Putatan (federal constituency)
Federal constituency of Sabah, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Putatan (P173) Sabah constituency Legislature Dewan Rakyat MP Constituency created 2003 First contested 2004 Last contested 2022 Population (2020)[ 1] 115,203 Electors (2022)[ 2] 63,173 Area (km²) 58 Pop. density (per km²) 1,986.3
Putatan is a federal constituency in West Coast Division (Kota Kinabalu District , Putatan District and Penampang District ), Sabah , Malaysia , that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.
The federal constituency was created in the 2003 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 Putatan's electorate as of 2022
Other ethnicities (6.2%)
Age breakdown of Putatan's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (6.73%)
21-29 (23.58%)
30-39 (24.04%)
40-49 (16.44%)
50-59 (12.81%)
60-69 (10.12%)
70-79 (4.19%)
80-89 (1.26%)
above 90 (0.84%)
Gender breakdown of Putatan's electorate as of 2022
Male (51.72%)
Female (48.28%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Putatan constituency has a total of 17 polling districts.[ 3]
State constituency
Polling Districts
Code
Location
Tanjung Aru (N22)
Pulau Gaya
173/22/01
SK Pulau Gaya
Sembulan Utara
173/22/02
SK Sembulan
Dewan Serbaguna Sembulan
Sembulan Selatan
173/22/03
SMK Sanzac
Tanjung Aru Timor
173/22/04
SMK Stella Maris
Tanjung Aru Barat
173/22/05
SMK La Salle Tg Aru
Lapangan Terbang
173/22/06
SK Tanjung Aru II
Tanjung Aru Baru
173/22/07
SK Stella Maris
Petagas (N23)
Petagas
173/23/01
SK Petagas
Ulu Putatan
173/23/02
SJK (C) Hwa Shiong
Bandar Putatan
173/23/03
SA Negeri Putatan Penampang
Paapason
173/23/04
SMK Tansau
Tengah Padang
173/23/05
SA Negeri Petagas Penampang
Tombovo
173/23/06
Sekolah Pendidikan Khas Sabah, Putatan
Tanjung Keramat (N24)
Muhibbah
173/24/01
SK Kg Contoh
SA Rakyat Tanjung Dumpil
Madrasah Assalam Kg Contoh
Pasir Putih
173/24/02
SMK Putatan
SK Pekan Putatan
Lok Kawi
173/24/03
SK Tombovo
Taman Pantai Lok Kawi
173/24/04
Dewan Masyarakat Lok Kawi
Representation history
State constituency
Parliamentary constituency
State constituency
1967–1974
1974–1985
1985–1995
1995–2004
2004–2020
2020–present
Putatan
Petagas
Tanjong Aru
Tanjung Aru
Tanjung Keramat
Current State Assembly Members
Local governments & postcodes
No.
State Constituency
Local Government
Postcode
N22
Tanjung Aru
80000, 88100, 88200 Kota Kinabalu
89500 Penampang
N23
Petagas
Putatan District Council
N24
Tanjung Keramat
Election results
Malaysian general election, 2013
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
BN
Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh
17,465
60.03
2.56
DAP
Lee Han Khyun @ Joseph Lee
7,958
27.35
27.35
STAR
Awang Ahmad Sah
2,604
8.95
8.95
SAPP
Duli @ Dullie Mari @ Marie
1,068
3.67
3.67
Total valid votes
29,095
100.00
Total rejected ballots
665
Unreturned ballots
176
Turnout
29,936
79.85
13.17
Registered electors
37,490
Majority
9,507
32.68
3.32
BN hold
Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
BN
Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh
13,816
69.78
PKR
Awang Ahmad Sah
5,984
30.22
Total valid votes
19,800
100.00
Total rejected ballots
725
Unreturned ballots
727
Turnout
21,252
62.28
Registered electors
Majority
7,832
39.56
This was a new constituency created.
References