Papar (federal constituency)

Papar (P175)
Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Ahmad Hassan; Warisan
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2020)	44,478
Area (km²)	610

Papar is a federal constituency in West Coast Division (Papar District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 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 Papar's electorate as of 2018^[2]

Muslim bumiputera (66.71%)

Non-muslim bumiputera (25.31%)

Chinese (7.46%)

Other ethnicities (0.52%)

History[]

Polling districts[]

According to the gazette issued on 24 September 2019, the Papar constituency has a total of 20 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Limbahau（N27）	Dambai	175/27/01	SK Limputong
	Labak	175/27/02	SK Tampasak
	Kaiduan	175/27/03	SK Kaiduan
	Gana	175/27/04	SK Gana
	Ovai	175/27/05	SK Kogopon
	Surati	175/27/06	SK Surati
	Limbahau	175/27/07	SMK St. Mary Papar
	Biau	175/27/08	SK Sabandil
	Rampazan	175/27/09	SK Rampazan
Kawang（N28）	Pengalat	175/28/01	SMK Pengalat Papar
	Kawang	175/28/02	SK Kawang
	Kinarut	175/28/03	SK Pekan Kinarut
	Kampung Laut	175/28/04	SMK Kinarut
	Pengalat Kecil	175/28/05	SMK Pengalat Papar
	Beringgis	175/28/06	SK Beringis
Pantai Manis（N29）	Buang Sayang	175/29/01	SK Buang Sayang
	Kuala	175/29/02	SK Kuala Papar
	Kelanahan	175/29/03	SK Kelanahan
	Bandar Papar	175/29/04	SMK Majakir
	Benoni	175/29/05	SK Benoni

Representation history[]

Members of Parliament for Papar
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kimanis
7th	1986-1990	Osu Sukam	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018–present	Ahmad Hassan	WARISAN

State constituency[]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1967–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2020	2020–present
Papar			Buang Sayang
			Kawang
						Limbahau
				Pantai Manis

Current state assembly members[]

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N27	Limbahau	Juil Nuatim	KDM
N28	Kawang	Ghulam Haidar Khan Bahadar	PN (BERSATU)
N29	Pantai Manis	Mohd. Tamin Zainal	BN (UMNO)

Local governments[]


No	State Constituency	Local government
N27	Limbahau	Papar District Concil
N28	Kawang	Papar District Concil
N29	Pantai Manis	Papar District Concil

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Ahmad Hassan	17,394	48.54	+ 48.54
	BN	Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin	17,069	47.63	- 17.20
	Homeland Solidarity Party	Jamil William Core	892	2.49	- 0.07
	PCS	Elbert Sikuil	481	1.34	+ 1.34
Total valid votes			35,836	100.00
Total rejected ballots			543
Unreturned ballots			161
Turnout			36,540	83.83
Registered electors			43,586
Majority			325	0.91
	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.^{[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	Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin	21,196	64.83	+ 0.40
	PKR	Mohammad Yahya Lampong	10,661	32.61	+ 8.36
	STAR	Balon Mujim	838	2.56	+ 2.56
Total valid votes			32,695	100.00
Total rejected ballots			499
Unreturned ballots			68
Turnout			33,262	85.79
Registered electors			38,771
Majority			10,535	32.22
	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	Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin	15,352	64.43	+ 64.43
	PKR	Wahap Idris	5,778	24.25	+ 24.25
	Independent	Patrick Sindu	2,268	9.52	+ 9.52
	Independent	Mohd Hashim Yussup @ Yusof	429	1.80	+ 1.80
Total valid votes			23,827	100.00
Total rejected ballots			651
Unreturned ballots			435
Turnout			24,913	77.18
Registered electors			32,279
Majority			9,574	40.18
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin won uncontested.
	BN	Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin
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	Osu Sukam	14,013	64.81	+ 8.13
	Parti Bersatu Sabah	Mohd Saidi Lampoh	7,608	35.19	- 6.93
Total valid votes			21,621	100.00
Total rejected ballots			200
Unreturned ballots			43
Turnout			21,864	70.22
Registered electors			31,136
Majority			6,405	29.62
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Osu Sukam	12,131	56.68	+ 5.46
	Parti Bersatu Sabah	Juani @ Johnny Mositun	9,015	42.12	+ 42.12
	Independent	Mohd. Hashim Yussup	257	1.20	+ 1.20
Total valid votes			21,403	100.00
Total rejected ballots			204
Unreturned ballots			58
Turnout			21,665	74.94
Registered electors			28,909
Majority			3,116	14.56
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Osu Sukam	8,452	51.22	+ 2.30
	Independent	Abd. Rahman Juman	7,939	48.10	+ 48.10
	Independent	Wences B. Lajingah	45	0.27	+ 0.27
	Independent	Md. Ariff Ab. Bakar	41	0.25	+ 0.25
	Independent	Huang Tzin Tat @ Alexander	27	0.16	+ 0.16
Total valid votes			16,504	100.00
Total rejected ballots			109
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			16,613	71.80
Registered electors			23,137
Majority			513	3.12
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Osu Sukam	4,844	48.92
	Independent	James Ghani	4,638	46.83
	Independent	Othman Mohd Yassin	421	4.25
Total valid votes			9,903	100.00
Total rejected ballots			92
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,995	57.99
Registered electors			17,237
Majority			206	2.09
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. 40. 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.

[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. 40. 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.

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