Sipitang (federal constituency)

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

Sipitang (P178)

Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Yamani Hafez Musa PPBM
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	31,882

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 Sipitang's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Muslim bumiputera (76.27%)

  Non-muslim bumiputera (19.48%)

  Chinese (3.74%)

  Other ethnicities (0.52%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kabajang, Gadong, Lupak, Padas Valley, Beaufort Selatan, Lumadan, Bukau, Suasa, Padas Damit, Bankalalak, Weston, Lubok, Lingkungan, Banting, Sindumin, Marintaman, Bandar Sipitang, Mesapol, Usuk, Ulu Sipitang, Pantai, Melamam, Mendolong, Kelangsat, Bole, Meligan, Long Pasia, Iburu.

2016–present:[3] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kabajang, Gadong, Lupak, Padas Valley, Beaufort Selatan, Lumadan, Bukau, Suasa, Padas Damit, Bankalalak, Weston, Lubok, Lingkungan, Banting, Sindumin, Marintaman, Bandar Sipitang, Mesapol, Usuk, Ulu Sipitang, Pantai, Melamam, Mendolong, Kelangsat, Bole, Meligan, Long Pasia, Iburu, Tanjung Pagar, Kuala Muaya.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sipitang
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Limbawang
9th	1995-1999	Yusof Yacob	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Sapawi Ahmad
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018	Yamani Hafez Musa
	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
Sipitang				Lumadan
				Sindumin

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yamani Hafez Musa	12,038	48.60	- 20.24
	WARISAN	Noor Hayaty Mustapha	11,186	45.16	+ 45.16
	PHRS	Dayang Aezzy Liman	1,547	6.25	+ 6.25
Total valid votes			24,771	100.00
Total rejected ballots			596
Unreturned ballots			116
Turnout			25,483	79.93
Registered electors			31,882
Majority			852	3.44
	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	Sapawi Amat Wasali @ Ahmad	16,377	68.84
	PKR	Ramle Dua @ Ramli Dua Lee	6,908	29.04
	SAPP	Kamis Daming	505	2.12
Total valid votes			23,790	100.00
Total rejected ballots			539
Unreturned ballots			58
Turnout			24,387	83.58
Registered electors			29,177
Majority			9,469
	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	Sapawi Amat Wasali @ Ahmad	11,905	67.40
	PKR	Karim @ Abdul Karim Tassim	5,759	32.60
Total valid votes			17,664	100.00
Total rejected ballots			531
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			18,211	75.42
Registered electors			24,145
Majority			6,146
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Yusof Yacob won uncontested.
	BN	Yusof @ Josree Yacob
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	Yusof @ Josree Yacob	9,581	64.01
	KEADILAN	Abdul Rahman Md. Yakub	5,242	35.02
	Independent	Ag. Ku Tengah Pg. Damit	145	0.97
Total valid votes			14,968	100.00
Total rejected ballots			186
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			15,181	68.74
Registered electors
Majority			4,339
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yusof @ Josree Yacob	9,732	64.44
	PBS	Jamilah Sulaiman	5,208	34.49
	Independent	Hussin Masalih	162	1.07
Total valid votes			15,102	100.00
Total rejected ballots			208
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			15,324	74.36
Registered electors
Majority			4,524
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. 41. 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.