Beaufort (federal constituency)

Beaufort (P177)
Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Azizah Mohd Dun; PN
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2020)	34,870
Area (km²)	871

Beaufort is a federal constituency in Interior Division (Beaufort District and Kuala Penyu 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.

Demographics[]

Ethnic breakdown of Beaufort's electorate as of 2018^[2]

Muslim bumiputera (65.98%)

Non-muslim bumiputera (26.11%)

Chinese (7.46%)

Other ethnicities (0.45%)

History[]

Polling districts[]

According to the gazette issued on 24 September 2019, the Beaufort constituency has a total of 24 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Klias (N32)	Kota Klias	177/32/01	SMK Kota Klias
	Malabau	177/32/02	SK Rancangan Klias
	Kabulu	177/32/03	SK Kabulu
	Takuli	177/32/04	SK Takuli
	Limbawang	177/32/05	SK Mempagar
	Klias Baru	177/32/06	SK Klias Baru
	Bandar Beaufort	177/32/07	SJK (C) Kung Ming (1)
	Bingkul	177/32/08	SA Negeri Kampung Bingkul
	Jimpangah	177/32/09	SK Batu 60
	Halogilat	177/32/10	SK Biah Batu 65
	Taman Wawasan	177/32/11	SA Negeri Pekan Beaufort
	Klias Estate	177/32/12	Tadika Kung Ming
Kuala Penyu (N33)	Tenambak	177/33/01	SK Tenambak
	Temporong	177/33/02	SK St. Augustine
	Sitombok	177/33/03	SJK (C) Chung Hwa
	Palu Palu	177/33/04	SK Palu-Palu
	Bundu	177/33/05	SK St. Peter Bundu
	Melampai	177/33/06	SK Menunggang
	Mansud	177/33/07	SK Mansud
	Karukan	177/33/08	SK Kerukan
	Kilugus	177/33/09	SK Kilugus
	Tanjung Aru	177/33/10	SK Tanjung Aru
	Malikai	177/33/11	SK Melikai
	Menumbok	177/33/12	SK Pekan Menumbok

Representation history[]

Members of Parliament for Beaufort
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kimanis and Limbawang
9th	1995-1999		BN (UMNO)
10th	1999-2004	Anifah Aman
11th	2004-2008	Azizah Mohd Dun
12th	2008-2012	Lajim Ukin
12th	2012-2013	Lajim Ukin	Independent
13th	2013-2018	Azizah Mohd Dun	BN (UMNO)
14th	2018		BN (UMNO)
	2018-2019		Independent
	2019-2020		PH (BERSATU)
	2020–present		PN (BERSATU)

State constituency[]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1967–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2020	2020–present
Beaufort				Bongowan
				Klias
				Kuala Penyu

Current state assembly members[]

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N32	Klias	Isnin Aliasnih	PN (BERSATU)
N33	Kuala Penyu	Limus Jury	PN (BERSATU)

Local governments[]


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N32	Klias	Beaufort District Council
N33	Kuala Penyu	Kuala Penyu District Council

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Azizah Mohd Dun	11,354	41.72	- 8.80
	PHRS	Lajim Ukin	8,023	29.48	+ 29.48
	PH	Johan @ Christopher Ot Ghani	7,835	28.79	+ 1.65
Total valid votes			27,212	100.00
Total rejected ballots			799
Unreturned ballots			143
Turnout			28,154	84.44
Registered electors			33,342
Majority			3,331	12.24
	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.^{[permanent dead link]} "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.^{[permanent dead link]}

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Azizah Mohd Dun	12,827	50.52	- 28.75
	PKR	Lajim Ukin	12,155	47.87	+ 27.14
	STAR	Guan Dee Koh Hoi	409	1.61	+ 1.61
Total valid votes			25,391	100.00
Total rejected ballots			559
Unreturned ballots			50
Turnout			26,000	86.39
Registered electors			30,097
Majority			673	2.65
	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 2016-05-19. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-19.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lajim Ukin	14,780	79.27	+ 79.27
	PKR	Lajim Md Yusof	3,866	20.73	+ 20.73
Total valid votes			18,646	100.00
Total rejected ballots			681
Unreturned ballots			19
Turnout			19,346	72.22
Registered electors			26,788
Majority			10,914	58.54
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Azizah Mohd Dun won uncontested.
	BN	Azizah Mohd Dun
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	Anifah Aman @ Haniff Amman	16,009	63.48	+ 4.64
	Parti Bersatu Sabah	Pengiran Aliuddin Pengiran Tahir	9,209	36.52	- 3.76
Total valid votes			25,218	100.00
Total rejected ballots			440
Unreturned ballots			49
Turnout			25,707	64.26
Registered electors			40,004
Majority			6,800	26.96
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Nurnikman Abdullah	14,719	58.84
	Parti Bersatu Sabah	Abdul Rashid Abu Bakar	10,076	40.28
	Independent	Anis Tuali	221	0.88
Total valid votes			25,016	100.00
Total rejected ballots			338
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			25,376	70.31
Registered electors			36,091
Majority			4,643	18.56
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. 41. 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.
^ "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. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-10.^{[permanent dead link]}

[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. 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] "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. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-10.^{[permanent dead link]}

[1]

[2]

[3]