Karambunai (state constituency)

Karambunai
Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Yakub Khan; BN
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Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2020

Karambunai is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia that has been represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly since 2004.

The state constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sabah State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History[]

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Karambunai, Gudon, Inanam Laut, Likas Baru, Likas Darat, Kampong Likas, Taman Indah Permai, Bangka-Bangka, Kurol Melangi, Darau and Warisan.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Karambunai, Gudon, Inanam Laut, Likas Baru, Likas Darat, Kampong Likas, Taman Indah Permai, Bangka-Bangka, Kurol Melangi, Darau, Warisan, Rampayan and Kibagu.

Representation history[]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Karambunai
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
	2004–2008		BN (UMNO)
	2008–2013
	2013–2018
	2018–2020	Azhar Matussin	WARISAN
	2020–present	Yakub Khan	GRS/BN (UMNO)

Election results[]

Sabah state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Azhar Matussin	14,157	54.66	+ 54.66
	BN	Jainab Ahmad	8,791	33.94	- 31.40
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Aspar Oyet @ Akbar	1,696	6.55	+ 6.55
	SAPP	Ahsim Oyok Jamat	1,258	4.86	- 3.86
Total valid votes			25,902	100.00
Total rejected ballots			613
Unreturned ballots			143
Turnout			26,658	77.38
Registered electors			34,451
Majority			5,366	20.72
	Sabah Heritage Party gain from BN		Swing		.

Sabah state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jainab Ahmad	14,818	65.34	+ 3.56
	PKR	Muali Aching	5,542	24.43	- 13.79
	SAPP	Aziz Ibrahim	1,977	8.72	+ 8.72
	Independent	Rano Susulan	172	0.76	+ 0.76
	Independent	Ag. Maidin Ag. Apong	171	0.75	+ 0.75
Total valid votes			22,680	100.00
Total rejected ballots			661
Unreturned ballots			53
Turnout			23,394	80.75
Registered electors			28,971
Majority			9,276
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 196/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2016. "Federal Government Gazette – Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 237/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

Sabah state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jainab Ahmad	7,914	61.78	- 0.61
	PKR	Ag. Maidin Ag. Apong	4,896	38.22	+ 0.61
Total valid votes			12,810	100.00
Total rejected ballots			399
Unreturned ballots			207
Turnout			13,416	67.24
Registered electors			19,951
Majority			3,018
	BN hold		Swing

Sabah state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Jainab Ahmad	6,360	62.39
	PKR	Saidatul Badru Mohd Said	3,834	37.61
Total valid votes			10,194	100.00
Total rejected ballots			301
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			10,497	62.64
Registered electors			16,757
Majority			2,526
This was a new constituency created.

References[]

^ "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.

[1] "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.

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