Sandakan (federal constituency)

Sandakan (P186)
Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Vivian Wong Shir Yee; PH
Constituency created	1966
First contested	1969
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	121,672
Electors (2025)	55,771
Area (km²)	26
Pop. density (per km²)	4,679.7

Sandakan is a federal constituency in Sandakan Division (Sandakan District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.

The federal constituency was created in the 1966 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://ge15.orientaldaily.com.my/seats/sabah/p

Ethnic breakdown of Sandakan's electorate as of 2022

Chinese (44.2%)
Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (26.6%)
Sabah Bumiputera (23.5%)
Other ethnicities (5.60%)

As of 2020, Sandakan has a population of 121,672 people.^[3]

Age breakdown of Sandakan's electorate as of 2022

18-20 (6.58%)
21-29 (22.3%)
30-39 (20.6%)
40-49 (15.7%)
50-59 (13.4%)
60-69 (12.1%)
70-79 (5.60%)
80-89 (2.43%)
above 90 (1.25%)

Gender breakdown of Sandakan's electorate as of 2022

Male (51.4%)
Female (48.6%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 21 November 2025, the Sandakan constituency has a total of 17 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Elopura (N55)	Taman Indah Jaya	186/55/01	SMK Muhibbah SK Muhibbah
	Beatrice	186/55/02	SMK Konven St. Cecilia
	Batu 1 Jalan Utara	186/55/03	SJK (C) Chi Hwa
	Batu 2 Jalan Utara	186/55/04	SMK Sandakan
	Trig Hill	186/55/05	SM Sung Siew
	Jalan Utara	186/55/06	SM Yu Yuan
	Pecky Valley	186/55/07	SMK St. Mary Sandakan
	Sungai Anip	186/55/08	Tadika Chi Hwa
	Batu 3 Jalan Utara	186/55/09	SK St. Mary Town
	Batu 5 Jalan Utara	186/55/10	SK St. Monica
Tanjong Papat (N56)	Happy Valley	186/56/01	SMK St. Michael
	Sandakan Pekan	186/56/02	SJK (C) Cheng Min
	Cathay	186/56/03	Padang Bandaran Sandakan
	Pasar	186/56/04	Astaka Padang Bandaran
	Sim-Sim	186/56/05	SK Sungai Anib 1
	Pulau Berhala	186/56/06	SK Sri Tanjung Papat 1 SK Sri Tanjung Papat 2
	Jalan Dua	186/56/07	Wisma Sandaraya

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sandakan
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
		1969-1971	Parliament was suspended^[5]^[6]
3rd	P116	1971-1973	Peter Lo Sui Yin (罗思仁)	SCA
3rd	P116	1973-1974	Peter Lo Sui Yin (罗思仁)	BN (SCA)
4th	P123	1974-1978	Peter Lim Pui Ho (林培河)	BN (SCA)
5th		1978-1982	Fung Ket Wing (冯杰荣)	DAP
6th		1982-1986
7th	P140	1986-1990
8th	P140	1990-1995	Lai Lun Tze (赖麟趾)	PBS
9th	P161	1995-1999	Lau Ngan Siew (刘彦修)	BN (LDP)
10th	P161	1999-2004	Lau Ngan Siew (刘彦修)	BN (LDP)
11th	P186	2004-2008	Chong Hon Min (张汉明)	Independent
12th		2008-2013	Liew Vui Keong (刘伟强)	BN (LDP)
13th		2013-2015	Wong Tien Fatt (黄天发)	PR (DAP)
13th		2015–2018		PH (DAP)
14th		2018-2019
14th		2019-2022	Vivian Wong Shir Yee (黄诗怡)
15th		2022–present	Vivian Wong Shir Yee (黄诗怡)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1967–1974	1974–1985	1985–1995	1995–2004	2004–2020	2020–present
Sandakan		Bandar Sandakan
	Elopura
		Karamunting
	Sandakan Bandar
			Tanjong Papat

Historical boundaries

State Constituency	Area
State Constituency	1966	1974	1984	1994	2003	2019
Bandar Sandakan		Jalan Dua Pulau Berhala Sandakan Sim-Sim Tanjong Papat
Elopura	Bukit Trig Elopura Kampung Botol Jalan Utara Tanah Merah	Elopura Jalan Utara Kampung Sungai Kayu Kampung Tinusa Taman Indah Jaya	Elopura Jalan Utara Kampung Botol Taman Indah Jaya Taman Sanny		Jalan Utara Kampung Botol Taman Indah Jaya Taman Pak Tak Taman Sanny	Elopura Jalan Utara Kampung Botol Taman Indah Jaya Taman Sanny
Karamunting		Karamunting Leila Ramai-Ramai Taman Melanta Tanah Merah
Sandakan Bandar	Leila Pulau Berhala Sandakan Sim-Sim Tanah Merah
Tanjong Papat			Jalan Dua Pulau Berhala Sandakan Sim-Sim Tanjong Papat

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N55	Elopura	Calvin Chong Ket Kiun	WARISAN
N56	Tanjong Papat	Alex Thien Ching Qiang	WARISAN

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N55	Elopura	Sandakan Municipal Council	90000, 90300 Sandakan
N56	Tanjong Papat	Sandakan Municipal Council	90000, 90300 Sandakan

