| State constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Sabah State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
BN | ||
| Constituency created | 1974 | ||
| Constituency abolished | 2004 | ||
| Constituency re-created | 2019 | ||
| First contested | 1974 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2025) | 18,056 | ||
Bengkoka is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. This is one of the thirteen new state constituencies as result of approval from state legislative and Dewan Rakyat on 17 July 2019 and presenting for the first time for snap election[1]
Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Bengkoka's electorate as of 2025
- Non-Muslim Bumiputera (55.0%)
- Muslim Bumiputera (43.0%)
- Other ethnicities (1.70%)
- Chinese (0.30%)
History
As of 2020, Bengkoka has a population of 18,399 people.[2]
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bengkoka constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengkoka (N02) | Mengkubau | 167/02/01 | SK Manggis/Mongkubou |
| Tanjung Piring | 167/02/02 | SK Mapan-Mapan | |
| Mangkapon | 167/02/03 | SK Mangkapon Pitas | |
| Kanibongan | 167/02/04 | SK Kanibongan | |
| Pantai | 167/02/05 | SK Pantai | |
| Kebatasan | 167/02/06 | SK Kusilad | |
| Penapak | 167/02/07 | SK Pinapak | |
| Dandun | 167/02/08 | SK Dandun | |
| Senaja | 167/02/09 | SK Senaja | |
| Pandan | 167/02/10 | SK Pandan Mandamai |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bengkoka | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Bengkoka-Banggi[4] | |||
| 5th | 1976-1981 | Abdul Salam Harun | BN (USNO) |
| 6th | 1981-1985 | Jasni Piut | USNO |
| 7th | 1985-1986 | Abdul Salam Harun | |
| 8th | 1986-1990 | Yussof Abd Manan | |
| 9th | 1990-1994 | Paul Tom Imbayan | GR (PBS) |
| 10th | 1994-1999 | Masrani Parman | BN (UMNO) |
| 11th | 1999-2004 | ||
| Constituency renamed to Pitas[5] | |||
| Constituency re-created from Banggi and Pitas[6] | |||
| 16th | 2020–2025 | Harun Durabi | BN (UMNO) |
| 17th | 2025–present | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Harun Durabi | 2,485 | 20.96 | |||
| GRS | Samuil Mopun | 2,408 | 20.31 | |||
| Homeland Solidarity Party | Maklin Masiau | 1,899 | 16.02 | |||
| KDM | Rahim Richard Mazagi | 1,528 | 12.89 | |||
| Heritage | Fauziah Stephens | 1,290 | 10.88 | |||
| Independent | Jomin Mogompit | 1,084 | 9.14 | |||
| UPKO | Junsim Rumunzing | 622 | 5.25 | |||
| PN | Berusli Kimin | 310 | 2.61 | |||
| Sabah Dream Party | Matin Ugung | 183 | 1.54 | |||
| PBK | Gunsanad Malingka | 26 | 0.22 | |||
| Independent | Mohd Izahan Abdullah | 21 | 0.18 | |||
| Total valid votes | 11,856 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 117 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 17 | |||||
| Turnout | 12,050 | 66.74 | ||||
| Registered electors | 18,056 | |||||
| Majority | 77 | 0.62 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | {{{2}}} | ||||
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES" (PDF). | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Harun Durabi | 2,538 | 31.44 | |||
| UPKO | Junsim Rumunzing | 1,201 | 14.88 | |||
| Independent | Maklin Masiau | 1,149 | 14.23 | |||
| PBS | Dr. Samuil Mopun | 898 | 11.12 | |||
| Independent | Pransol Tiying | 731 | 9.05 | |||
| Independent | Akian Ah Kiew | 576 | 7.13 | |||
| Independent | Mary Eugenie Dumpangol @ Aminah Ambrose | 399 | 4.94 | |||
| USNO (Baru) | Omar Jalun | 174 | 2.16 | |||
| Love Sabah Party | Jose Modsinupu | 159 | 1.97 | |||
| GAGASAN | Sotijin Juhui | 91 | 1.13 | |||
| Sabah People's Unity Party | Rita Cham | 19 | 0.24 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,935 | 98.29 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 125 | 1.55 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 13 | 0.16 | ||||
| Turnout | 8,073 | 68.74 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,543 | |||||
| Majority | 1,337 | 16.56 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created | ||||||
[7]
References
- ^ Daim, Nuradzimmah; Pei Ying, Teoh. "Sabah gets 13 more state seats". New Straits Times. NSTP publisher. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.02 Bengkoka Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
- ^ "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1976-SABAH-STATE-ELECTIONS/SABAH_1974_DUN_REDELINEATION_IMPACT.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ TindakMalaysia. "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/2004-ELECTION-RESULTS/SABAH_2003_DUN_REDELINEATION_IMPACT.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ^ TindakMalaysia. "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/2020-SABAH-STATE-ELECTIONS/SABAH_2019_DUN_REDELINEATION_IMPACT.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ^ TindakMalaysia. "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/2020-SABAH-STATE-ELECTIONS/SABAH_2020_ELECTION_RESULTS.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-12-15.