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Silam (state constituency)

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Silam
Sabah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Dumi Pg. Masdal
Sabah Heritage Party
Constituency created2019
First contested2020
Last contested2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)17,395

Silam is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. Previously this constituency was named Lahad Datu before swaping change to named Silam from name of parliamentary on 17 July 2019 and presenting for the first time for snap election[1]

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Silam's electorate as of 2020

  Sabah Bumiputera (47.02%)
  Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (24.23%)
  Chinese (16.40%)
  Other ethnicities (12.35%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Silam constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling District Code Location
Silam (N62) Sepagaya 188/62/01 SK Teruasan
Sakar 188/62/02 SK Tanjong Paras
Bandar Lahad Datu 188/62/03 SK Lahad Datu III
Lapangan Terbang 188/62/04 SMK St. Dominic
Panji Baru 188/62/05 SK St. Dominic
Taman Fajar 188/62/06 SJK (C) Siew Ching
Silam 188/62/07 SK Silam

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Silam
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency renamed from Lahad Datu
16th 2020–present Dumi Pg. Masdal (دومي ڤڠيران مسدال) WARISAN

Election results

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Sabah state election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Sabah Heritage Party Dumi Pg. Masdal 5,200 53.78
PN Abdul Hakim Gulam Hassan 3,658 37.83
Love Sabah Party Matusin Sunsuang 196 2.03
Sabah People's Unity Party Erwan Johan 156 1.61
GAGASAN Ahmad Tiong 122 1.26
USNO (Baru) Mohammad Hamdan Abdullah 54 0.56
Total valid votes 9,386 97.07
Total rejected ballots 263 2.72
Unreturned ballots 20 0.21
Turnout 9,669 55.58
Registered electors 17,395
Majority 1,542 15.95
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  1. ^ Daim, Nuradzimmah; Pei Ying, Teoh. "Sabah gets 13 more state seats". News Straits Times. NSTP publisher. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.