Sebatik (state constituency)

Sebatik

Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Manahing Tinggilani Heritage
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2025
Demographics
Electors (2025)	16,893

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

Demographics

As of 2020, Sebatik has a population of 52,407 people.^[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Sebatik's electorate as of 2025

1. Muslim Bumiputera (90.0%)
2. Non-Muslim Bumiputera (9.50%)
3. Chinese (0.50%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.00%)

History

Polling districts

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

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Sebatik (N73)	Luasong	191/73/01	SK Luasong
	Kalabakan	191/73/02	SK Kalabakan SMK Kalabakan
	Umas-Umas	191/73/03	SK Umas-Umas SMK Umas-Umas
	Sarudung Laut	191/73/04	Balai Raya Sarudung Laut
	Sebatik	191/73/05	SK Wallace Bay
	Tamang	191/73/06	SK Mentadak Baru
	Bergosong	191/73/07	SK Bergosong

Representation history

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Sebatik
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kalabakan
12th	2004–2008	Patawari Patawe	BN (UMNO)
13th	2008–2013	Abdul Muis Picho
14th	2013–2018
15th	2018
	2018–2020		WARISAN
	2020		Independent
16th	2020–2021	Hassan A. Gani Pg. Amir	WARISAN
	2021–2022		GRS (BERSATU)
	2022–2023		GRS (Direct)
	2023–2025		GRS (GAGASAN)
17th	2025–present	Manahing Tinggilani	WARISAN

Election results

Sabah state election, 2025

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Heritage	Manahing Tinggilani	2,795	27.03	16.35
	GRS	Hassan A. Gani Pg. Amir	2,645	25.58	25.58
	BN	Aslan Fadli Samsul Alang	1,968	19.03	19.03
	Independent	Husni Frans	1,827	17.67	17.67
	PN	Suhurani Sammani	440	4.25	30.64
	Sabah Native Co-operation Party	Saharan Untai	298	2.88	2.88
	Homeland Solidarity Party	Kadri Amat	266	2.57	2.57
	Sabah Clan Party	Ismail Idris	41	0.40	0.40
	Sabah Dream Party	Abdul Gaib Aliaman	40	0.39	0.39
	Sabah People's Unity Party	Abu Bakar Kumun	21	0.20	0.20
Total valid votes			10,341
Total rejected ballots			186
Unreturned ballots			28
Turnout			10,555	62.48	1.84
Registered electors			16,893
Majority			150	1.45	7.04
	Sabah Heritage Party hold		Swing
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES" (PDF).

Sabah state election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Hassan A. Gani Pg. Amir	2,665	43.38	1.10
	PN	Abdul Muis Picho	2,143	34.89	34.89
	Love Sabah Party	Abdul Samat Akui	504	8.20	8.20
	USNO (Baru)	Hassan Ibrahim	253	4.12	4.12
	Independent	Mohd Balbir Arjan	183	2.98	2.98
	Sabah People's Unity Party	Baharuddin Basrie	140	2.28	1.58
	Independent	Juhuran Kalmin	90	1.47	1.47
Total valid votes			5,978	97.31
Total rejected ballots			129	2.10
Unreturned ballots			36	0.59
Turnout			6,143	60.64	10.20
Registered electors			10,131
Majority			522	8.49	4.92
	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, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Muis Picho	2,468	45.75	26.26
	Sabah Heritage Party	Hassan A. Gani Pg. Amir	2,275	42.18	42.18
	PAS	Rozlan Ramli	504	9.34	8.31
	Sabah People's Unity Party	Yusri Yunus	38	0.70	0.70
Total valid votes			5,285	97.98
Total rejected ballots			109	2.02
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			5,394	70.84	4.64
Registered electors			7,614
Majority			193	3.57	50.79
	Sebatik hold		Swing		BN
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	Abdul Muis Picho	5,484	72.01	3.04
	PAS	Daud Jalaluddin	1,344	17.65	17.65
	Independent	Mohamad Yusup Lewah	249	3.27	3.27
	STAR	Mohammad Jeffry Rosman	225	2.95	2.95
Total valid votes			7,302	95.88
Total rejected ballots			293	3.85
Unreturned ballots			21	0.28
Turnout			7,616	75.48	9.48
Registered electors			10,090
Majority			4,140	54.36	6.67
	Sebatik hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". Archived from the original on 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2022-10-16.

Sabah state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Muis Picho	4,711	75.05	6.39
	PKR	Arsad Jamal	880	14.02	14.02
	Independent	Raden Kakung	392	6.25	6.25
Total valid votes			5,983	95.32
Total rejected ballots			110	1.75
Unreturned ballots			184	2.93
Turnout			6,277	66.00	6.43
Registered electors			9,510
Majority			3,831	61.03	11.59
	Sebatik hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Sabah state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Patawari Patawe	4,708	81.44
	SETIA	Mohd Eddris Jikirun	510	8.82
	PAS	Abdul Wahid Yemang	452	7.82
Total valid votes			5,670	98.08
Total rejected ballots			111	1.92
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			5,781	59.57
Registered electors			9,705
Majority			4,198	72.62
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2004".

References

1. "Dashboard SPR".
2. Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.73 Sebatik Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
3. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.