Sukau

Sukau
Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Jafry Ariffin; BN
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Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2025
Demographics
Population (2020)	113,165
Electors (2025)	16,541

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

Demographics

As of 2020, Sukau has a population of 113,165 people.^[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Sukau's electorate as of 2025

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sukau constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.^[3]^[4]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Sukau（N59）	Tanjung Aru	187/59/01	SK Tanjong Aru
	Mumiang	187/59/02	Dewan Kampung Mumiang
	Lubukan	187/59/03	SK Pulau Lubukan
	Suan Lamba	187/59/04	SK Rancangan Suan Lamba
	Batu Puteh	187/59/05	SK Batu Puteh
	Paris	187/59/06	SK Paris
	Bilit	187/59/07	SK Bilit
	Sukau	187/59/08	SK Sukau
	Abai	187/59/09	SK Abai
	Tundun Bohangin	187/59/10	SK Tundun Bohangin
	Lintang	187/59/11	SK Lintang SK Sri Ganda SK Ladang Tomanggong

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Sukau
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Sekong and Kuala Kinabatangan
7th	1985–1986	Saman Gulam	USNO
7th	1986	Zaki Gusmiah
8th	1986
8th	1986–1990		BN (USNO)
9th	1990–1994	Aklee Abass	BN (USNO)
10th	1994–1999		BN (UMNO)
11th	1999–2004
12th	2004–2008
13th	2008–2013	Saddi Abdul Rahman
14th	2013–2018
15th	2018
	2018		Independent
	2018–2020		WARISAN
	2020		Independent
16th	2020–2025	Jafry Ariffin	BN (UMNO)
17th	2025–present	Jafry Ariffin	BN (UMNO)

Sabah state election, 2025: Sukau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jafry Ariffin	5,143	45.68	8.11
	GRS	Juhari Janan	3,909	34.72	34.72
	Heritage	Azhari Rangon	1,605	14.26	9.10
	PN	Pengiran Petra Pengiran Asri	381	3.38	3.38
	Sabah Dream Party	Roslan Madali	118	1.05	1.05
	Pejuangan Rakyat	Nordin Damit	54	0.48	0.48
	Sabah Nationality Party	Afiq Anwari Zulkifli	48	0.43	0.43
Total valid votes			11,258
Total rejected ballots			235
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			11,499	69.52	4.80
Registered electors			16,541
Majority			1,234	10.96	19.47
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES" (PDF).

Sabah state election, 2020: Sukau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jafry Ariffin	3,763	53.79	3.30
	Sabah Heritage Party	Amrah Liwangsa	1,634	23.36	13.78
	Independent	Saddi Abdul Rahman	1,228	17.55	17.55
	Love Sabah Party	Malaya Kasurah	94	1.34	1.34
	GAGASAN	Jakariah Janit	41	0.59	0.59
Total valid votes			6,760	96.63
Total rejected ballots			220	3.14
Unreturned ballots			16	0.23
Turnout			6,996	64.72	10.48
Registered electors			10,810
Majority			2,129	30.43	10.48
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2018: Sukau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saddi Abdul Rahman	4,660	57.09	17.68
	Sabah Heritage Party	Mohd Ismail Ayob	3,032	37.14	37.14
	Sabah People's Hope Party	Muariffidin Abdul Malek	117	1.43	1.43
	Sabah People's Unity Party	Abdulgani Kosui	71	0.87	0.87
Total valid votes			7,880	96.53
Total rejected ballots			253	3.10
Unreturned ballots			30	0.37
Turnout			8,163	75.20	4.38
Registered electors			10,855
Majority			1,628	19.95	36.52
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2013: Sukau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saddi Abdul Rahman	5,851	74.77	10.98
	PAS	Ahdah Sulaiman	1,432	18.30	16.82
	STAR	Juhori Paritai	197	2.52	2.52
	SAPP	Aprin Musin	89	1.14	1.14
Total valid votes			7,569	97.28
Total rejected ballots			244	3.12
Unreturned ballots			12	0.15
Turnout			7,825	79.58	16.64
Registered electors			9,833
Majority			4,419	56.47	15.47
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Sabah state election, 2008: Sukau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saddi Abdul Rahman	3,278	63.79	12.87
	Independent	Ahdah Sulaiman	1,171	22.79	22.79
	Independent	Jakariah Janit	86	1.67	1.67
	BERSEKUTU	Awang @ Roslan	85	1.65	1.65
	PAS	Imran Ibrahim	76	1.48	19.95
	Independent	Jahran Gani	57	1.11	1.11
	Independent	Abdulgani Kosui	41	0.80	0.80
	Independent	Yusof Nasir	19	0.37	0.37
Total valid votes			4,813	93.66
Total rejected ballots			324	6.30
Unreturned ballots			2	0.04
Turnout			5,139	62.94	6.78
Registered electors			8,165
Majority			2,107	41.00	14.23
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Sabah state election, 2004: Sukau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Aklee Abass	3,678	76.66	17.11
	PAS	Awang @ Roslan	1,028	21.43	19.55
Total valid votes			4,706	98.08
Total rejected ballots			92	1.92
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			4,798	56.16	3.40
Registered electors			8,544
Majority			2,650	55.23	18.36
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Sabah state election, 1999: Sukau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Aklee Abass	3,988	59.55	3.41
	BERSEKUTU	Pusing Baligang	1,519	22.68	22.68
	PBS	Mahlan Adari	816	12.18	29.35
	PAS	Ridwan Baharun	126	1.88	1.88
	Independent	Halban Janan	101	1.51	1.51
Total valid votes			6,550	97.80
Total rejected ballots			147	2.20
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			6,697	59.56	1.70
Registered electors			11,245
Majority			2,469	36.87	22.26
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Sabah state election, 1994: Sukau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Aklee Abass	3,504	56.14	10.46
	PBS	Zakaria Gusmiah	2,592	41.53	1.91
	SETIA	Ali Ayau	50	0.80	0.80
Total valid votes			6,146	98.48
Total rejected ballots			95	1.52
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			6,241	61.26	4.13
Registered electors			10,187
Majority			912	14.61	12.37
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1994".

Sabah state election, 1990: Sukau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Aklee Abass	1,897	45.68	17.71
	PBS	Zakaria Gusmiah	1,804	43.44	7.98
	BERJAYA	Adinin Bachu	305	7.34	7.34
	Sabah People's Party	Mohamad Alimin Mohd Amin	87	2.09	2.09
Total valid votes			4,093	98.56
Total rejected ballots			60	1.44
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			4,153	57.13	4.90
Registered electors			7,269
Majority			93	2.24	25.69
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Sabah state election, 1986: Sukau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	USNO	Zakaria Gusmiah	1,995	63.39
	PBS	Saman Gulam	1,116	35.46
Total valid votes			3,111	98.86
Total rejected ballots			36	1.14
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			3,147	52.23
Registered electors			6,025
Majority			879	27.93
	USNO hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1986".