Papar (federal constituency)
Federal constituency of Sabah, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Papar (P175) Sabah constituency Legislature Dewan Rakyat MP Constituency created 1984 First contested 1986 Last contested 2022 Population (2020)[1] 106,765 Electors (2022)[2] 59,942 Area (km²) 610 Pop. density (per km²) 175
Papar is a federal constituency in West Coast Division (Papar District ), Sabah , Malaysia , that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.
The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
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Ethnic breakdown of Papar's electorate as of 2022
Sabah Bumiputera (62.1%)
Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (24%)
Other ethnicities (7.2%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Papar constituency has a total of 20 polling districts.[3]
State constituency
Polling Districts
Code
Location
Limbahau(N27)
Dambai
175/27/01
SK Limputong
Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Biau
Labak
175/27/02
SK Tampasak
Kaiduan
175/27/03
SK Kaiduan
Gana
175/27/04
SK Gana
Ovai
175/27/05
SK Kogopon
Surati
175/27/06
SK Surati
Limbahau
175/27/07
SMK St. Mary Papar
Biau
175/27/08
SK Sabandil
SK Padawan Besar
Rampazan
175/27/09
SK Rampazan
Kawang(N28)
Pengalat
175/28/01
SMK Pengalat Papar
Kawang
175/28/02
SK Kawang
Kinarut
175/28/03
SK Pekan Kinarut
SJK (C) Kin Kiau
Kampung Laut
175/28/04
SMK Kinarut
Pengalat Kecil
175/28/05
SMK Pengalat Papar
Beringgis
175/28/06
SK Beringis
Pantai Manis(N29)
Buang Sayang
175/29/01
SK Buang Sayang
Kuala
175/29/02
Jabatan Pembangunan Sumber Manusia (ILTP) Papar
SK Kuala Papar
Kelanahan
175/29/03
SMK Takis
Bandar Papar
175/29/04
SMK Majakir
Benoni
175/29/05
SK Benoni
Representation history
State constituency
Parliamentary constituency
State constituency
1967–1974
1974–1985
1985–1995
1995–2004
2004–2020
2020–present
Papar
Buang Sayang
Kawang
Limbahau
Pantai Manis
Current state assembly members
Local governments
No
State Constituency
Local government
N27
Limbahau
Papar District Council
N28
Kawang
N29
Pantai Manis
Election results
Malaysian general election, 1986
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
BN
Osu Sukam
4,844
48.92
Independent
James Ghani
4,638
46.83
Independent
Othman Mohd Yassin
421
4.25
Total valid votes
9,903
100.00
Total rejected ballots
92
Unreturned ballots
0
Turnout
9,995
57.99
Registered electors
17,237
Majority
206
2.09
2.09
This was a new constituency created.
References