Kapayan

Kapayan

Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Chin Tek Ming Heritage
Constituency created	2004
First contested	2004
Last contested	2025
Demographics
Electors (2025)	49,547

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

Demographics

As of 2020, Kapayan has a population of 118,966 people.^[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Kapayan's electorate as of 2025

1. Non-Muslim Bumiputera (49.0%)
2. Chinese (33.0%)
3. Muslim Bumiputera (17.0%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.00%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kapayan constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Kapayan (N25)	Kapayan Barat	174/25/01	Institut Latihan Jabatan Kerja Raya Kota Kinabalu
	Kapayan	172/25/02	SK Kepayan Dewan Raya Kepayan Kampung Kibouvang Dewan Raya Kampung Ganang
	Kapayan Timor	174/25/03	SJK (C) Shan Tao Dewan Serbaguna Taman Sri Kepayan
	Kobusak	174/25/04	SK Bahang Dewan KDCA Penampang
	Nosoob	174/25/05	SMK Bahang Balairaya Kampung Koidupan Penampang SK Luyang SK St. Francis Convent
	Donggongon	174/25/06	SJK (C) Yue Min Puluduk
	Hungab	174/25/07	SK Dimpokuan Penampang

Representation history

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Kapayan
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Moyog, Api-Api and Sembulan
12th	2004 – 2008	Edward Khoo Keok Hai	BN (MCA)
13th	2008 – 2013
14th	2013	Edwin Jack Bosi	PR (DAP)
	2013 – 2018		AN
15th	2018 – 2020	Jannie Lasimbang	PH (DAP)
16th	2020 – 2025
17th	2025–present	Chin Tek Ming (陈德明)	WARISAN

Election results

Sabah state election, 2025: Kapayan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Heritage	Chin Tek Ming	14,597	50.44	25.68
	PH	Jannie Lasimbang	5,341	18.46	18.46
	UPKO	Billy Joe Dominic	3,496	12.08	12.08
	Homeland Solidarity Party	Bernard Abel Logijin	2,764	9.55	9.55
	Independent	Cyril Gerald Liew	683	2.36	2.36
	KDM	Edwin Jack Bosi	660	2.28	2.28
	Sabah Dream Party	Chin Ling Ling	487	1.68	1.68
	Independent	Sabrina @ Sabariah Aziz	474	1.64	1.64
	Perjuangan Rakyat	Lasius Miki	132	0.46	0.46
	PBK	Kuo Lee On	102	0.35	0.35
	ASPIRASI	Sylvester Moloukun	81	0.28	0.28
	Independent	Land Lip Fong	68	0.23	0.23
	Sabah Native Co-operation Party	Wong Kong Fooh	53	0.18	0.18
Total valid votes			28,938
Total rejected ballots			272
Unreturned ballots			55
Turnout			29,265	59.01	7.56
Registered electors			49,547
Majority			9,256	31.98	34.59
	Heritage hold		Swing
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES" (PDF).

Sabah state election, 2020: Kapayan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Jannie Lasimbang	15,052	76.12	76.12
	BN	Lu Yen Tung	1,889	9.55	12.36
	GAGASAN	Stephen Jacob Jimbangan	892	4.51	4.51
	PBS	Edwin Jack Bosi	803	4.06	4.06
	LDP	Yong Wui Chung	428	2.16	2.16
	Love Sabah Party	Chua Juan Shiuh	325	1.64	1.64
	Independent	Chew Shung Seng	58	0.29	0.29
Total valid votes			19,447	98.35
Total rejected ballots			282	1.43
Unreturned ballots			44	0.22
Turnout			19,773	65.84	15.99
Registered electors			30,034
Majority			13,163	66.57	17.51
	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: Kapayan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Jannie Lasimbang	19,558	70.97	70.97
	BN	Francis Goh Fah Shun	6,038	21.91	0.49
	STAR	Chong Pit Fah	1,318	4.78	2.80
Total valid votes			27,184	98.65
Total rejected ballots			276	1.00
Unreturned ballots			97	0.35
Turnout			27,557	81.83	0.47
Registered electors			33,675
Majority			13,250	49.06	21.84
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2013: Kapayan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Edwin Jack Bosi	13,020	48.64	20.08
	BN	Khoo Keok Hai	5,733	21.42	21.50
	STAR	Phillip Among @ Daniel Dell Fidelis	2,030	7.58	7.58
	SAPP	Chong Pit Fah	720	2.69	2.69
Total valid votes			27,184	98.65
Total rejected ballots			482	1.80
Unreturned ballots			47	0.35
Turnout			22,032	82.30	13.02
Registered electors			26,767
Majority			7,287	27.22	12.86
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2022-06-29.

Sabah state election, 2008: Kapayan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Khoo Keok Hai	6,162	42.92	3.58
	DAP	Stephen Jacob Jimbangan	4,100	28.56	16.74
	PKR	Chow Chin Thong @ Chau Chin Tang	3,658	25.48	21.38
Total valid votes			13,920	96.96
Total rejected ballots			200	1.39
Unreturned ballots			236	1.64
Turnout			14,356	69.28	5.30
Registered electors			20,723
Majority			2,062	14.36	12.77
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Sabah state election, 2004: Kapayan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Khoo Keok Hai	5,472	46.50
	Independent	Yunof @ Edward Maringking	2,279	19.37
	DAP	Kok Thau Lin	1,391	11.82
	Independent	Jivol @ Edmund Doudilim	1,201	10.21
	Independent	Stephen Jacob Jimbangan	494	4.20
	PKR	Liaw Chin Sin	482	4.10
	PAS	Tommy Yee Chee Ming	88	0.75
	BERSEKUTU	Edmundo Apines	87	0.74
Total valid votes			11,494	97.67
Total rejected ballots			274	2.33
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			11,768	63.98
Registered electors			18,393
Majority			3,193	27.13
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2004".

References

1. "Sabah 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
2. Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.25 Kapayan Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
3. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.