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Vivian Wong Shir Yee	16,673	53.92	53.92
	Heritage	Alex Thien Ching Qiang	5,642	18.25	18.25
	GRS	Lau Chee Keong @ Thomas Lau	5,054	16.35	16.35
	Independent	Peter Hu Chang Lik @ Hii Chang Lik	2,342	7.57	7.57
	Independent	Sheikh Lokeman	962	3.11	3.11
	Independent	Lita Tan Abdullah	246	0.80	0.80
Total valid votes			30,919	100.00
Total rejected ballots			480
Unreturned ballots			134
Turnout			31,533	55.67	1.23
Registered electors			55,542
Majority			11,031	35.67	17.68
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753262/PUB619_2022.pdf

Malaysian general by-election, 11 May 2019
Upon the death of the incumbent, Wong Tien Fatt
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Vivian Wong Shir Yee	16,012	74.15	6.18
	PBS	Linda Tsen Thau Lin	4,491	20.80	14.3
	Independent	Hamza A. Abdullah @ Hamzah	788	3.65	3.65
	Independent	Chia Siew Yung	178	0.82	0.82
	Independent	Sulaiman Abdul Samat	126	0.58	0.58
Total valid votes			21,595	100.00
Total rejected ballots			234
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			21,847	54.44	17.63
Registered electors			40,131
Majority			11,521	53.35	17.40
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) 1. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Kecil P.186 Sandakan". Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-23.

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong Tien Fatt	19,094	67.97	15.98
	BN	Lim Ming Hoo	8,996	32.03	15.98
Total valid votes			28,090	100.00
Total rejected ballots			502
Unreturned ballots			76
Turnout			28,668	72.07	3.28
Registered electors			39,777
Majority			10,098	35.95	31.97
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 246/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 320/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong Tien Fatt	14,226	51.99	10.01
	BN	Liew Vui Keong	13,138	48.01	5.02
Total valid votes			27,364	100.00
Total rejected ballots			525
Unreturned ballots			34
Turnout			27,923	75.35	14.32
Registered electors			37,058
Majority			1,088	3.98	3.07
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 183/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 224/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-19.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Liew Vui Keong	8,297	42.89	1.99
	DAP	Chong Chui Lin @ Shanty	8,121	41.98	41.98
	Independent	Fong Vun Fui	2,929	15.14	15.14
Total valid votes			19,347	100.00
Total rejected ballots			644
Unreturned ballots			57
Turnout			20,048	61.03	4.42
Registered electors			32,847
Majority			176	0.91	6.36
	BN gain from Independent		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Chong Hon Min	9,538	52.15	52.15
	BN	Lau Ngan Siew	8,208	44.88	7.99
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyOK	Liew Teck Khen @ Liaw Teck King	543	2.97	2.97
Total valid votes			18,289	100.00
Total rejected ballots			385
Unreturned ballots			124
Turnout			18,798	56.61	0.93
Registered electors			33,208
Majority			1,330	7.27	10.50
	Independent gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lau Ngan Siew	12,998	52.87	4.79
	PBS	Sak Cheong Yu	8,630	35.10	19.80
	MDP	Fung Ket Wing	2,956	12.02	12.02
Total valid votes			24,584	100.00
Total rejected ballots			296
Unreturned ballots			537
Turnout			25,417	55.68	9.75
Registered electors			45,645
Majority			4,368	17.77	6.31
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lau Ngan Siew	12,892	48.08	48.08
	DAP	Ang Lian Hai	9,818	36.62	11.15
	PBS	Chong Ket Wah @ Chong Ket Fah	4,103	15.30	36.93
Total valid votes			26,813	100.00
Total rejected ballots			249
Unreturned ballots			152
Turnout			27,214	65.43	11.68
Registered electors			41,590
Majority			3,074	11.46	7.00
	BN gain from PBS		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Lai Lun Tze	10,163	52.23	52.23
	DAP	Ang Lian Hai	9,295	47.77	16.90
Total valid votes			19,458	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,377
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,835	53.75	5.48
Registered electors			38,761
Majority			868	4.46	24.88
	PBS gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Fung Ket Wing	12,710	64.67	6.47
	BN	Andrew Tham Chee Nam	6,943	35.33	6.47
Total valid votes			19,653	100.00
Total rejected ballots			85
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,738	59.23	8.10
Registered electors			33,325
Majority			5,767	29.34	12.94
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Fung Ket Wing	12,127	58.20	7.64
	BN	Ian Chin	8,711	41.80	6.18
Total valid votes			20,838	100.00
Total rejected ballots			195
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			21,033	67.33	1.07
Registered electors			31,239
Majority			3,416	16.40	1.46
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Fung Ket Wing	8,933	50.56
	BN	Vincent Wong Fu Bin	6,294	35.62
	Independent	Alexander Khoo Kay Mian	2,066	11.69
	SCA	Philip Fu Sui Cheong	376	2.12
Total valid votes			17,669	100.00
Total rejected ballots			277
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			17,946	68.40
Registered electors			26,236
Majority			2,639	14.94
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Peter Lim Pui Ho won uncontested.
	BN	Peter Lim Pui Ho
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			18,195
Majority
	BN gain from SCA		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SCA	Peter Lo Sui Yin	5,838	64.63
	Independent	Chong Thain Vun	3,195	35.37
Total valid votes			9,033	100.00
Total rejected ballots			176
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,209	72.90
Registered electors			12,625
Majority			2,643	29.26
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 42. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
^ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "P.186 Sandakan Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
^ "Notice of Contested Election Legislative Assembly for the State of Sabah". Attorney General's Chambers. 21 November 2025.
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[3] Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "P.186 Sandakan Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-12.

[4] "Notice of Contested Election Legislative Assembly for the State of Sabah". Attorney General's Chambers. 21 November 2025.

[5] Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-19.

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