Bandau (state constituency)

Bandau is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. This is one of the thirteen new state constituencies as result of approval from state legislative and Dewan Rakyat on 17 July 2019 and presenting for the first time for snap election[1][2]

Bandau
Sabah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Wetrom Bahanda
KDM
Constituency created2019
First contested2020
Last contested2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)14,615

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Bandau's electorate as of 2020

  Sabah Bumiputera (86.65%)
  Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (6.75%)
  Chinese (4.62%)
  Other ethnicities (1.98%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bandau constituency has a total of 13 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Bandau(N06) Bintasan 168/06/01 SK Bengkongan
Mangaris 168/06/02 SK Mangaris
Tagaroh 168/06/03 SK Tagaroh
Langkon 168/06/04 SK Langkon
Panaitan 168/06/05 SK Panaitan
Mangin 168/06/06 SK Mangin
Ranau 168/06/07 SK Ranau
Bongon 168/06/08 SJK (C) Khoi Ming
Ongkilan 168/06/09 SK Ongkilan
Taritipan 168/06/10 SK Taritipan
Popok 168/06/11 SK Popok
Tanjung Batu 168/06/12 SK Tanjung Batu
Pangapuyan 168/06/13 SK Lampada

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bandau
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Matunggong and Tandek
16th 2020–2022 Wetrom Bahanda GRS (BERSATU)
2022–present KDM

Election results

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Sabah state election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Wetrom Bahanda 5,863 58.82
Sabah Heritage Party Majamis Timbong 2,500 25.08
United Sabah National Organisation (Baru) Azahari Amit 477 4.79
Love Sabah Party Webley Disim 477 4.79
LDP Raphael Biun 331 3.32
Independent Delly Surag @ Tolok 58 0.58
Total valid votes 9,706 97.37
Total rejected ballots 225 2.26
Unreturned ballots 37 0.37
Turnout 9,968 68.20
Registered electors 14,615
Majority 3,363 33.74
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  1. ^ Daim, Nuradzimmah; Pei Ying, Teoh (17 July 2019). "Sabah gets 13 more state seats". News Straits Times. NSTP publisher. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Dashboard SPR".
  3. ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.