Sekong (state constituency)

Sekong is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Sekong

Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Alias Sani Sabah Heritage Party
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)	17,054

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sekong's electorate as of 2020

  Sabah Bumiputera (52.89%)

  Chinese (21.36%)

  Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (14.21%)

  Other ethnicities (11.55%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sekong constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Karamunting (N54)	Cecily	185/54/01	SJK (C) Yuk Choi
	Tanah Merah	185/54/02	SJK (C) 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

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Sekong
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Semawang
5th	1976 – 1981	Ahmad Indar	Alliance (USNO)
6th	1981 – 1985	Mohammad Jifli	BN (BERJAYA)
7th	1985 – 1986	Salleh Janan	USNO
8th	1986
	1990 – 1994		BN (USNO)
9th	1990 – 1994	Pitting Mohd Ali
10th	1994 – 1999	Nahalan Damsal	BN (UMNO)
11th	1999 – 2004
12th	2004 – 2008	Samsudin Yahya
13th	2008 – 2013
14th	2013 – 2018
15th	2018 – 2020	Arifin Asgali	WARISAN
16th	2020 – present	Alias Sani

Election results

Sabah state election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Alias Sani	5,937	53.45	1.33
	BN	Hazulizah Mohd Dani	4,338	39.05	0.81
	Love Sabah Party	Sitti Nurul Ain Shaidah Pitting	253	2.28	2.28
	LDP	Mohd Fazil Ajak	102	0.92	0.92
	Sabah People's Unity Party	Abidin Sukor	87	0.78	0.78
	United Sabah National Organisation (Baru)	Saran Jumdail	63	0.57	0.57
Total valid votes			10,780	97.05
Total rejected ballots			297	2.67
Unreturned ballots			31	0.28
Turnout			11,108	65.13	9.34
Registered electors			17,054
Majority			1,599	14.40	2.14
	Sekong hold		Swing		WARISAN
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Arifin Asgali	6,740	54.78	54.78
	BN	Samsudin Yahya	4,705	38.24	23.68
	PAS	Sahar Abdul Majid	366	2.97	2.97
	STAR	Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman	48	0.39	0.56
	Independent	Mohd Faisal Bachtiyal	43	0.35	0.35
	Sabah Nationality Party	Alias Rahmad Benjamin	16	0.13	0.13
Total valid votes			11,918	96.86
Total rejected ballots			337	2.74
Unreturned ballots			49	0.39
Turnout			12,304	74.47	3.72
Registered electors			16,522
Majority			2,035	16.54	15.15
	Sekong gain from Sabah Heritage Party		Swing		BN
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samsudin Yahya	6,898	61.92	0.11
	PKR	Musah Ghani	3,368	30.23	0.01
	SAPP	Awang @ Abdul Nasip Othman	354	3.18	3.18
	STAR	Ahmad Ibrahim	100	0.90	0.90
	Independent	Ilahan Amilbangsa	50	0.45	0.45
Total valid votes			10,770	96.68
Total rejected ballots			351	3.15
Unreturned ballots			19	0.17
Turnout			11,140	78.19	17.30
Registered electors			14,247
Majority			3,530	31.69	0.10
	Sekong hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Sabah state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samsudin Yahya	4,271	62.03
	PKR	Nalahan Damsal	2,082	30.24
	BERSEKUTU	Mansor Mursalin	242	3.51
Total valid votes			6,595	95.79
Total rejected ballots			281	4.08
Unreturned ballots			9	0.13
Turnout			6,885	60.89
Registered electors			11,308
Majority			2,189	31.79
	Sekong hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Sabah state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Samsudin Yahya won uncontested.
	BN	Samsudin Yahya
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			10,938
Majority
	Sekong hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Sabah state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nalahan Damsal	3,230	45.30	13.43
	PBS	Abdul Wahid Hamid	1,860	26.09	12.16
	BERSEKUTU	Ridi Alawangsa	1,246	17.48	17.48
	SETIA	Zulkifli Pitting	581	8.15	8.15
	PAS	Hamzah Abdullah	121	1.70	1.70
Total valid votes			7,038	98.71
Total rejected ballots			92	1.29
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			7,130	58.63	0.90
Registered electors			12,161
Majority			1,370	19.21	0.27
	Sekong hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Sabah state election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nalahan Damsal	4,667	58.73	11.49
	PBS	Pitting Mohd Ali	3,119	39.25	0.40
Total valid votes			7,786	97.99
Total rejected ballots			160	2.01
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			7,946	57.73	3.52
Registered electors			13,764
Majority			1,548	19.48	11.89
	Sekong gain from BN		Swing		USNO
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1994".

Sabah state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	USNO	Pitting Mohd Ali	3,240	47.24	1.12
	PBS	Nalahan Damsal	2,719	39.65	5.04
	BERJAYA	Aliong Hassan	482	7.03	1.40
	PRS	Mohammad Jifli	174	2.54	2.54
	Independent	Abdullah Ibrahim	66	0.96	0.96
	Independent	Hassnar Berahim	58	0.85	0.85
Total valid votes			6,739	98.26
Total rejected ballots			119	1.74
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			6,858	61.25	6.71
Registered electors			11,197
Majority			521	7.59	3.92
	Sekong hold		Swing		USNO
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Sabah state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	USNO	Salleh Janan	2,450	48.36
	PBS	Juhar Mahiruddin	2,264	44.69
	BERJAYA	Yee Loi Fook	285	5.63
Total valid votes			4,999	98.68
Total rejected ballots			67	1.32
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			5,066	67.96
Registered electors			7,454
Majority			186	3.67
	Sekong hold		Swing		USNO
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1986".

References

1. "Dashboard SPR".
2. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 2022-10-31.