Tanjung Aru (state constituency)

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

Tanjung Aru

Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Junz Wong Sabah Heritage Party
Constituency created	1974
Constituency abolished	1986
Constituency re-created	2004
First contested	1974
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)	14,941

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Tanjung Aru's electorate as of 2020

  Sabah Bumiputera (49.37%)

  Chinese (29.69%)

  Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (12.16%)

  Other ethnicities (8.79%)

History

Polling districts

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

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Tanjung Aru (N22）	Pulau Gaya	173/22/01	SK Pulau Gaya
	Sembulan Utara	173/22/02	SK Sembulan Dewan Serbaguna Sembulan
	Sembulan Selatan	173/22/03	SMK Sanzac
	Tanjung Aru Timor	173/22/04	SMK Stella Maris
	Tanjung Aru Barat	173/22/05	SMK La Salle Tg Aru
	Lapangan Terbang	173/22/06	SK Tanjung Aru II
	Tanjung Aru Baru	173/22/07	SK Stella Maris

Representation History

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tanjung Aru
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Tanjong Aru
3rd	1967 – 1971	Lee Vui Min	Alliance (SCA)
4th	1971 – 1976	Herman Luping	Alliance (USNO)
5th	1976	Darius Binion	BERJAYA
	1976 – 1981	Matthew Gonzaga
6th	1981 – 1985	Paul Wong Kau Chai Sindin	BN (BERJAYA)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Sembulan
Constituency re-created from Sembulan
12th	2004 – 2008	Edward Yong Oui Fah	BN (PBS)
13th	2008 – 2013
14th	2013 – 2018
15th	2018 – 2020	Junz Wong (王鸿俊)	WARISAN
Tanjung Aru
16th	2020 –	Junz Wong (王鸿俊)	WARISAN

Election results

Sabah state election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Junz Wong	5,685	57.55	2.75
	BN	Mohd Reduan Aklee	2,538	25.69	3.32
	PBS	Edward Yong Oui Fah	647	6.55	6.55
	Love Sabah Party	Noran Addy Sukiran	241	2.44	2.44
	LDP	Ibrahim Okk Mohd Laiman Diki	179	1.81	1.81
	United Sabah National Organisation (Baru)	Shaffic Risaib Shah	88	0.89	0.89
	GAGASAN	Rizawani Fiona Heng	25	0.25	0.25
	Independent	Jan Chow Yee Fah	18	0.18	0.18
Total valid votes			9,421	95.36
Total rejected ballots			287	2.91
Unreturned ballots			171	1.73
Turnout			9,879	66.12	8.88
Registered electors			14,941
Majority			3,147	31.86	6.07
	Sabah Heritage Party hold		Swing
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	Junz Wong	9,794	54.80	54.80
	BN	Edward Yong Oui Fah	5,184	29.01	24.35
	PAS	Hamid Ismail	1,379	7.72	24.00
	Sabah People's Hope Party	Noraiza Mohammad Noor	566	3.17	3.17
	ANAK NEGERI	Roger Chong Wei Leung	494	2.76	2.76
Total valid votes			22,404	97.46
Total rejected ballots			342	1.91
Unreturned ballots			112	0.63
Turnout			17,871	75.00	2.60
Registered electors			23,829
Majority			4,610	25.79	4.15
	Sabah Heritage Party gain from BN		Swing		?
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	Edward Yong Oui Fah	9,099	53.36	1.66
	PAS	Hamid Ismail	5,409	31.72	31.72
	STAR	Yong We Kong	1,333	7.82	7.82
	SAPP	Salleh Tiasi @ Tiaseh	750	4.40	4.40
Total valid votes			16,591	97.30
Total rejected ballots			448	2.63
Unreturned ballots			13	0.08
Turnout			17,052	77.60	15.39
Registered electors			21,973
Majority			3,690	21.64	2.16
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Sabah state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Edward Yong Oui Fah	6,430	51.70	12.61
	PKR	Awang Ahmad Sah	3,470	27.90	9.32
	DAP	Teddy Yang Chan Tsze	2,298	18.48	5.07
Total valid votes			12,198	98.08
Total rejected ballots			225	1.81
Unreturned ballots			14	0.11
Turnout			12,437	62.21	6.16
Registered electors			19,993
Majority			2,960	23.80	21.93
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Sabah state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Edward Yong Oui Fah	6,904	64.31
	PKR	Awang Ahmad Sah	1,995	18.58
	DAP	Chong YAW FAH @ Stephen	1,440	13.41
	PAS	Foo Ah Onong @ Onong Otong	118	1.75
Total valid votes			10,457	97.41
Total rejected ballots			255	2.38
Unreturned ballots			23	0.21
Turnout			10,735	56.05
Registered electors			19,152
Majority			4,909	45.73
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2004".

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. 31 October 2022.