Kota Belud (federal constituency)

Kota Belud (P169)
Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis; Warisan
Constituency created	1966
First contested	1969
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2020)	60,675
Area (km²)	1,372

Kota Belud is a federal constituency in West Coast Division (Kota Belud District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.

The federal constituency was created in the 1966 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 Kota Belud's electorate as of 2018^[2]

Muslim bumiputera (60.28%)

Non-muslim bumiputera (38.02%)

Chinese (1.42%)

Other ethnicities (0.29%)

History[]

Polling districts[]

According to the gazette issued on 24 September 2019, the Kota Belud constituency has a total of 43 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Pintasan（N08）	Dudar	169/08/01	SK Dudar
	Rampayan	169/08/02	SK Nanamun
	Timbang	169/08/03	SK Timbang
	Tamau	169/08/04	SK Tamau
	Merbau	169/08/05	SA Negeri Merabau Kota Belud
	Pandasan	169/08/06	SK Pandasan
	Kota Peladok	169/08/07	Dewan Serba Guna Kota Peladok
	Rampayan Ulu	169/08/08	SK Rampayan Ulu
	Peladok	169/08/09	SK Peladok
Tempasuk (N09)	Kagurahan	169/09/01	SK Keguraan
	Taun Gusi	169/09/02	SK Taun Gusi
	Tempasuk	169/09/03	SK Tempazuk II
	Rosok	169/09/04	SK Rosok / Bengkahak Lama
	Gunding	169/09/05	SK Tampasuk I
	Jawi Jawi	169/09/06	SK Jawi-Jawi
	Labuan	169/09/07	SK Labuan
Usukan（N10）	Ambong	169/10/01	SK Ambong
	Kulambai	169/10/02	SK Kulambai
	Timbang Dayang	169/10/03	SK Timbang Dayang
	Sambirai	169/10/04	SK Sembirai
	Pangkalan Abai	169/10/05	SK Pangkalan Abai
	Pompod	169/10/06	SJK (C) Chung Hwa
	Kota Belud	169/10/07	SMK Pekan Kota Belud
	Pirasan	169/10/08	SMK Arshad
	Suang Punggor	169/10/09	SK Suang Punggor
	Kuala Abai	169/10/10	SK Kuala Abai
	Siasai	169/10/11	SK St Edmund
Kadamaian (N11)	Kelawat	169/11/01	SK Kelawat
	Kinasaraban	169/11/02	SK Kinasaraban Kota Belud
	Tamu Darat	169/11/03	SK Tamu Darat
	Piasau	169/11/04	SK Piasau
	Tangkurus	169/11/05	SK Tengkurus
	Lasau	169/11/06	SK Lasau Podi
	Sayap	169/11/07	SK Sayap
	Taginambur	169/11/08	SMK Narinang
	Narinang	169/11/09	SK Narinang
	Kebayau	169/11/10	SK Kebayau
	Kiau	169/11/11	SK Kiau 1
	Gaur-Gaur	169/11/12	SK Mengkulat
	Tambulian	169/11/13	SK Tambulian
	Nahaba	169/11/14	SK Nahaba
	Melangkap	169/11/15	SK Melangkap Kota Belud
	Kaung	169/11/16	SK Kaung

Representation history[]

Members of Parliament for Kota Belud
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
	1969-1971	Parliament was suspended^[4]^[5]
3rd	1971-1973	Mohamad Said Keruak	USNO
3rd	1973-1974		BN (USNO)
4th	1974-1978
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990		BN (PBS)
8th	1990-1995		PBS
9th	1995-1999	Salleh Said Keruak	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Abdul Rahman Dahlan
13th	2013-2018	Abdul Rahman Dahlan
14th	2018–present	Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis	WARISAN

State constituency[]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1967–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2020	2020–present
Kota Belud			Kadamaian
		Kebuyau
	Sorob
		Tempasuk
	Usukan
						Pintasan

Current state assembly members[]

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N8	Pintasan	Fairuz Renddan	PN (BERSATU)
N9	Tempasuk	Mohd. Arsad Bistari	BN (UMNO)
N10	Usukan	Mohd. Salleh Mohd. Said	BN (UMNO)
N11	Kadamaian	Ewon Benedick	PH (UPKO)

Local governments[]


No	State Constituency	Local Government
N8	Pintasan	Kota Belud District Council
N9	Tempasuk	Kota Belud District Council
N10	Usukan	Kota Belud District Council
N11	Kadamaian	Kota Belud District Council

