Tanjung Aru (state constituency)

Tanjung Aru
Sabah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Junz Wong
Sabah Heritage Party
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
Constituency re-created2004
First contested1974
Last contested2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)14,941

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

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Tanjung Aru's electorate as of 2020
  1. Sabah Bumiputera (49.4%)
  2. Chinese (29.7%)
  3. Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (12.2%)
  4. 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[3]
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
Renamed to Tanjung Aru[4]
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 Increase 2.75
BN Mohd Reduan Aklee 2,538 25.69 Decrease 3.32
PBS Edward Yong Oui Fah 647 6.55 Increase 6.55
Love Sabah Party Noran Addy Sukiran 241 2.44 Increase 2.44
LDP Ibrahim Okk Mohd Laiman Diki 179 1.81 Increase 1.81
USNO (Baru) Shaffic Risaib Shah 88 0.89 Increase 0.89
GAGASAN Rizawani Fiona Heng 25 0.25 Increase 0.25
Independent Jan Chow Yee Fah 18 0.18 Increase 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 Decrease 8.88
Registered electors 14,941
Majority 3,147 31.86 Increase 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 Increase 54.80
BN Edward Yong Oui Fah 5,184 29.01 Decrease 24.35
PAS Hamid Ismail 1,379 7.72 Decrease 24.00
Sabah People's Hope Party Noraiza Mohammad Noor 566 3.17 Increase 3.17
Sabah Native Co-operation Party Roger Chong Wei Leung 494 2.76 Increase 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 Decrease 2.60
Registered electors 23,829
Majority 4,610 25.79 Increase 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 Decrease 1.66
PAS Hamid Ismail 5,409 31.72 Increase 31.72
STAR Yong We Kong 1,333 7.82 Increase 7.82
SAPP Salleh Tiasi @ Tiaseh 750 4.40 Increase 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 Increase 15.39
Registered electors 21,973
Majority 3,690 21.64 Decrease 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 Decrease 12.61
PKR Awang Ahmad Sah 3,470 27.90 Increase 9.32
DAP Teddy Yang Chan Tsze 2,298 18.48 Increase 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 Increase 6.16
Registered electors 19,993
Majority 2,960 23.80 Decrease 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.
  3. ^ "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1985-SABAH-STATE-ELECTIONS/SABAH_1984_DUN_REDELINEATION_IMPACT.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  4. ^ "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/2020-SABAH-STATE-ELECTIONS/SABAH_2019_DUN_REDELINEATION_IMPACT.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-06-18.


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