Sulaman

Sulaman is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. It is mandated to return a single member to the Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Sulaman (SA12)

Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Hajiji Noor GRS
Constituency created	1967
First contested	1967
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Electors	11,711

Polling districts

As at 12 February 2016, this constituency contains the polling districts of Penimbawan, Serusup, Kindu, Indai, Batangan, Tambalang, Mengkabong, Berungis, Gayang, Nongkoulud, Telipok and Baru-Baru.^[1]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sulaman's electorate as of 2020

1. Sabah Bumiputera (85.6%)
2. Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (8.52%)
3. Other ethnicities (3.87%)
4. Chinese (2.04%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sulaman constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Sulaman (N12）	Penimbawan	170/12/01	SK Penimbawan
	Serusup	170/12/02	SK Serusup
	Kindu	170/12/03	SK Selupoh SK Kindu SMK St. John SMK Sri Nangka
	Indai	170/12/04	SK Termunong
	Batangan	170/12/05	SK Pekan Tuaran
	Tambalang	170/12/06	SK Tambalang SK Bolong
	Baru-Baru	170/12/07	SK Baru-Baru

Representation History

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Sulaman
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
3rd	1967 – 1971	Indan Kari	Alliance (USNO)
4th	1971 – 1976	Dahlan Harun
5th	1976 – 1981	Jumah Salim
6th	1981 – 1985	Nawawi Budin	BN (BERJAYA)
7th	1985 – 1986	Abdul Hamid Mustapha	USNO
8th	1986	Osu Sukam
	1986 – 1990	Jasni Gindug
9th	1990 – 1994	Hajiji Noor	BN (USNO)
10th	1994 – 1999		BN (UMNO)
11th	1999 – 2004
12th	2004 – 2008
13th	2008 – 2013
14th	2013 – 2018
15th	2018
	2018 - 2019		Independent
	2019 – 2020		PH (BERSATU)
	2020		PN (BERSATU)
16th	2020 – 2022		GRS (BERSATU)
	2022-2023		GRS (Direct)
	2023–present		GRS (GAGASAN)

Election results

Sabah state election, 2025: Sulaman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GRS	Hajiji Noor
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
Source(s) [citation needed]

Sabah state election, 2020: Sulaman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Hajiji Noor	5,919	64.52	64.52
	Sabah Heritage Party	Aliasgar Basri	2,820	30.74	3.49
	Love Sabah Party	Rekan Hussien	253	2.76	2.76
Total valid votes			8,992	98.02
Total rejected ballots			142	1.55
Unreturned ballots			40	0.44
Turnout			9,174	78.34	5.93
Registered electors			11,711
Majority			3,099	33.78	7.02
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2018: Sulaman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hajiji Noor	12,966	68.05	8.51
	Sabah Heritage Party	Abdullah Sani Daud	5,192	27.25	27.25
	Sabah People's Hope Party	Arifin Harith	467	2.76	2.76
Total valid votes			18,625	97.99
Total rejected ballots			341	1.85
Unreturned ballots			89	0.16
Turnout			19,055	84.27	2.83
Registered electors			22,611
Majority			7,774	40.80	20.38
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2013: Sulaman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hajiji Noor	13,065	76.56	6.39
	PKR	Gulabdin @ Ghulabdin Enjih	2,624	15.38	12.07
	Independent	Ali Akbar Kawi	615	3.60	3.60
	STAR	David Orok	225	1.32	1.32
	Independent	Arifin Harith	66	0.39	0.39
Total valid votes			16,595	97.24
Total rejected ballots			449	2.63
Unreturned ballots			22	0.13
Turnout			17,066	87.10	7.66
Registered electors			19,587
Majority			10,441	61.18	18.46
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Sabah state election, 2008: Sulaman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hajiji Noor	8,961	70.17	5.94
	PKR	Umsery @ Ansari Abdullah	3,505	27.45	5.12
Total valid votes			12,466	97.62
Total rejected ballots			304	2.38
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			12,770	79.44	6.90
Registered electors			16,076
Majority			5,456	42.72	11.06
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Sabah state election, 2004: Sulaman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hajiji Noor	7,065	64.23	3.38
	PKR	Umsery @ Ansari Abdullah	3,583	32.57	32.57
Total valid votes			10,648	96.80
Total rejected ballots			349	3.17
Unreturned ballots			3	0.03
Turnout			11,000	72.54	4.77
Registered electors			15,165
Majority			3,482	31.66	0.23
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Sabah state election, 1999: Sulaman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hajiji Noor	6,571	60.85	7.29
	PBS	Rakam Sijim	3,127	28.96	15.25
	BERSEKUTU	Mohammed Daud Abdullah	886	8.20	8.20
	SETIA	Hamdin @ Din Abdul Kadir	100	0.93	0.29
Total valid votes			10,684	98.94
Total rejected ballots			115	1.06
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			10,799	77.31	2.25
Registered electors			13,968
Majority			3,444	31.89	22.54
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Sabah state election, 1994: Sulaman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hajiji Noor	5,016	53.56	53.56
	PBS	Marbee Ismail @ Matbeh Ismail	4,140	44.21	4.05
	Independent	Pengiran Othman Rauf @ Awang	69	0.74	0.74
	SETIA	Margaret Kimon @ Marsie	60	0.64	0.64
Total valid votes			9,285	99.15
Total rejected ballots			80	0.85
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			9,365	79.56	0.46
Registered electors			11,771
Majority			876	9.35	5.62
	Sulaman gain from BN		Swing		USNO
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1994".

Sabah state election, 1990: Sulaman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	USNO	Hajiji Noor	3,575	43.89	1.36
	PBS	Jahid Jahim	3,294	40.16	1.17
	AKAR	Kalakau Untol	565	6.89	6.89
	BERJAYA	Aliasgar Basri	538	6.56	3.55
	PRS	Shafie Anterak	120	1.46	1.46
	Independent	Yusof Awang Ludin	38	0.46	0.46
	Independent	Laugan Tarki Noor	11	0.13	0.13
Total valid votes			8,141	99.26
Total rejected ballots			61	0.74
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			8,202	80.02	3.31
Registered electors			10,250
Majority			281	3.73	2.53
	Sulaman hold		Swing		USNO
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Sabah state election, 1986: Sulaman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	USNO	Osu Sukam	2,913	45.25
	PBS	Mohd Abdul Rahman @ Ahmad I Onggohon	2,510	38.99
	BERJAYA	Mungkit Ampuling @ Michael M Ampuling	651	10.11
	Independent	Nawawi Budin	212	3.29
	Independent	Bigong Polinoh @ Albert Polinoh	80	1.24
	Independent	A Tanjong Hakim @ Mike	15	0.23
Total valid votes			6,381	99.13
Total rejected ballots			56	0.87
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			6,437	76.71
Registered electors			8,391
Majority			403	6.26
	Sulaman hold		Swing		USNO
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1986".