Bengkoka

Bengkoka is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. This is one of the thirteen new state constituencies as result of approval from state legislative and Dewan Rakyat on 17 July 2019 and presenting for the first time for snap election^[1]

Bengkoka

Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Harun Durabi BN
Constituency created	1974
Constituency abolished	2004
Constituency re-created	2019
First contested	1974
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)	11,543

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bengkoka's electorate as of 2020

1. Sabah Bumiputera (91.5%)
2. Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (4.56%)
3. Other ethnicities (3.41%)
4. Chinese (0.58%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bengkoka constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Bengkoka (N02)	Mengkubau	167/02/01	SK Manggis/Mongkubou
	Tanjung Piring	167/02/02	SK Mapan-Mapan
	Mangkapon	167/02/03	SK Mangkapon Pitas
	Kanibongan	167/02/04	SK Kanibongan
	Pantai	167/02/05	SK Pantai
	Kebatasan	167/02/06	SK Kusilad
	Penapak	167/02/07	SK Pinapak
	Dandun	167/02/08	SK Dandun
	Senaja	167/02/09	SK Senaja
	Pandan	167/02/10	SK Pandan Mandamai

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bengkoka
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bengkoka-Banggi[3]
5th	1976-1981	Abdul Salam Harun (عبدالسلام هارون)	BN (USNO)
6th	1981-1985	Jasni Piut (جسني ڤيوت)	USNO
7th	1985-1986	Abdul Salam Harun (عبدالسلام هارون)
8th	1986-1990	Yussof Abd Manan (يوسف عبد المنان)
9th	1990-1994	Paul Tom Imbayan	PBS
10th	1994-1999	Masrani Parman (مسراني ڤرمان)	BN (UMNO)
11th	1999-2004
Constituency abolished, merged into Banggi
Constituency re-created from Banggi
16th	2020–present	Harun Durabi (هارون دورابي)	BN (UMNO)

Election results

Sabah state election, 2020: Bengkoka

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Harun Durabi	2,538	31.44
	United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation	Junsim Rumunzing	1,201	14.88
	Independent	Maklin Masiau	1,149	14.23
	PBS	Dr. Samuil Mopun	898	11.12
	Independent	Pransol Tiying	731	9.05
	Independent	Akian Ah Kiew	576	7.13
	Independent	Mary Eugenie Dumpangol @ Aminah Ambrose	399	4.94
	USNO (Baru)	Omar Jalun	174	2.16
	Love Sabah Party	Jose Modsinupu	159	1.97
	GAGASAN	Sotijin Juhui	91	1.13
	Sabah People's Unity Party	Rita Cham	19	0.24
Total valid votes			7,935	98.29
Total rejected ballots			125	1.55
Unreturned ballots			13	0.16
Turnout			8,073	68.74
Registered electors			11,543
Majority			1,337	16.56
This was a new constituency created.