Kinabatangan (federal constituency)
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Federal constituency of Sabah, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
 Sabah constituency | |
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1966 |
| First contested | 1969 |
| Last contested | 2026 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 216,087 |
| Electors (2025)[2] | 48,722 |
| Area (km²) | 18,068 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 12 |
Kinabatangan is a federal constituency in Sandakan Division (Tongod District, Kinabatangan District and Beluran District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.
The federal constituency was created in the 1966 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Kinabatangan is the largest parliamentary constituency in Sabah and third largest in Malaysia overall, spanning an area of over 18,000 sq km.
Ethnic breakdown of Kinabatangan's electorate as of 2022
- Sabah Bumiputera (65.0%)
- Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (27.6%)
- Other ethnicities (5.40%)
- Chinese (2.00%)
As of 2020, Kinabatangan has a population of 216,087 people.[3]
Age breakdown of Kinabatangan's electorate as of 2022
- 18-20 (8.38%)
- 21-29 (26.0%)
- 30-39 (23.6%)
- 40-49 (15.9%)
- 50-59 (12.2%)
- 60-69 (8.10%)
- 70-79 (3.16%)
- 80-89 (1.47%)
- above 90 (1.12%)
Gender breakdown of Kinabatangan's electorate as of 2022
- Male (51.7%)
- Female (48.3%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 21 November 2025, the Kinabatangan constituency has a total of 27 polling districts.[4]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
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| Kuamut（N57） | Mananam | 187/57/01 | SK Menanam |
| Sogo-Sogo | 187/57/02 | SK Sogo-Sogo | |
| Entilibon | 187/57/03 | SMK Entilibon | |
| Karamuak | 187/57/04 | SK Karamuak | |
| Kuamut | 187/57/05 | SK Kuamut | |
| Tongod | 187/57/06 | SK Pekan Tongod | |
| Penangah | 187/57/07 | SK Penangah | |
| Masaum | 187/57/08 | SK Masaum | |
| Inarad | 187/57/09 | SK Inarad | |
| Saguan | 187/57/10 |
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| Lamag（N58） | Buang Sayang | 187/58/01 | SK Buang Sayang |
| Bukit Garam | 187/58/02 |
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| Lamag | 187/58/03 |
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| Balat | 187/58/04 | Dewan Serbaguna Kg Balat Kinabatangan | |
| Kota Kinabatangan | 187/58/05 |
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| Usaha Jaya | 187/58/06 | SK Kota Kinabatangan | |
| Sukau（N59） | Tanjung Aru | 187/59/01 |
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| Mumiang | 187/59/02 | SK Mumiang | |
| Lubukan | 187/59/03 | SK Pulau Lubukan | |
| Suan Lamba | 187/59/04 | SK Rancangan Suan Lamba | |
| Batu Puteh | 187/59/05 | SK Batu Puteh | |
| Paris | 187/59/06 | SK Paris | |
| Bilit | 187/59/07 | SK Bilit | |
| Sukau | 187/59/08 | SK Sukau | |
| Abai | 187/59/09 | SK Abai | |
| Tundun Bohangin | 187/59/10 | SK Tundun Bohangin | |
| Lintang | 187/59/11 |
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Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Kinabatangan | |||||
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| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party | Vote Share |
| Constituency created | |||||
| 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[5][6] | ||||
| 3rd | P118 | 1971-1973 | Pengiran Ahmad Pengiran Indar (ڤڠيران أحمد ڤڠيران إيندر) | USNO | Uncontested |
| 1973-1974 | BN (USNO) | ||||
| 4th | P124 | 1974-1978 | |||
| 5th | 1978-1982 | Abdul Ghani Misbah (عبدالغني مصباح) |
BN (BERJAYA) | 4,935 64.08% | |
| 6th | 1982-1986 | Uncontested | |||
| 7th | P141 | 1986-1990 | Pitting Mohd Ali (ڤيتّيڠ محمّد علي) |
BN (USNO) | 3,273 40.19% |
| 8th | 1990-1995 | Juhar Mahiruddin (جوهر ماهرالدين) |
BN (UMNO) | 5,472 50.77% | |
| 9th | P162 | 1995-1999 | 6,431 58.66% | ||
| 10th | 1999-2004 | Bung Moktar Radin (بوڠ مختار راضين) |
8,141 65.72% | ||
| 11th | P187 | 2004-2008 | Uncontested | ||
| 12th | 2008-2013 | 8,507 69.71% | |||
| 13th | 2013-2018 | 13,377 69.29% | |||
| 14th | 2018–2022 | 14,465 67.22% | |||
| 15th | 2022–2025 | 16,842 57.43% | |||
| 2026–present | Mohd Kurniawan Naim Moktar (محمّد کورنياوان نعيم مختار) |
19,852 75.09% | |||
State constituency
| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | |||||
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| 1967–1974 | 1974–1985 | 1985–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2020 | 2020–present | |
| Kinabatangan | Lamag | Lamag | ||||
| Kuala Kinabatangan | ||||||
| Kuamut | ||||||
| Sekong | ||||||
| Sukau | ||||||
Historical boundaries
| State Constituency | Area | |||||
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| 1966 | 1974 | 1984 | 1994 | 2003 | 2019 | |
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| Kuala Kinabatangan |
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Current state assembly members
| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
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| N57 | Kuamut | Masiung Banah | GRS (GAGASAN) |
| N58 | Lamag | Mohd Ismail Ayob | BN (UMNO) |
| N59 | Sukau | Jafry Arifin | |
Local governments & postcodes
| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
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| N57 | Kuamut |
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| N58 | Lamag |
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| N59 | Sukau |
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Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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| BN | Mohd Kurniawan Naim Moktar | 19,852 | 75.09 |  17.66 | ||
| Heritage | Saddi Abdul Rahman | 5,638 | 21.33 |  21.29 | ||
| Independent | Goldam Hamid | 946 | 3.58 | 3.58 | ||
| Total valid votes | 26,436 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 369 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 22 | |||||
| Turnout | 26,827 | 55.06 | 10.50 | |||
| Registered electors | 48,722 | |||||
