Gaya (federal constituency)
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1974 |
Constituency abolished | 2004 |
First contested | 1974 |
Last contested | 1999 |
Gaya was a federal constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 2004.
The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History
It was abolished in 2004 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
Members of Parliament for Gaya | ||||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
Constituency created | ||||
4th | 1974-1978 | Peter Lo Sui Yin | BN | |
5th | 1978-1982 | William Lye Chee Hien | ||
6th | 1982-1986 | |||
7th | 1986-1990 | Gerard Math Lee Min | DAP | |
8th | 1990-1995 | Philip Yong Chiew Lip | PBS | |
9th | 1995-1999 | BN | ||
10th | 1999-2002 | Yong Teck Lee | ||
2002-2004 | Liew Teck Chan | |||
Constituency abolished |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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Yong Teck Lee was originally elected to serve in this constituency. Yong disqualified as Gaya MP and Likas assemblymen since September 2002 due to found guilty of corruption according to the Election Offences Act 1954. Liew was elected to Parliament in the Gaya by-election, 2002. | ||||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Liew Teck Chan | 15,639 | 71.19 | ||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Hiew King Cheu | 3,716 | 16.92 | ||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | KEADILAN | Liew Chin Jin @ Christina Hadikusumo | 2,613 | 11.89 | ||
Total valid votes | 21,968 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 132 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 22,100 | 44.71 | ||||
Registered electors | 49,427 | |||||
Majority | 11,923 | |||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Yong Teck Lee | 15,315 | 56.22 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PBS | Johnny Goh Chin Lok | 11,198 | 41.11 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Hamzah Abdullah | 729 | 2.68 | |
Total valid votes | 27,242 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 149 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 14 | ||||
Turnout | 27,405 | 58.14 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Majority | 4,117 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Philip Yong Chiew Lip | 12,336 | 46.67 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PBS | Johnny Goh Chin Lok | 12,127 | 45.87 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Oswald Sipain Mojingol | 1,541 | 5.83 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Mohd Naser Mohd Noor | 431 | 1.63 | |
Total valid votes | 26,435 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 295 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 2 | ||||
Turnout | 26,732 | 66.66 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Majority | 209 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|BN]] | Swing | PBS
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PBS | Philip Yong Chiew Lip | 10,675 | 56.91 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Fung Ket Wing | 8,083 | 43.09 | |
Total valid votes | 18,758 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 375 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 19,133 | 54.07 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Majority | 2,592 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PBS]] | Swing | DAP
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Gerard Math Lee Min | 12,388 | 74.77 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Joseph Chia Swee Chung | 4,180 | 25.23 | |
Total valid votes | 16,568 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 56 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 16,624 | 57.57 | |||
Registered electors | 28,878 | ||||
Majority | 8,208 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|DAP]] | Swing | BN
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | William Lye Chee Hien | 13,113 | 55.48 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Oh Choo Hong | 6,514 | 27.56 | |
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | SCCP | Tan Ching Chee | 4,008 | 16.96 | |
Total valid votes | 23,635 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 320 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 23,955 | 60.48 | |||
Registered electors | 39,606 | ||||
Majority | 6,599 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | William Lye Chee Hien | |||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | |||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | |||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | 32,092 | ||||
Majority | 3,316 | ||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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On the nomination day, Peter Lo Sui Yin won uncontested. | ||||||
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Peter Lo Sui Yin | ||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | 20,903 | |||||
Majority | ||||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-20.