Sipitang (federal constituency) explained

Sipitang (P178)
State:Sabah
Fed-Rep:Matbali Musah
Fed-Rep-Party:Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Fed-Status:active
Fed-Created:1994
Fed-Election-First:1995
Fed-Election-Last:2022
Demo-Census-Date:2020
Demo-Pop:66583
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Electors:45,871
Demo-Electors-Date:2022
Demo-Electors-Ref:[2]
Demo-Area:3715

Sipitang is a federal constituency in Interior Division (Beaufort District and Sipitang District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.

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.

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sipitang constituency has a total of 30 polling districts.[3]

State constituencyPolling DistrictCodeLocation
Lumadan (N34)Kabajang178/34/01SK Kabajang
Gadong178/34/02
  • SK Gadong
  • SK Garama
Lupak178/34/03SK Lupak
Padas Valley178/34/04SK Luagan
Beaufort Selatan178/34/05
  • SK Pekan Beaufort
  • Kolej Vokesional Beaufort
Lumadan178/34/06SK Ladang-Lumadan
Bukau178/34/07SK Bukau
Suasa178/34/08SK Suasa
Padas Demit178/34/09SK Padas Demit
Bankalalak178/34/10SK Bangkalalak
Weston178/34/11
  • SK Weston
  • SMK Weston
Lubok178/34/12SK Lubok
Lingkungan178/34/13
  • SK Lingkungan
  • SK Maraba
Sindumin (N35)Banting178/35/01SK Banting
Sindumin178/35/02SK Sindumin
Marintaman178/35/03SK Merintaman
Bandar Sipitang178/35/04
  • SK Pekan Sipitang
  • SMK Pengiran Omar
Mesapol178/35/05
  • SJK (C) Chung Hwa Mesapol
  • SMK Pengiran Omar II
Usuk178/35/06SK Melalia
Ulu Sipitang178/35/07SK Ulu Sipitang
Pantai178/35/08SK Pantai
Melamam178/35/09SK Melamam
Mendolong178/35/10SK Mendulong
Kelangsat178/35/11SK Kelangsat
Bole178/35/12SK Ulu Bole
Meligan178/35/13SK Meligan
Long Pasia178/35/14SK Long Pasia
Iburu178/35/15Balai Kebudayaan Iburu
Tanjung Pagar178/35/16
  • SK Padang Berampah
  • SMK Padang Berampah
Kuala Muaya178/35/17SK Kebawang

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sipitang
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Padas and Limbawang
9thP1551995-1999Yusof Yacob
(يوسف يعقوب)
10th1999-2004
11thP1782004-2008
12th2008-2013Sapawi Ahmad
(صڤاوي أحمد‎)
13th2013-2018
14th2018Yamani Hafez Musa
(يماني حفيظ موسى)
2018-2019Independent
2019-2020
2020–2022
2022 Matbali Musah
(متبلي موسى‎)
2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary
constituency
State constituency
1967–1974 1974–1985 1985–1995 1995–2004 2004–2020 2020–present
Sipitang Lumadan
Sindumin

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N34LumadanRuslan Muharam
N35SinduminYusof Yacob

Local governments

!No.!State Constituency!Local Government
N34LumadanBeaufort District Council
N35SinduminSipitang District Council

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kawasanku. Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. 2023-09-24. en.
  2. Web site: Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. 2020-01-29. 41. ms.
  3. Web site: Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election . Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.