Jambongan

Jambongan was a federal constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 1995.

Jambongan
Sabah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1984
Constituency abolished1995
First contested1986
Last contested1990

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 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 1995 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Jambongan
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Labuk-Sugut
7th1986-1990Michael Metah AsangBN (PBS)
8th1990-1995PBS
Constituency abolished, split into Beluran and Libaran

State constituency

Parliamentary
constituency
State constituency
1967–19741974–19851985–19951995–20042004–20202020–present
JambonganLabuk
Sugut
Sungai Sibuga

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1990: Jambongan
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PBSMetah Asang @ Michael Asang8,81759.51
IndependentRidi Alawangsa5,39336.40
AKARThamrin Zaini3762.54
IndependentNordin Khani2311.56
Total valid votes 14,817 100.00
Total rejected ballots 174
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 14,99150.20
Registered electors
Majority 3,424
PBS gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1986: Jambongan
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNMetah Asang @ Michael Asang7,49573.11
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyHamzah Abdullah2,75726.89
Total valid votes 10,252 100.00
Total rejected ballots 174
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 10,42648.57
Registered electors 21,468
Majority 4,738
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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