| Majority | 14,214 | 53.76 | 38.95 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Bung Moktar Radin | 16,842 | 57.43 | 12.13 | ||
| Heritage | Mazliwati Abdul Malek | 12,512 | 42.62 | 19.44 | ||
| Total valid votes | 29,354 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 452 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 76 | |||||
| Turnout | 29,882 | 65.56 | 11.91 | |||
| Registered electors | 44,773 | |||||
| Majority | 4,330 | 14.81 | 29.24 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Bung Moktar Radin | 14,465 | 67.22 | 2.02 | ||
| Sabah Heritage Party | M A Ghazali Abdul Ghani | 4,987 | 23.18 | 23.18 | ||
| Sabah People's Hope Party | Mustapa Datu Tambuyong | 2,066 | 9.60 | 9.60 | ||
| Total valid votes | 21,518 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 661 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 78 | |||||
| Turnout | 22,257 | 77.47 | 3.33 | |||
| Registered electors | 28,730 | |||||
| Majority | 9,478 | 44.05 | 6.35 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
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.[permanent dead link] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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| BN | Bung Moktar Radin | 13,377 | 69.29 | 0.42 | ||
| PKR | Abdullah Abdul Sani | 3,646 | 18.89 | 1.02 | ||
| STAR | Yambuya Parantis @ Cyril Pongod | 1,153 | 5.97 | 5.97 | ||
| Independent | Ali Latip Taha | 1,130 | 5.85 | 5.85 | ||
| Total valid votes | 19,306 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 654 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 37 | |||||
| Turnout | 19,997 | 80.80 | 15.27 | |||
| Registered electors | 24,748 | |||||
| Majority | 9,731 | 50.40 | 1.44 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-19. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-19. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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| BN | Bung Moktar Radin | 8,507 | 69.71 | ||
| PKR | Ahmad Abdul | 2,181 | 17.87 | ||
| Independent | Dasim @ Ricky Jikah | 1,515 | 12.41 | ||
| Total valid votes | 12,203 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 589 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 22 | ||||
| Turnout | 12,814 | 65.53 | |||
| Registered electors | 19,554 | ||||
| Majority | 6,326 | 51.84 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Bung Moktar Radin won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Bung Moktar Radin | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 19,441 | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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| BN | Bung Moktar Radin | 8,141 | 65.72 | 7.06 | |
| PBS | Ali Latip Taha | 4,246 | 34.28 | 7.06 | |
| Total valid votes | 12,387 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 210 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 19 | ||||
| Turnout | 12,616 | 58.84 | 0.38 | ||
| Registered electors | 21,438 | ||||
| Majority | 3,895 | 31.44 | 14.12 | ||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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| BN | Juhar Mahiruddin | 6,431 | 58.66 | 7.89 | |
| PBS | Abdul Malek Chua | 4,533 | 41.34 | 41.34 | |
| Total valid votes | 10,964 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 234 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 4 | ||||
| Turnout | 11,202 | 58.46 | 18.39 | ||
| Registered electors | 19,162 | ||||
| Majority | 1,898 | 17.32 | 15.78 | ||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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| BN | Juhar Mahiruddin | 5,473 | 50.77 | 10.58 | |
| Independent | Miyong Hamzah | 5,308 | 49.23 | 49.23 | |
| Total valid votes | 10,781 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 129 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 10,910 | 40.07 | 3.41 | ||
| Registered electors | 27,228 | ||||
| Majority | 165 | 1.54 | 7.47 | ||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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| BN | Pitting Mohd Ali | 3,273 | 40.19 | ||
| BERJAYA | Abdul Malek Chua | 2,539 | 31.18 | ||
| Independent | Nahalan Damsal | 2,183 | 26.81 | ||
| Independent | Ismail Talip | 149 | 1.83 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,144 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 109 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 8,253 | 43.48 | |||
| Registered electors | 18,979 | ||||
| Majority | 734 | 9.01 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Abdul Ghani Misbah won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Abdul Ghani Misbah | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 15,827 | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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| BN | Abdul Ghani Misbah | 4,935 | 64.08 | ||
| Independent | Pengiran Ahmad Pengiran Indar | 2,766 | 35.92 | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,701 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 230 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 7,931 | 61.59 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,878 | ||||
| Majority | 2,169 | 28.16 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Pengiran Ahmad Pengiran Indar won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Pengiran Ahmad Pengiran Indar | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 10,969 | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
| BN gain from USNO | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| On the nomination day, Pengiran Ahmad Pengiran Indar won uncontested. | ||||||
| USNO | Pengiran Ahmad Pengiran Indar | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 11,672 | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ↑ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ↑ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "P.187 Kinabatangan Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ↑ "Notice of Contested Election Legislative Assembly for the State of Sabah". Attorney General's Chambers. 21 November 2025.
- ↑ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ↑ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-19.
