Api-Api (state constituency)

Api-Api is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. The representative elected in 2018 is Christina Liew.^[1]

Api-Api

Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Christina Liew PH
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)	19,149

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Api-Api's electorate as of 2020

1. Chinese (43.36%)
2. Sabah Bumiputera (40.13%)
3. Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (9.06%)
4. Other ethnicities (7.46%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Api-Api constituency has a total of 5 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Api-Api (N20)	Kampong Ayer	172/20/01	SJK (C) Chung Hwa Kg Air, Karamunsing
	Jalan Istana	172/20/02	Tadika Tzu Yu
	Jalan Kebajikan	172/20/03	Pusat Tingkatan Enam Maktab Sabah
	Sunny Garden	172/20/04	SK Sacred Heart
	Jalan Bandaran	172/20/05	SJK (C) Chung Hwa Kg Air, Karamunsing

Representation History

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Api-Api
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency renamed from Kota Kinabalu[3]
7th	1985 – 1986	Chau Tet On	PBS
8th	1986 – 1990
9th	1990 – 1994
10th	1994 – 1999	Yee Moh Chai (于墨斋)
11th	1999 – 2002
	2002 – 2004		BN (PBS)
12th	2004 – 2008
13th	2008 – 2013
14th	2013 – 2015	Christina Liew (刘静芝)	PKR
	2015 – 2018		PH (PKR)
15th	2018 – 2020
16th	2020 –

Election results

Sabah state election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Christina Liew	7,796	65.71	10.21
	PBS	Yee Moh Chai	2,449	20.64	20.64
	Love Sabah Party	Pang Yuk Ming	431	3.63	3.63
	LDP	Chin Su Phin	317	2.67	2.67
	Sabah People's Unity Party	Lo Yau Foh	280	2.36	2.36
	GAGASAN	Chong Tze Kiun	97	0.82	0.82
	Independent	Sim Sie Hong	72	0.61	0.61
	Independent	Ng Chun Sua	41	0.34	0.34
	Independent	Marcel Jude	16	0.13	0.13
Total valid votes			11,499	98.92
Total rejected ballots			336	2.83
Unreturned ballots			30	0.25
Turnout			11,865	61.96	14.44
Registered electors			19,149
Majority			5,347	45.07	25.01
	PKR hold		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	%	∆%
	PKR	Christina Liew	8,174	55.50	7.17
	BN	Yee Moh Chai	5,220	35.44	6.32
	SAPP	Lim Kat Chung	598	4.06	1.83
	ANAK NEGERI	Land Lip Fong	244	1.66	0.40
	Independent	Chan Chee Ching	94	0.64	0.64
Total valid votes			14,330	97.29
Total rejected ballots			378	2.57
Unreturned ballots			21	0.14
Turnout			14,729	76.40	3.80
Registered electors			19,279
Majority			2,954	20.06	13.49
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Christina Liew	5,853	48.33	0.83
	BN	Yee Moh Chai	5,058	41.76	8.28
	SAPP	Wong Yit Ming	713	5.89	5.89
	ANAK NEGERI	Felix Chong Kat Fah	152	1.26	1.26
	Independent	Marcel Jude Ms Joseph	14	0.12	0.12
Total valid votes			11,770	97.18
Total rejected ballots			309	2.55
Unreturned ballots			12	0.10
Turnout			12,111	80.20	16.79
Registered electors			15,103
Majority			795	6.57	4.03
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Sabah state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yee Moh Chai	3,419	50.04	22.27
	PKR	Christina Liew	3,245	47.50	47.50
Total valid votes			6,664	97.54
Total rejected ballots			110	1.61
Unreturned ballots			58	0.85
Turnout			6,832	63.41	6.97
Registered electors			10,775
Majority			174	2.54	43.17
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Sabah state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yee Moh Chai	4,640	72.31	16.04
	DAP	Fung Kong Win	1,707	26.60	26.60
Total valid votes			6,347	98.91
Total rejected ballots			70	1.09
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			6,417	56.44	13.91
Registered electors			11,369
Majority			2,933	45.71	26.12
	BN gain from PBS		Swing		?
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Sabah state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Yee Moh Chai	9,146	56.27	8.60
	BN	Chau Tet On	5,963	36.68	2.31
	BERSEKUTU	Chin Chen Fui	1,040	6.40	6.40
Total valid votes			16,149	99.35
Total rejected ballots			106	0.65
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			16,255	70.35	0.02
Registered electors			23,107
Majority			3,183	19.59	10.91
	PBS hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Sabah state election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Chau Tet On	9,132	64.87	11.81
	BN	Chong Nyim Fatt @ Terence	4,838	34.37	34.37
Total valid votes			13,970	99.23
Total rejected ballots			108	0.77
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			14,078	70.33	2.18
Registered electors			20,016
Majority			4,294	30.50	35.30
	PBS hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1994".

Sabah state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Chau Tet On	9,949	76.68	9.58
	BERJAYA	Lim Guan Sing	1,412	10.88	0.34
	DAP	Hiew King Chieu	1,039	8.01	8.01
	LDP	Wong Ing Huong	385	2.97	2.97
	PRS	Chang Kon Fah	109	0.84	0.84
	Independent	Hwa Kin Ryh Francis	26	0.20	0.20
Total valid votes			12,920	99.58
Total rejected ballots			55	0.42
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			12,975	72.51	3.25
Registered electors			17,894
Majority			8,537	65.80	9.24
	PBS hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Sabah state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Chau Tet On	10,294	86.26
	BERJAYA	Chong Kon Fui	1,339	11.22
	SCA	Chin Nyuk Fatt	180	1.51
	SCCP	Johnny Sun Chung Sang @ Kim Shang	51	0.43
	Independent	Joshua Kong Yun Chee	37	0.31
Total valid votes			11,901	99.72
Total rejected ballots			33	0.28
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			11,934	75.76
Registered electors			15,753
Majority			8,955	75.04
	PBS hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1986".