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis	23,429	50.82	+50.82
	BN	Md Salleh Md Said	19,167	41.58	-10.12
	PHRS	Miasin @ Aimaduddin Mion	2,092	4.54	+4.54
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Laiman Ikin @ Ag Laiman B Kakimin	1,410	3.06	+3.06
Total valid votes			46,098	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,173
Unreturned ballots			294
Turnout			47,565	82.12
Registered electors			57,919
Majority			4,262	9.25
	Sabah Heritage Party 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	Abdul Rahman Dahlan	21,768	51.44	- 3.18
	PKR	Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis @ Fakharudy	16,673	39.40	- 5.98
	STAR	Jalumin Bayogoh	2,709	6.40	+ 6.40
	Independent	Lamsil Amidsor	979	2.31	+ 2.31
	Independent	Kanul Gindol	185	0.44	+ 0.44
Total valid votes			42,314	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,109
Unreturned ballots			79
Turnout			43,502	84.52
Registered electors			51,467
Majority			5,095	12.04
	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 2016-05-19. "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. Retrieved 2016-05-19.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Dahlan	17,842	54.62	- 10.31
	PKR	Saidil @ Saidi Simoi	14,822	45.38	+ 45.38
Total valid votes			32,664	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,046
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			33,710	78.27
Registered electors			43,071
Majority			3,020	9.24
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Md Salleh Md Said	19,290	64.93	+ 2.77
	Independent	James Baga @ Bagah	8,869	29.85	+ 29.85
	SETIA	Jaimin @ Jack Giau	1,551	5.22	+ 5.22
Total valid votes			29,710	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,084
Unreturned ballots			87
Turnout			30,881	75.20
Registered electors			41,065
Majority			10,421	35.08
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Md Salleh Md Said	17,817	62.16	- 0.76
	Parti Bersatu Sabah	Saidil @ Saidi Simoi	8,601	30.01	- 7.07
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Bandira Alang	1,515	5.28	+ 5.28
	Independent	Maidom Pansai @ Paul	553	1.93	+ 1.93
	Independent	Mul Marif	179	0.62	+ 0.62
Total valid votes			28,665	100.00
Total rejected ballots			266
Unreturned ballots			139
Turnout			29,070	77.55
Registered electors			37,485
Majority			9,216	32.15
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Md Salleh Md Said	17,368	62.92	+ 62.92
	Parti Bersatu Sabah	Timbun Laganan @ Herbert Timbun Laganan	10,237	37.08	- 17.30
Total valid votes			27,605	100.00
Total rejected ballots			315
Unreturned ballots			177
Turnout			28,097	81.71
Registered electors			34,386
Majority			7,131	25.84
	BN gain from Parti Bersatu Sabah		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Parti Bersatu Sabah	Maidom Pansai @ Paul	11,501	54.38	+ 54.38
	Independent	Lamsil Hamidsor	9,377	44.34	+ 44.34
	Independent	Mohamed Gelungan Omar @ Rosman	270	1.28	+ 1.28
Total valid votes			21,148	100.00
Total rejected ballots			165
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			21,313	70.29
Registered electors			30,321
Majority			2,124	10.04
	Parti Bersatu Sabah gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Maidom Pansai @ Paul	8,155	49.75
	BERJAYA	Yapin Gimpoton	4,384	26.75
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Jamlidi Oleh	3,629	22.14
	Independent	Asmara Mohd Bilin	223	1.36
Total valid votes			16,391	100.00
Total rejected ballots			195
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			16,586	65.43
Registered electors			25,351
Majority			3,771	23.00
	BN gain from Independent		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Mohammad Yahya Lampong	9,952	58.68
	BN	Pandikar Amin Mulia	5,362	31.62
	PASOK	Majikon Moluni	884	5.21
	Independent	Mohamed Yakin Mumin	419	2.47
	Independent	Sisambin Bungan	262	1.54
	PUSAKA	Jailin Toh	80	0.47
Total valid votes			16,959	100.00
Total rejected ballots			346
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			17,305	79.63
Registered electors			21,732
Majority			4,590
	Independent gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Mohamed Said Keruak	6,737	47.76
	Independent	Raskan Asing	4,868	34.51
	Independent	Maidom Pansai @ Paul	1,408	9.98
	PEKEMAS	Pinjaman Hassin	921	6.53
		Rajin Guritom	173	1.23
Total valid votes			14,107	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			17,960
Majority			1,869
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Mohamed Said Keruak won uncontested.
	BN	Mohamed Said Keruak
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			15,097
Majority
	BN gain from USNO		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	USNO	Mohamed Said Keruak
	Independent	Pinah Sarian
	Independent	Awang Abdul Razak
	Independent	Madin Sabidol
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			14,875
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References[]

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. 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. 39. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
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[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.

[4] Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-19.

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