Kimanis (federal constituency)

Kimanis is a federal constituency in West Coast (Papar District) and Interior divisions (Beaufort District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1995 and again from 2004 to present.

Kimanis (P176)

Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Mohamad Alamin BN
Constituency created	1966
Constituency abolished	1995
Constituency re-created	2004
First contested	1969
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	50,408
Electors (2022)[2]	40,763
Area (km²)	949
Pop. density (per km²)	53.1

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 Kimanis's electorate as of 2022

1. Sabah Bumiputera (67.2%)
2. Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (23.1%)
3. Other ethnicities (5.00%)
4. Chinese (4.60%)

Age breakdown of Kimanis's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (6.35%)
2. 21-29 (20.1%)
3. 30-39 (23.4%)
4. 40-49 (18.8%)
5. 50-59 (15.3%)
6. 60-69 (9.75%)
7. 70-79 (3.87%)
8. 80-89 (1.44%)
9. above 90 (0.99%)

Gender breakdown of Kimanis's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (50.3%)
2. Female (49.7%)

History

It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.

Poling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kimanis constituency has a total of 19 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Poling Districts	Code	Location
Bongawan（N30）	Batu Enam	176/30/01	SK Our Lady SK Kelatuan SK Langkawit SK Lingan
	Kabang	176/30/02	SK Kayau SK Kambizaan
	Gadong	176/30/03	SK Belatik
	Bongawan	176/30/04	SK Nyaris-Nyaris
	Kimanis Mandahan	176/30/05	SMK Kimanis
	Kimanis Estate	176/30/06	SMA Kimanis
	Simpangan	176/30/07	SJK (C) Cheng Ming
	Kuala Pus	176/30/08	SK Sumbiling
	Bongawan Estate	176/30/09	SK Viging Ulu
	Seladan	176/30/10	SMK Bongawan
Membakut (N31)	Binsulok	176/31/01	SK Binsulok
	Pimping	176/31/02	SMK Membakut II
	Brunei	176/31/03	SK Kg. Brunei
	Bandau	176/31/04	SK Bandau SK St. Patrick
	Membakut	176/31/05	SMK Membakut
	Lumat	176/31/06	SK Lumat
	Mawao	176/31/07	SMK St. Patrick
	Sinuka	176/31/08	SK Sinoko
	Dindong	176/31/09	SK Kg. Bambangan

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kimanis
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
		1969–1971	Parliament was suspended[4][5]
3rd	P111	1971–1973	Pengiran Tahir Pengiran Petra (ڤڠيرن طاهر ڤڠيرن ڤيترا)	USNO
		1973–1974		BN (USNO)
4th	P125	1974–1977
		1977–1978	Pengiran Aliuddin Pengiran Tahir (ڤڠيرن عليالدين ڤڠيرن طاهر)
5th		1978–1981		Independent
		1981-1982	Pengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf (ڤڠيرن عثمان ڤڠيرن راوف)	BN (BERJAYA)
6th		1982–1986
7th	P147	1986–1990	Nurnikman Abdullah (نورنعمن عبدالله)	BN (USNO)
8th		1990–1995		GR (PBS)
Constituency abolished, merged into Beaufort
Constituency re-created from Beaufort
11th	P176	2004–2008	Anifah Aman @ Haniff Amman (عنيفه بن أمان حنيف أمان)	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018
		2018–2019		Independent
		2020–2022	Mohamad Alamin (محمد بن الأمين)	BN (UMNO)
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1967–1974	1974–1985	1985–1995	1995–2004	2004–2020	2020–present
Kimanis	Bongawan				Bongawan
	Kuala Penyu
					Membakut
		Papar

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N30	Bongawan	Daud Yusof	WARISAN
N31	Membakut	Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif	GRS (GAGASAN)

Local governments & postcodes

No	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N30	Bongawan	Papar District Council	89600 Papar 89700 Bongawan 89720 Membakut 89800 Beaufort
N31	Membakut	Beaufort District Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Alamin	13,004	41.86	12.62
	Heritage	Daud Yusof	9,967	32.08	13.44
	KDM	Amat Mohd Yusof	4,013	12.92	12.92
	PH	Rowindy Lawrance	3,931	12.65	12.65
	GTA	Yusop Osman	153	0.49	0.49
Total valid votes			31,068	100.00
Total rejected ballots			344
Unreturned ballots			79
Turnout			31,491	76.22	3.70
Registered electors			40,763
Majority			3,037	9.78	0.84
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753262/PUB619_2022.pdf

