Pensiangan (federal constituency)

Pensiangan (P182)
Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	31,377

Pensiangan is a federal constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 1995, from 2004 to present.

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 Pensiangan's electorate as of 2018[2]

Non-muslim bumiputera (73.93%)

Muslim bumiputera (24.27%)

Chinese (1.3%)

Other ethnicities (0.5%)

History

It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Sinulihan, Mansiat, Tulid, Sungoi, Marapok, Mengatang, Pangkalan, Malima, Sook, Barasanon, Ansip, Mambulu, Karamatoi, Dalit, Simbuan, Kalampun, Malaing, Lumiri, Bonor, Lanas, Tiulon, Nabawan, Pandewan, Ponontomon, Saliu, Sabanait, Sepulot, Tataluan, Saliku, Logongon, Pensiangan, Sibangali, Pohon Batu, Salinatan, Babalitan, Saliliran.

2016–present:[3] The constituency contains the polling districts of Sinulihan, Mansiat, Tulid, Sungoi, Marapok, Magatang, Menawo, Malima, Sook, Barasanon, Ansip, Membulu, Karamatoi, Dalit, Simbuan, Kalampun, Malaing, Lumiri, Bonor, Lanas, Tiulon, Nabawan, Pandewan, Ponontomon, Saliu, Sabinait, Sapulot, Tataluan, Saliku, Longongon, Pensiangan, Sibangali, Pohon Batu, Salinatan, Babalitan, Saliliran.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Pensiangan
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Ulu Padas
7th	1986-1990	Taimin Lumaing	BN (PBS)
8th	1990-1995	Taimin Lumaing	PBS
Constituency abolished, merged into Tenom and Keningau
Constituency re-created from Tenom and Keningau
11th	2004-2008	Bernard S. Maraat @ Ben	BN (PBRS)
12th	2008-2013	Joseph Kurup
13th	2013-2018	Joseph Kurup
14th	2018-Present	Arthur Joseph Kurup
14th		Arthur Joseph Kurup

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1967–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2020	2020–present
Pensiangan			Nabawan		Nabawan
			Sook		Sook
						Tulid

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Arthur Joseph Kurup	11,783	48.35	+ 3.04
	PH	Raymond Ahuar	9,469	38.86	+38.86
	STAR	Joh Jimmy @ Richard Joe Jimmy	2,839	11.65	- 5.36
	PCS	Maidin Atak @ Maidin Osman	212	0.87	+ 0.87
	Independent	Engah Sintan @ Dahlan Abdullah	65	0.27	+ 0.27
Total valid votes			24,368	100.00
Total rejected ballots			528
Unreturned ballots			59
Turnout			24,955	79.53
Registered electors			31,377
Majority			2,314	9.50
	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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Joseph Kurup	9,467	45.31	+ 45.31
	PKR	Richard Sakian Gunting	7,723	36.95	+ 36.95
	STAR	Martin Tomy @ Tommy	3,554	17.01	+ 17.01
	Independent	Fatimah Agitor @ Mohd Daud	152	0.73	+ 0.73
Total valid votes			20,896	100.00
Total rejected ballots			483
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			21,391	81.66
Registered electors			26,194
Majority			1,744	8.40
	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 2016-05-12. "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 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Joseph Kurup won uncontested.
	BN	Joseph Kurup
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Bernard S. Maraat @ Ben	6,080	51.05
	Independent	Martin Tomy @ Tommy	5,272	44.27
	Independent	Samson S. Koroh @ Razali Suffian	557	4.68
Total valid votes			11,909	100.00
Total rejected ballots			552
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			12,463	68.95
Registered electors			18,075
Majority			808	6.78
	BN gain from PBS		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Taimin Lumaing	7,701	84.67	+ 84.67
	DAP	Ampon @ Foo Tun Bung	1,394	15.33	+ 15.33
Total valid votes			9,095	100.00
Total rejected ballots			172
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,267	52.02
Registered electors			17,814
Majority			6,307	69.34
	PBS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Taimin Lumaing	5,196	75.02
	Independent	Peter Kodou	1,730	24.98
Total valid votes			6,926	100.00
Total rejected ballots			160
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			7,086	48.23
Registered electors			14,693
Majority			3,466	50.04
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. 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. 42. 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.

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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. 42. 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.