 Sabah constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sabah State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Heritage | ||
| Constituency created | 2019 | ||
| First contested | 2020 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2025) | 28,261 | ||
Silam is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. Previously it was named Lahad Datu until a name change in 2019, when it was swapped with Silam.[1]
Demographics
As of 2020, Silam has a population of 45,375 people.[2]
Ethnic breakdown of Silam's electorate as of 2025
- Muslim Bumiputera (76.0%)
- Chinese (14.0%)
- Non-Muslim Bumiputera (10.0%)
- Other ethnicities (0.00%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Silam constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silam (N62) | Sepagaya | 188/62/01 | SK Teruasan |
| Sakar | 188/62/02 | SK Tanjong Paras | |
| Bandar Lahad Datu | 188/62/03 | SK Lahad Datu III | |
| Lapangan Terbang | 188/62/04 | SMK St. Dominic | |
| Panji Baru | 188/62/05 | SK St. Dominic | |
| Taman Fajar | 188/62/06 | SJK (C) Siew Ching | |
| Silam | 188/62/07 | SK Silam |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Silam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency renamed from Lahad Datu | |||
| 16th | 2020–2025 | Dumi Pg. Masdal | WARISAN |
| 17th | 2025–present | Yusof Apdal | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage | Yusof Apdal | 7,116 | 43.38 |  10.40
| ||
| GRS | Mizma Appehdullah | 5,859 | 35.72 |  35.72
| ||
| BN | Sharif Musa Sharif Mabul | 1,835 | 11.19 | 11.19
| ||
| PN | Borkes @ Balkis Kalinggalan | 636 | 3.88 | 33.95
| ||
| PH | Abd Halim Sidek Gulam Hassan[a] | 390 | 2.38 | 2.38
| ||
| Sabah Dream Party | Brahim Bisel | 275 | 1.68 | 1.68
| ||
| Independent | Amat Kawoh @ Abd Rahman | 172 | 1.05 | 1.05
| ||
| Sabah Peace Party | Mohammad Enriquez | 99 | 0.60 | 0.60
| ||
| Sabah Nationality Party | Mohd Syafiq Iqhmal Saharudin | 21 | 0.13 | 0.13
| ||
| Total valid votes | 16,403 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 252 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 19 | |||||
| Turnout | 16,674 | 59.00 | 3.42
| |||
| Registered electors | 28,261 | |||||
| Majority | 1,257 | 7.66 | 8.29
| |||
| Heritage hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES" (PDF). | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabah Heritage Party | Dumi Pg. Masdal | 5,200 | 53.78 | |||
| PN | Abdul Hakim Gulam Hassan | 3,658 | 37.83 | |||
| Love Sabah Party | Matusin Sunsuang | 196 | 2.03 | |||
| Sabah People's Unity Party | Erwan Johan | 156 | 1.61 | |||
| GAGASAN | Ahmad Tiong | 122 | 1.26 | |||
| USNO (Baru) | Mohammad Hamdan Abdullah | 54 | 0.56 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,386 | 97.07 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 263 | 2.72 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 20 | 0.21 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,669 | 55.58 | ||||
| Registered electors | 17,395 | |||||
| Majority | 1,542 | 15.95 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- ^ Abd Halim withdrew himself from the election, but his name will remain on the ballot as he withdrew after Nomination Day.
- ^ Daim, Nuradzimmah; Pei Ying, Teoh. "Sabah gets 13 more state seats". News Straits Times. NSTP publisher. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.62 Silam Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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