Gaya (federal constituency)

Gaya was a federal constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 2004.

Gaya
Sabah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished2004
First contested1974
Last contested1999

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 2004 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Gaya
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Kota Kinabalu
4th1974-1978Peter Lo Sui Yin (罗思仁)BN (SCA)
5th1978-1982William Lye Chee Hien (黎志贤) BN (BERJAYA)
6th1982-1986
7th1986-1990Gerard Math Lee Min (马理民)DAP
8th1990-1995Philip Yong Chiew Lip (杨秋立)PBS
9th1995-1999BN (SAPP)
10th1999-2002Yong Teck Lee (杨德利)
2002-2004Liew Teck Chan (刘德泉)
Constituency abolished, split into Kota Kinabalu and Sepanggar

State constituency

Parliamentary
constituency
State constituency
1967–19741974–19851985–19951995–20042004–20202020–present
GayaApi-Api
Inanam
Kota Kinabalu
Likas
Tanjong Aru

Election results

Malaysian general by-election, 12 October 2002
The by-election was called due to the disqualification of incumbent, Yong Teck Lee after being found guilty of an illegal billboard.
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
Yong Teck Lee was originally elected to serve in this constituency. Yong disqualified as Gaya MP and Likas assemblymen since September 2002 due to found guilty of illegal billboard according to the Election Offences Act 1954. Liew was elected to Parliament in the Gaya by-election, 2002.
BNLiew Teck Chan15,63971.19
DAPHiew King Cheu3,71616.92
PKRChristina Liew2,61311.89
Total valid votes 21,968 100.00
Total rejected ballots 132
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 22,10044.71
Registered electors 49,427
Majority 11,923
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNYong Teck Lee15,31556.22
PBSJohnny Goh Chin Lok11,19841.11
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyHamzah Abdullah7292.68
Total valid votes 27,242 100.00
Total rejected ballots 149
Unreturned ballots 14
Turnout 27,40558.14
Registered electors
Majority 4,117
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNPhilip Yong Chiew Lip12,33646.67
PBSJohnny Goh Chin Lok12,12745.87
DAPOswald Sipain Mojingol1,5415.83
IndependentMohd Naser Mohd Noor4311.63
Total valid votes 26,435 100.00
Total rejected ballots 295
Unreturned ballots 2
Turnout 26,73266.66
Registered electors
Majority 209
BN gain from PBS Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PBSPhilip Yong Chiew Lip10,67556.91
DAPFung Ket Wing8,08343.09
Total valid votes 18,758 100.00
Total rejected ballots 375
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 19,13354.07
Registered electors
Majority 2,592
PBS gain from DAP Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
DAPGerard Math Lee Min12,38874.77
BNJoseph Chia Swee Chung4,18025.23
Total valid votes 16,568 100.00
Total rejected ballots 56
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 16,62457.57
Registered electors 28,878
Majority 8,208
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNWilliam Lye Chee Hien13,11355.48
DAPOh Choo Hong6,51427.56
PCBSTan Ching Chee4,00816.96
Total valid votes 23,635 100.00
Total rejected ballots 320
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 23,95560.48
Registered electors 39,606
Majority 6,599
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNWilliam Lye Chee Hien11,21856.82
IndependentChin Nyuk Fatt7,90240.02
SEDARMusa Taulani6243.16
Total valid votes 19,744 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 32,092
Majority 3,316
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
On the nomination day, Peter Lo Sui Yin won uncontested.
BNPeter Lo Sui Yin
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 20,903
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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