Malaysian general by-election, 18 January 2020
Upon the disqualification of incumbent, Anifah Aman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Alamin	12,706	54.48	6.77
	Sabah Heritage Party	Karim Bujang	10,677	45.52	1.57
Total valid votes			23,381
Total rejected ballots			320
Unreturned ballots			5
Turnout			23,708	79.92	6.24
Registered electors			29,664
Majority			2,091	8.94	8.32
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Anifah Aman	11,942	47.71	12.95
	Sabah Heritage Party	Karim Bujang	11,786	47.09	47.09
	Sabah People's Hope Party	Jaafar Ismail	1,300	5.19	5.19
Total valid votes			25,028	100.00
Total rejected ballots			385
Unreturned ballots			106
Turnout			25,519	86.16	0.85
Registered electors			29,618
Majority			156	0.62	34.20
	BN 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.[permanent dead link] "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	%	∆%
	BN	Anifah Aman @ Haniff Amman	13,754	60.66	0.12
	PKR	Jaafar Ismail	8,031	35.42	25.84
	SAPP	Jamil William Core	650	2.87	2.87
	STAR	Lusin Balangon	240	1.06	1.06
Total valid votes			22,675	100.00
Total rejected ballots			453
Unreturned ballots			42
Turnout			23,170	87.01	8.92
Registered electors			26,628
Majority			5,723	34.82	2.46
	BN hold		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 2016-05-12. "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 2016-05-12.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Anifah Aman @ Haniff Amman	10,242	60.78	7.20
	Independent	Jaafar Ismail	4,789	28.42	28.42
	PKR	Ismail Bungsu	1,615	9.58	22.44
	Independent	Benjamin Basintal	205	1.22	1.22
Total valid votes			16,851	100.00
Total rejected ballots			500
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			17,367	78.09	7.98
Registered electors			22,239
Majority			5,453	32.36	3.60
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Anifah Aman @ Haniff Amman	9,655	67.98
	PKR	Awang Tangah Awang Amin	4,547	32.02
Total valid votes			14,202	100.00
Total rejected ballots			500
Unreturned ballots			424
Turnout			15,126	70.11
Registered electors			21,574
Majority			5,108	35.96
	BN gain from PBS		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Nurnikman Abdullah	7,618	56.01	56.01
	Independent	Mohd Zahari Mohd Zinin	4,296	31.58	31.58
	Independent	Pengiran Aliuddin Pengiran Tahir	1,688	12.41	12.41
Total valid votes			13,602	100.00
Total rejected ballots			120
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			13,722	68.17	8.81
Registered electors			20,130
Majority			3,322	24.43	15.61
	PBS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nurnikman Abdullah	5,603	61.58	2.99
	PAS	Pengiran Aliuddin Pengiran Tahir	1,960	21.54	21.54
	BERJAYA	Sebastian Dirih Anjim	1,535	16.87	16.87
Total valid votes			9,098	100.00
Total rejected ballots			120
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,218	59.36	7.60
Registered electors			15,528
Majority			3,643	40.04	6.82
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Pengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf	7,555	58.59	58.89
	Independent	Awang Ahmad Pengiran Mokhtar	3,271	25.37	25.37
	PAS	Andrew Appolonius	1,342	10.41	10.41
	Independent	Awang Nawawi Pengiran Ahmad	727	5.64	5.64
Total valid votes			12,895	100.00
Total rejected ballots			283
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			13,178	66.96
Registered electors			19,679
Majority			4,284	33.22
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 9 April 1981
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Pengiran Aliuddin Pengiran Tahir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Pengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf won uncontested.
	BN	Pengiran Othman Pengiran Rauf
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Pengiran Aliuddin Pengiran Tahir	6,968	60.89	23.30
	Independent	Md. Hussin Aman	4,476	39.11	38.35
Total valid votes			11,444	100.00
Total rejected ballots			288
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			11,732	67.56
Registered electors			17,365
Majority			2,492	21.78	2.46
	BN gain from Independent		Swing		?

Malaysian general by-election, 29 January 1977
Upon the death of incumbent, Pengiran Tahir Pengiran Petra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Pengiran Aliuddin Pengiran Tahir	7,077	61.65
	BN	Karim Ghani	4,315	37.59
	Independent	Md. Hussin Aman	87	0.76
Total valid votes			11,479	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			15,643
Majority			2,762	24.24
	Independent gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Pengiran Tahir Pengiran Petra won uncontested.
	BN	Pengiran Tahir Pengiran Petra
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			14,457
Majority
	BN gain from USNO		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Pengiran Tahir Pengiran Petra won uncontested.
	USNO	Pengiran Tahir Pengiran Petra
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			15,193
Majority
This was a new constituency created.