Lahad Datu (federal constituency)

Lahad Datu (P188)
Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	2019
Demographics
Electors (2019)	60,942

Lahad Datu is a federal constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2019 was renamed from Silam.[1]

The federal constituency was created in the 2019 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 Lahad Datu's electorate as of 2018[2]

Muslim bumiputera (79.86%)

Non-muslim bumiputera (8.98%)

Chinese (10.35%)

Other ethnicities (0.81%)

History

2019–present:[3] The constituency contains the polling districts of Belacon, Dam Road, North Road, Tengah Nipah, Segangan, Silabukan, Ulu Tungku, Tungku, FELDA Sahabat, Tambisan, Tanjung Labian, Ulu Segama, Sapagaya, Segama, Tabanac, Sakar, Bandar Lahad Datu, Lapangan Terbang, Singgahmata, Panji Baru, Taman Fajar, Silam, Jalan Segama, Mostyn, Madai, Kampung Kunak, Giram, Pengkalan Kunak, Kunak Jaya, Pangi, Pekan Kunak.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Lahad Datu
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Silam[1]
14th	2019-present	Mohammadin Ketapi	WARISAN

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018: Silam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	WARISAN	Mohammadin Ketapi	23,352	54.26	+ 54.26
	BN	Datu Nasrun Datu Mansur	16,951	39.38	- 20.47
	PAS	Ramli Pataruddin	1,431	3.32	+ 3.32
	PHRS	Siti Shazianti Ajak	1,306	3.03	+ 3.03
Total valid votes			43,040	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,079
Unreturned ballots			175
Turnout			44,294	72.68
Registered electors			60,942
Majority			6,401	14.87
	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.

References

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

"Dewan Rakyat luluskan usul persempadanan semula Sabah". Malaysiakini (in Malay). 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
"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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[malaysiakini-1] "Dewan Rakyat luluskan usul persempadanan semula Sabah". Malaysiakini (in Malay). 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-10-10.

[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.