Putatan (federal constituency)

Putatan
Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2018

Putatan is a federal constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Pulau Gaya, Sembulan Utara, Sembulan Selatan, Tanjung Aru Timor, Tanjung Aru Barat, Lapangan Terbang, Muhibbah, Pasir Putih, Tanjung Aru Baru, Petagas, Sailan, Putatan, Papason, Lok Kawi, Tengah Padang.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Pulau Gaya, Sembulan Utara, Sembulan Selatan, Tanjung Aru Timor, Tanjung Aru Barat, Lapangan Terbang, Muhibbah, Pasir Putih, Tanjung Aru Baru, Pulau Sepanggar, Petagas, Sailan, Putatan, Papason, Lok Kawi, Tengah Padang.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Putatan
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
11th	2004-2008	Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh	BN
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-present	Awang Husaini Sahari	PH (PKR)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Awang Husaini Sahari	14,106	45.81	+ 45.81
	BN	Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh	11,767	38.22	- 21.81
	PAS	Zulzaim Hilmee Abidin	2,434	7.91	+ 7.91
	PHRS	Jivol @ Edmund Doudilim	1,755	5.70	+ 5.70
	ANAKNEGERI	Mil Kusin Abdillah	728	2.36	+ 2.36
Total valid votes			30,790	100.00
Total rejected ballots			826
Unreturned ballots			249
Turnout			31,865	77.13
Registered electors			41,312
Majority			2,339	7.60
	PH 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	Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh	17,465	60.03
	DAP	Lee Han Kyun @ Joseph Lee	7,958	27.35
	STAR	Awang Ahmad Sah	2,604	8.95
	SAPP	Duli @ Dullie Mari @ Marie	1,068	3.67
Total valid votes			29,095	100.00
Total rejected ballots			665
Unreturned ballots			176
Turnout			29,936	79.85
Registered electors			37,490
Majority			9,507
	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 2016-05-12. "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. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh	13,737	62.59
	PKR	Saukinah Yussof	7,292	33.23
	Independent	Ramzah Ahmad	918	4.18
Total valid votes			21,947	100.00
Total rejected ballots			608
Unreturned ballots			741
Turnout			23,296	66.68
Registered electors			34,935
Majority			6,445
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh	13,816	69.78
	KEADILAN	Awang Ahmad Sah	5,984	30.22
Total valid votes			19,800	100.00
Total rejected ballots			725
Unreturned ballots			727
Turnout			21,252	62.28
Registered electors
Majority			7,832
This was a new constituency created.

References

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

↑ "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] "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.