Batu Sapi

Batu Sapi is a federal constituency in Sandakan Division (Sandakan District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

Batu Sapi (P185)
Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan
GRS
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]119,698
Electors (2022)[2]43,916
Area (km²)454
Pop. density (per km²)263.7

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://ge15.orientaldaily.com.my/seats/sabah/p

Ethnic breakdown of Batu Sapi's electorate as of 2022

  Sabah Bumiputera (32.4%)
  Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (31.7%)
  Chinese (27.9%)
  Other ethnicities (7.9%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Batu Sapi constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling District Code Location
Sekong (N53) Jalan Sibuga 185/53/01
  • SMA Tun Juhar
  • SK Mawar
Kampung Gas 185/53/02
  • SK Gas
  • SK Bambangan
Jalan Batu Sapi 185/53/03 SMK Batu Sapi
Tronglit 185/53/04 SK Pulau Timbang
Sekong 185/53/05 SK Segaliud
Lupak Meluas 185/53/06 SK Kg Bahagia
Pulau Sanghai 185/53/07 SK Pulau Sanghai
Karamunting (N54) Cecily 185/54/01 SJK (C) Yuk Choi
Tanah Merah 185/54/02 SK Sung Siew
Jalan Leila 185/54/03 Tadika Sung Siew
Kampung Gelam 185/54/04
  • Perpustakaan Wilayah Sandakan
  • SK Bandar Sandakan
Karamunting 185/54/05 SK Karamunting
Bokara 185/54/06 SK Sri Melanta Jaya

Representation history
Members of Parliament for Batu Sapi
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Libaran and Sandakan
11th2004-2008Chong Ket Wah @ Chong Ket Fah (蒋国华)BN (PBS)
12th2008-2010
2010-2013Tsen Thau Lin (曾道玲)
13th2013-2018
14th2018-2020Liew Vui Keong (刘伟强)WARISAN
2020-2022 Vacant[N 1]
15th2022Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan (خَيْرُٱلْفِرْدَوْس أَكْبَرخَان)GRS (BERSATU)
2022-present GRS (Direct)

State constituency
Parliamentary
constituency		State constituency
1967–19741974–19851985–19951995–20042004–20202020–present
Batu SapiKaramunting
Sekong

Current state assembly members
No. State Constituency Member Coalition (Party)
N53 Sekong Alias Sani WARISAN
N54 Karamunting George Hiew Vun Zin GRS (GAGASAN)

Local governments
No. State Constituency Local Government
N53 Sekong Sandakan Municipal Council
N54 Karamunting Sandakan Municipal Council

Election results
Malaysian general election, 2022: Batu Sapi
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
GRSKhairul Firdaus Akbar Khan12,15244.95+44.95
PHLiau Fui Fui7,33127.11+27.11
Sabah Heritage PartyAlias Sani7,21826.70-29.08
Homeland Fighters' PartyBoni Yusuf Abdullah @ Narseso P Juanico1760.65+0.65
IndependentOthman Ahmad1600.59+0.59
Total valid votes 27,037 100.00
Total rejected ballots 479
Unreturned ballots 92
Turnout 27,60861.57
Registered electors 43,916
Majority 4,821
GRS gain from Sabah Heritage Party Swing ?
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753262/PUB619_2022.pdf
Malaysian general election, 2018: Batu Sapi
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
Sabah Heritage PartyLiew Vui Keong12,97655.78+ 55.78
BNTsen Thau Lin8,35735.93- 21.51
AmanahHamza A. Abdullah @ Hamzah9804.21+ 4.21
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyNorsah Bongsu9484.08- 36.68
Total valid votes 23,261 100.00
Total rejected ballots 655
Unreturned ballots 113
Turnout 24,02973.77
Registered electors 32,574
Majority 4,61919.86
Sabah Heritage Party gain from BN 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.

"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 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Malaysian general election, 2013: Batu Sapi
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNTsen Thau Lin13,08557.44
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyHamza A. Abdullah @ Hamzah9,28740.76
STARSaiful Bahari Rashada Ahmad4101.80
Total valid votes 22,782 100.00
Total rejected ballots 574
Unreturned ballots 44
Turnout 23,40077.49
Registered electors 30,199
Majority 3,798
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 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

"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 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
Malaysian general by-election, 4 November 2010: Batu Sapi
Upon the death of incumbent, Chong Ket Wah
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNTsen Thau Lin9,77364.22
PKRUmsery @ Ansari Abdullah3,41422.43
SAPPYong Teck Lee2,03113.35
Total valid votes 15,218 100.00
Total rejected ballots 372
Unreturned ballots 23
Turnout 15,61361.03
Registered electors 25,582
Majority 6,359
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"Pilihan Raya Kecil P.185 Batu Sapi". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
Malaysian general election, 2008: Batu Sapi
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNChong Ket Wah @ Chong Ket Fah9,47962.16
IndependentChung Kwong Wing5,77137.84
Total valid votes 15,250 100.00
Total rejected ballots 730
Unreturned ballots 418
Turnout 16,39863.06
Registered electors 26,004
Majority 3,708
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004: Batu Sapi
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
On the nomination day, Chong Ket Wah won uncontested.
BNChong Ket Wah @ Chong Ket Fah
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

Notes
  1. Vacant from 2 October 2020 until the 2022 Malaysian general election due to the incumbent died in office. No by-election was held due to 2021 Malaysian Proclamation of Emergency in order to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. "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.
  3. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 2022-10-31.
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