Pensiangan (federal constituency)
Federal constituency of Sabah, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Pensiangan (P182) Sabah constituency Legislature Dewan Rakyat MP Constituency created 1984 Constituency abolished 1995 Constituency re-created 2004 First contested 1986 Last contested 2022 Population (2020)[ 1] 82,499 Electors (2022)[ 2] 55,672 Area (km²) 8,897 Pop. density (per km²) 9.3
Pensiangan is a federal constituency in Interior Division (Keningau District , Nabawan District and Sook 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
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Ethnic breakdown of Pensiangan's electorate as of 2022
Other ethnicities (1.8%)
Age breakdown of Pensiangan's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (9.59%)
21-29 (28.21%)
30-39 (24.88%)
40-49 (14.54%)
50-59 (10.78%)
60-69 (6.36%)
70-79 (2.45%)
80-89 (1.67%)
above 90 (1.52%)
Gender breakdown of Pensiangan's electorate as of 2022
Male (50.11%)
Female (49.89%)
History
It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, 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
Magatang
182/44/06
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
SK Malima
Sook
182/45/02
SMK Sook
Barasanon
182/45/03
SK Kebulu
Ansip
182/45/04
SK Pekan Keningau II
SK Kampong Biah
Mambulu
182/45/05
SK Membulu
Karamatoi
182/45/06
SK Karamatoi
Dalit
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 Belia Tiulon
Nabawan(N46)
Nabawan
182/46/01
SK Pekan Nabawan
SMK Nabawa
SK Kebu Baru
SK Kg Bahagia
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
No
Years
Member
Party
Constituency created from Keningau
7th
P150
1986-1990
Taimin Lumaing
BN (PBS )
8th
1990-1995
GR (PBS )
Constituency abolished, merged into Keningau
Constituency re-created from Keningau
11th
P182
2004-2008
Bernard Stephen Maraat @ Ben
BN (PBRS )
12th
2008-2013
Joseph Kurup
13th
2013-2018
14th
2018
Arthur Joseph Kurup
2018-2020
PBRS
2020–2022
BN (PBRS )
15th
2022–present
State constituency
Parliamentary constituency
State constituency
1967–1974
1974–1985
1985–1995
1995–2004
2004–2020
2020–present
Pensiangan
Nabawan
Nabawan
Sook
Sook
Tulid
Current state assembly members
Local governments & postcodes
No.
State Constituency
Local Government
Postcode
N44
Tulid
Keningau District Council
N45
Sook
N46
Nabawan
Nabawan District Council
Election results
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
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 PBS
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
0
Turnout
7,086
48.23
Registered electors
14,693
Majority
3,466
50.04
This was a new constituency created.
References