Jambongan was a federal constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 1995.
The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History
It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Jambongan
|
| Parliament
|
No |
Years |
Member |
Party
|
| Constituency created, renamed from Labuk-Sugut[1]
|
| 7th
|
P139 |
1986-1990 |
Michael Metah Asang |
BN (PBS)
|
| 8th |
1990-1995 |
GR (PBS)
|
| Constituency abolished, split into Beluran and Libaran
|
State constituency
Parliamentary
constituency[2] |
State constituency
|
| 1967–1974 |
1974–1985 |
1985–1995 |
1995–2004 |
2004–2020 |
2020–present
|
| Jambongan |
|
Labuk |
|
| Sugut |
|
| Sungai Sibuga |
|
Historical boudaries
| State Constituency
|
Area
|
| 1984
|
| Labuk |
- Beluran
- Kampong Kaniogan
- Kampung Kolapis
- Semawang
- Telupid
|
| Sugut
|
- Jambongan
- Lingkabau
- Paitan
- Pamol
- Telupid
|
| Sungai Sibuga
|
- Gum-Gum
- Kampung Tinusa
- Pulau Libaran
- Sungai Manila
- Sungai Sibuga
|
Election results
Malaysian general election, 1990: Jambongan
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
PBS |
Metah Asang @ Michael Asang |
8,817 |
59.51 |
59.51
|
|
|
Independent |
Ridi Alawangsa |
5,393 |
36.40 |
36.40
|
|
|
AKAR |
Thamrin Zaini |
376 |
2.54 |
2.54
|
|
|
Independent |
Nordin Khani |
231 |
1.56 |
1.56
|
| Total valid votes
|
14,817 |
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
174
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
0
|
| Turnout
|
14,991 |
50.20 |
1.63
|
| Registered electors
|
29,864
|
| Majority
|
3,424 |
23.11 |
23.11
|
|
|
PBS gain from BN
|
Swing
|
?
|
Malaysian general election, 1986: Jambongan
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
%
|
|
|
BN |
Metah Asang @ Michael Asang |
7,495 |
73.11
|
|
|
PAS |
Hamzah Abdullah |
2,757 |
26.89
|
| Total valid votes
|
10,252 |
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
174
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
0
|
| Turnout
|
10,426 |
48.57
|
| Registered electors
|
21,468
|
| Majority
|
4,738 |
46.22
|
| This was a new constituency created.
|
References