Tanjung Batu (Sabah state constituency)

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

Tanjung Batu
Sabah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy
BN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2020)41,931
Electors (2020)14,875

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Tanjung Batu's electorate as of 2020

  Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (59.39%)
  Other ethnicities (21.29%)
  Sabah Bumiputera (15.51%)
  Chinese (3.81%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tanjung Batu constituency has a total of 3 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling District Code Location
Tanjung Batu (N71) Pasir Putih 191/71/01 SMK Pasir Putih
Tanjung Batu 191/71/02
  • SK Tanjong Batu
  • Dewan Kompleks Sukan Tawau
Keramat 191/71/03 SK Tg Batu Keramat

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tanjong Batu
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Merotai
Tanjong Batu
12th 2004 – 2008 Mohd Kamil Mohd Kassim (محمّد كامل محمّد قاسم) BN (UMNO)
13th 2008 – 2013 Hamisa Samat (خميسة صمد)
14th 2013 – 2018
15th 2018
2018 – 2020 WARISAN
2020 Independent
Tanjung Batu
16th 2020 – present Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy (أندي محمّد سوريادي بندي) BN (UMNO)

Election results

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Sabah state election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy 4,728 60.55   12.34
Sabah Heritage Party Mohd Afsar Abdul Latif 2,605 33.36   4.44
Love Sabah Party Rudy Nurdin 130 1.66   1.66
Sabah People's Unity Party Kamshari Johari Ibrahim 79 1.01   0.02
United Sabah National Organisation (Baru) Zulkifli Ahmad 58 0.74   0.74
Independent Asmari Udoh 16 0.20   0.20
Total valid votes 7,616 97.53
Total rejected ballots 142 1.82
Unreturned ballots 51 0.65
Turnout 7,809 52.50   19.88
Registered electors 14,875
Majority 2,123 27.19   16.78
BN 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 % ∆%
BN Hamisa Samat 8,358 48.21   27.33
Sabah Heritage Party Ismail Senang 6,552 37.80   37.80
PAS Usman Madeaming 1,506 8.69   13.77
Sabah People's Unity Party Ardi Arsah @ Samsi 171 0.99   0.99
Total valid votes 16,767 96.72
Total rejected ballots 451 2.60
Unreturned ballots 117 0.67
Turnout 17,335 72.38   5.80
Registered electors 23,951
Majority 1,986 10.41   42.67
BN hold Swing
Sabah state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Hamisa Samat 10,858 75.54   1.46
PAS Fatmawaty Mohd Yusuf 3,228 22.46   22.46
Total valid votes 14,086 98.00
Total rejected ballots 252 1.75
Unreturned ballots 36 0.25
Turnout 14,374 78.18   17.04
Registered electors 18,386
Majority 7,630 53.08   4.43
BN hold Swing
Sabah state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Hamisa Samat 5,921 77.00   9.64
PKR Dullah Hashim 1,499 19.49   19.49
Independent Mohammad Jeffry Rosman 178 2.31   2.31
Independent Dasun Sumbin 0 0.00
Total valid votes 7,598 98.80
Total rejected ballots 92 1.20
Unreturned ballots 0 0.00
Turnout 7,690 61.14   3.41
Registered electors 12,577
Majority 4,422 57.51   17.39
BN hold Swing
Sabah state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mohd Kamil Mohd Kassim 5,784 86.64
SETIA Mir Durahman 784 11.74
Total valid votes 6,568 98.38
Total rejected ballots 108 1.62
Unreturned ballots 0 0.00
Turnout 6,676 57.73
Registered electors 11,564
Majority 5,000 74.90
This was a new constituency created.

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