Pensiangan (federal constituency)

Pensiangan is a federal constituency in Interior Division (Keningau District and Nabawan District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 1995, and again from 2004 to present.

Pensiangan (P182)

Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Arthur Joseph Kurup BN
Constituency created	1984
Constituency abolished	1995
Constituency re-created	2004
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	82,499
Electors (2022)[2]	55,672
Area (km²)	8,897
Pop. density (per km²)	9.3

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 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 Pensiangan's electorate as of 2022

1. Sabah Bumiputera (87.3%)
2. Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (7.40%)
3. Chinese (3.50%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.80%)

Age breakdown of Pensiangan's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (9.59%)
2. 21-29 (28.2%)
3. 30-39 (24.9%)
4. 40-49 (14.5%)
5. 50-59 (10.8%)
6. 60-69 (6.36%)
7. 70-79 (2.45%)
8. 80-89 (1.67%)
9. above 90 (1.52%)

Gender breakdown of Pensiangan's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (50.1%)
2. Female (49.9%)

History

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

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pensiangan constituency has a total of 38 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Tulid（N44）	Sinulihan	182/44/01	SK Kabatang Baru
	Mansiat	182/44/02	SK Mansiat
	Tulid	182/44/03	SMK Tulid
	Sungoi	182/44/04	SK Kapayan Baru
	Marapok	182/44/05	SK Ambual SK Sodomon
	Magatang	182/44/06	SK Magatang SK Pengagtan
	Menawo	182/44/07	SK Menawo
	Simbuan	182/44/08	SK Simbuan Tulid
	Lanas	182/44/09	SK Lanas
Sook（N45）	Malima	182/45/01	SK Delayan Tulid SK Malima
	Sook	182/45/02	SMK Sook
	Barasanon	182/45/03	SK Kebulu
	Ansip	182/45/04	SK Pekan Keningau II SK Kampong Biah
	Mambulu	182/45/05	SK Membulu
	Karamatoi	182/45/06	SK Karamatoi
	Dalit	182/45/07	SK Dalit
	Kalampun	182/45/08	SK Kalampun
	Malaing	182/45/09	SK Malaing
	Lumiri	182/45/10	SK Mamagun
	Bonor	182/45/11	SK Bonor
	Tiulon	182/45/12	SK Rancangan Belia Tiulon
Nabawan（N46）	Nabawan	182/46/01	SK Pekan Nabawan SMK Nabawa SK Kebu Baru SK Kg Bahagia
	Pandewan	182/46/02	SK Pandiwan
	Ponontomon	182/46/03	SK Ponontomon
	Saliu	182/46/04	SK Pengaraan
	Sabinait	182/46/05	SK Kuala Salong
	Sapulot	182/46/06	SMK Sepulot Nabawan
	Tataluan	182/46/07	SK Labang
	Saliku	182/46/08	SK Saliku
	Longongon	182/46/09	SK Longongon
	Pensiangan	182/46/10	SK Pekan Pensiangan
	Sibangali	182/46/11	SK Sibangali
	Pohon Batu	182/46/12	SK Pohon Batu
	Salinatan	182/46/13	SK Salinatan
	Babalitan	182/46/14	SK Babalitan
	Saliliran	182/46/15	SK Saliliran

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Pensiangan
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Keningau
7th	P150	1986-1990	Taimin Lumaing	BN (PBS)
8th		1990-1995		GR (PBS)
Constituency abolished, merged into Keningau
Constituency re-created from Keningau
11th	P182	2004-2008	Bernard Stephen Maraat @ Ben	BN (PBRS)
12th		2008-2013	Joseph Kurup
13th		2013-2018
14th		2018	Arthur Joseph Kurup
		2018-2020		PBRS
		2020–2022		BN (PBRS)
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1967–1974	1974–1985	1985–1995	1995–2004	2004–2020	2020–present
Pensiangan			Nabawan		Nabawan
			Sook		Sook
						Tulid

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N44	Tulid	Flovia Ng	GRS (STAR)
N45	Sook	Ellron Alfred Angin
N46	Nabawan	Abdul Ghani Mohamed Yassin	GRS (GAGASAN)

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N44	Tulid	Keningau District Council	89000 Keningau 89950 Nabawan
N45	Sook
N46	Nabawan	Nabawan District Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Arthur Joseph Kurup	19,623	52.88	4.53
	PH	Sangkar Rasam	14,211	38.29	0.57
	KDM	Jekerison Kilan	1,642	4.40	4.40
	Heritage	Siti Noorhasmahwatty Osman	1,512	4.07	4.07
	PEJUANG	Jamani Derimin @ Gampalid	124	0.33	0.33
Total valid votes			37,710	100.00
Total rejected ballots			383
Unreturned ballots			91
Turnout			37,584	66.66	12.87
Registered electors			55,672
Majority			5,412	14.59	5.09
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753262/PUB619_2022.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Arthur Joseph Kurup	11,783	48.35	3.04
	PH	Raymond Ahuar	9,469	38.86	38.86
	Homeland Solidarity Party	Joh Jimmy @ Richard Joe Jimmy	2,839	11.65	5.36
	Love Sabah Party	Maidin Atak @ Maidin Osman	212	0.87	0.87
	Independent	Engah Sintan @ Dahlan Abdullah	65	0.27	0.27
Total valid votes			24,368	100.00
Total rejected ballots			528
Unreturned ballots			59
Turnout			24,955	79.53	2.13
Registered electors			31,377
Majority			2,314	9.50	1.10
	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 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Joseph Kurup	9,467	45.31	45.31
	PKR	Richard Sakian Gunting	7,723	36.95	36.95
	STAR	Martin Tomy @ Tommy	3,554	17.01	17.01
	Independent	Fatimah Agitor @ Mohd Daud	152	0.73	0.73
Total valid votes			20,896	100.00
Total rejected ballots			483
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			21,391	81.66
Registered electors			26,194
Majority			1,744	8.40
	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 30 September 2018. 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 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

Malaysian general election, 2008

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

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Bernard S. Maraat @ Ben	6,080	51.05
	Independent	Martin Tomy @ Tommy	5,272	44.27
	Independent	Samson S. Koroh @ Razali Suffian	557	4.68
Total valid votes			11,909	100.00
Total rejected ballots			552
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			12,463	68.95
Registered electors			18,075
Majority			808	6.78
	BN gain from PBS		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Taimin Lumaing	7,701	84.67	84.67
	DAP	Ampon @ Foo Tun Bung	1,394	15.33	15.33
Total valid votes			9,095	100.00
Total rejected ballots			172
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,267	52.02	3.79
Registered electors			17,816
Majority			6,307	69.34	19.30
	PBS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Taimin Lumaing	5,196	75.02
	Independent	Peter Kodou	1,730	24.98
Total valid votes			6,926	100.00
Total rejected ballots			160
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,086	48.23
Registered electors			14,693
Majority			3,466	50.04
This was a new constituency created.