Semporna (federal constituency)

Semporna
Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Mohd Shafie Apdal; WARISAN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018

Semporna is a federal constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created from parts of the Silam constituency and Tawau in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Pulau, Bum Bum Utara, Sisipan, Bum Bum Selatan, Sulabayan, Dinawan, Larapan, Salakan, Terusan, Hampalan, Tongkalloh, Pulau Omadal, Pekan Semporna, Tampi-Tampi, Kabongan, Pakalangan, Tagasan, Mantaritip, Musallah, Inabah Kamal, Pulau Mabul, Semporna Darat, Sungai Tohok, Bugaya, Tanjung Kapor, Bubul, Kampong Ayer, Lihak-Lihak, Simunul.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Pulau, Bum-Bum Utara, Sisipan, Bum-Bum Selatan, Sulabayan, Denawan, Larapan, Selakan, Terusan, Hampalan, Tongkalloh, Pulau Omadal, Pekan Semporna, Tampi-Tampi, Kabogan, Pakalangan, Tagasan, Mantaritip, Musallah, Inabah Kamal, Pulau Mabul, Bukit Lalang, Kubang Baru, Semporna Darat, Sungai Tohok, Bugaya, Tanjung Kapor, Bubul, Kampong Ayer, Lihak-Lihak, Simunul, Bangau-Bangau.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Semporna
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Silam and Tawau
7th	1986-1990	Sakaran Dandai	BN
8th	1990-1995	Sakaran Dandai
9th	1995-1999	Mohd Shafie Apdal
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2016
13th	2016-2018		WARISAN
14th	2018-present		WARISAN

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	WARISAN	Mohd Shafie Apdal	26,809	80.20	+ 80.20
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ramlee Marahaban	6,135	18.35	- 65.35
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Abdul Nasir Ab Raup	384	1.15	+ 1.15
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PHRS	Asmara Asmad	98	0.29	+ 0.29
Total valid votes			33,426	100.00
Total rejected ballots			982
Unreturned ballots			205
Turnout			34,613	71.74
Registered electors			48,248
Majority			20,674	61.85
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|WARISAN]]		Swing		BN
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. "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.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd Shafie Apdal	25,559	83.70
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Zamree @ Mohd Suffian Abdul Habi	4,654	15.24
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Badaruddin Mustapha	325	1.06
Total valid votes			30,538	100.00
Total rejected ballots			985
Unreturned ballots			72
Turnout			31,595	76.04
Registered electors			41,549
Majority			20,905
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN
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. Retrieved 2016-04-27. "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. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd Shafie Apdal	19,419	90.84
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Ab Azis Ab Hamid	1,957	9.16
Total valid votes			21,376	100.00
Total rejected ballots			832
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			22,209	63.07
Registered electors			35,216
Majority			17,462
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd Shafie Apdal	15,215	76.25
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Madjalis Lais	1,896	9.50
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Aldani Landi	1,286	6.45
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Noraidah Abdul Salleh	816	4.09
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	KEADILAN	Mohd Abd Wahab Abdullah	740	3.71
Total valid votes			19,953	100.00
Total rejected ballots			847
Unreturned ballots			118
Turnout			20,918	61.94
Registered electors
Majority			13,319
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd Shafie Apdal	18,570	77.98
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Abdul Rahim @ Abdurahim	5,245	22.02
Total valid votes			23,815	100.00
Total rejected ballots			326
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			24,155	58.48
Registered electors
Majority			13,325
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd Shafie Apdal	17,006	78.03
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PBS	Sabardin Ombrah	4,788	21.97
Total valid votes			21,794	100.00
Total rejected ballots			385
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			22,197	66.59
Registered electors
Majority			12,218
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Sakaran Dandai	10,832	58.85
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Abdillah Abdul Hamid	7,574	41.15
Total valid votes			18,406	100.00
Total rejected ballots			160
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,566	57.77
Registered electors
Majority			3,258
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Sakaran Dandai	6,063	51.26
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BERJAYA	Abdillah Abdul Hamid	4,116	34.80
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Jendy Jeffery	1,650	13.95
Total valid votes			11,829	100.00
Total rejected ballots			118
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			11,947	51.56
Registered electors			23,170
Majority			1,947
This was a new constituency created out of Silam and Tawau which went to Independent and BN respectively in the previous election.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

^ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sabah [P.U. (B) 57/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-10.

[1] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sabah [P.U. (B) 57/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-10.

[1]

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See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts