204
Unreturned ballots			58
Turnout			21,665	74.94
Registered electors			28,909
Majority			3,116	14.56
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Osu Sukam	8,452	51.22	+ 2.30
	Independent	Abd. Rahman Juman	7,939	48.10	+ 48.10
	Independent	Wences B. Lajingah	45	0.27	+ 0.27
	Independent	Md. Ariff Ab. Bakar	41	0.25	+ 0.25
	Independent	Huang Tzin Tat @ Alexander	27	0.16	+ 0.16
Total valid votes			16,504	100.00
Total rejected ballots			109
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			16,613	71.80
Registered electors			23,137
Majority			513	3.12
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Osu Sukam	4,844	48.92
	Independent	James Ghani	4,638	46.83
	Independent	Othman Mohd Yassin	421	4.25
Total valid votes			9,903	100.00
Total rejected ballots			92
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,995	57.99
Registered electors			17,237
Majority			206	2.09
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. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. 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.
"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) 460/2019]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-26.

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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. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. 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.

[4] "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) 460/2019]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-26.