Pensiangan (federal constituency)

Pensiangan (P182)
Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Arthur Joseph Kurup; BN
Constituency created	1984
Constituency abolished	1995
Constituency re-created	2004
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2020)	33,773
Area (km²)	8,897

Pensiangan is a federal constituency in Interior Division (Keningau District and Nabawan District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 1995, from 2004 to present.

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 Pensiangan's electorate as of 2018^[2]

Non-muslim bumiputera (73.93%)

Muslim bumiputera (24.27%)

Chinese (1.3%)

Other ethnicities (0.5%)

History[]

It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.

Polling districts[]

According to the gazette issued on 24 September 2019, the Pensiangan constituency has a total of 38 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Tulid（N44）	Sinulihan	182/44/01	SK Kabatang Baru
	Mansiat	182/44/02	SK Mansiat
	Tulid	182/44/03	SMK Tulid
	Sungoi	182/44/04	SK Kapayan Baru
	Marapok	182/44/05	SK Ambual
	Magatang	182/44/06	SK Magatang
	Menawo	182/44/07	SK Menawo
	Simbuan	182/44/08	SK Simbuan Tulid
	Lanas	182/44/09	SK Lanas
Sook（N45）	Malima	182/45/01	SK Delayan Tulid
	Sook	182/45/02	SMK Sook
	Barasanon	182/45/03	SK Kebulu
	Ansip	182/45/04	SK Pekan Keningau II
	Mambulu	182/45/05	SK Membulu
	Karamatoi	182/45/06	SK Karamatoi
	Karamatoi	182/45/07	SK Dalit
	Kalampun	182/45/08	SK Kalampun
	Malaing	182/45/09	SK Malaing
	Lumiri	182/45/10	SK Mamagun
	Bonor	182/45/11	SK Bonor
	Tiulon	182/45/12	SK Rancangan Belua Tiulon
Nabawan（N46）	Nabawan	182/46/01	SK Pekan Nabawan
	Pandewan	182/46/02	SK Pandiwan
	Ponontomon	182/46/03	SK Ponontomon
	Saliu	182/46/04	SK Pengaraan
	Sabinait	182/46/05	SK Kuala Salong
	Sapulot	182/46/06	SMK Sepulot Nabawan
	Tataluan	182/46/07	SK Labang
	Saliku	182/46/08	SK Saliku
	Longongon	182/46/09	SK Longongon
	Pensiangan	182/46/10	SK Pekan Pensiangan
	Sibangali	182/46/11	SK Sibangali
	Pohon Batu	182/46/12	SK Pohon Batu
	Salinatan	182/46/13	SK Salinatan
	Babalitan	182/46/14	SK Babalitan
	Saliliran	182/46/15	SK Saliliran

Representation history[]

Members of Parliament for Pensiangan
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Keningau
7th	1986-1990		BN (PBS)
8th	1990-1995		PBS
Constituency abolished, merged into Keningau
Constituency re-created from Keningau
11th	2004-2008		BN (PBRS)
12th	2008-2013	Joseph Kurup
13th	2013-2018	Joseph Kurup
14th	2018	Arthur Joseph Kurup
	2018-2020		GBS (PBRS)
	2020–present		BN (PBRS)

State constituency[]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1967–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2020	2020–present
Pensiangan			Nabawan		Nabawan
			Sook		Sook
						Tulid

Current state assembly members[]

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N44	Tulid	Flovia Ng	PN (STAR)
N45	Sook	Ellron Alfred Angin	PN (STAR)
N46	Nabawan	Abdul Ghani Mohamed Yassin	PN (BERSATU)

Local governments[]


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N44	Tulid	Keningau District Council Tongod District Council
N45	Sook	Keningau District Council
N46	Nabawan	Nabawan District Council

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Arthur Joseph Kurup	11,783	48.35	+ 3.04
	PH	Raymond Ahuar	9,469	38.86	+38.86
	Homeland Solidarity Party	Joh Jimmy @ Richard Joe Jimmy	2,839	11.65	- 5.36
	PCS	Maidin Atak @ Maidin Osman	212	0.87	+ 0.87
	Independent	Engah Sintan @ Dahlan Abdullah	65	0.27	+ 0.27
Total valid votes			24,368	100.00
Total rejected ballots			528
Unreturned ballots			59
Turnout			24,955	79.53
Registered electors			31,377
Majority			2,314	9.50
	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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Joseph Kurup	9,467	45.31	+ 45.31
	PKR	Richard Sakian Gunting	7,723	36.95	+ 36.95
	STAR	Martin Tomy @ Tommy	3,554	17.01	+ 17.01
	Independent	Fatimah Agitor @ Mohd Daud	152	0.73	+ 0.73
Total valid votes			20,896	100.00
Total rejected ballots			483
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			21,391	81.66
Registered electors			26,194
Majority			1,744	8.40
	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 2016-05-12. "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 2016-05-12.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Joseph Kurup won uncontested.
	BN	Joseph Kurup
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Bernard S. Maraat @ Ben	6,080	51.05
	Independent	Martin Tomy @ Tommy	5,272	44.27
	Independent	Samson S. Koroh @ Razali Suffian	557	4.68
Total valid votes			11,909	100.00
Total rejected ballots			552
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			12,463	68.95
Registered electors			18,075
Majority			808	6.78
	BN gain from Parti Bersatu Sabah		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Parti Bersatu Sabah	Taimin Lumaing	7,701	84.67	+ 84.67
	DAP	Ampon @ Foo Tun Bung	1,394	15.33	+ 15.33
Total valid votes			9,095	100.00
Total rejected ballots			172
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,267	52.02
Registered electors			17,814
Majority			6,307	69.34
	Parti Bersatu Sabah gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Taimin Lumaing	5,196	75.02
	Independent	Peter Kodou	1,730	24.98
Total valid votes			6,926	100.00
Total rejected ballots			160
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			7,086	48.23
Registered electors			14,693
Majority			3,466	50.04
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. 42. 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. 42. 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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