Tanjong Papat is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.[1]
Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Tanjong Papat's electorate as of 2020
- Chinese (50.0%)
 
- Sabah Bumiputera (27.9%)
 
- Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (14.8%)
 
- Other ethnicities (7.25%)
 
 
  
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tanjong Papat constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.[2][3]
| State constituency
 | 
Polling District
 | 
Code
 | 
Location
 | 
| Tanjong Papat (N56)
 | 
Happy Valley
 | 
186/56/01
 | 
SMK St. Michael
 | 
| Sandakan Pekan
 | 
186/56/02
 | 
SJK (C) Cheng Min
 | 
| Cathay
 | 
186/56/03
 | 
Wisma Perbandaran
 | 
| Pasar
 | 
186/56/04
 | 
Wisma Warisan
 | 
| Sim-Sim
 | 
186/56/05
 | 
SK Sungai Anib 1
 | 
| Pulau Berhala
 | 
186/56/06
 | 
- SK Sri Tanjung Papat 1
 
- SK Sri Tanjung Papat 2
  
 | 
| Jalan Dua
 | 
186/56/07
 | 
Wisma Sandaraya
 | 
Representation History
| Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tanjong Papat
 | 
| Assembly
 | 
Years
 | 
Member
 | 
Party
 | 
| Constituency renamed from Bandar Sandakan
 | 
| 7th
 | 
1985 – 1986
 | 
Tan Kit Sher
 | 
PBS
 | 
| 8th
 | 
1986 – 1990
 | 
| 9th
 | 
1990 – 1994
 | 
| 10th
 | 
1994 – 1999
 | 
Raymond Tan Shu Kiah
 | 
BN (SAPP)
 | 
| 11th
 | 
1999 – 2004
 | 
| 12th
 | 
2004 – 2008
 | 
| 13th
 | 
2008 – 2013
 | 
BN (GERAKAN)
 | 
| 14th
 | 
2013 – 2018
 | 
| 15th
 | 
2018 – 2020
 | 
Poon Ming Fung
 | 
PH (DAP)
 | 
| 16th
 | 
2020 –
 | 
Election results
Sabah state election, 2013: Tanjong Papat
| Party
 | 
Candidate
 | 
Votes | 
% | 
∆%
 | 
| 
 | 
BN | 
Raymond Tan Shu Kiah | 
6,153 | 
54.97 | 
  14.92
 | 
| 
 | 
DAP | 
Poon Ming Fung | 
4,631 | 
41.37 | 
  14.32
 | 
| 
 | 
SAPP | 
Yong Chie Man @ Yu Chie Man | 
191 | 
1.71 | 
  1.71
 | 
| Total valid votes
 | 
10,975 | 
98.04
 | 
| Total rejected ballots
 | 
206 | 
1.84
 | 
| Unreturned ballots
 | 
13 | 
0.12
 | 
| Turnout
 | 
11,194 | 
75.94 | 
  12.54
 | 
| Registered electors
 | 
14,741
 | 
| Majority
 | 
1,522 | 
13.60 | 
  29.15
 | 
| 
 | 
BN hold
 | 
Swing
 | 
 | 
| 
 | 
Sabah state election, 2008: Tanjong Papat
| Party
 | 
Candidate
 | 
Votes | 
% | 
∆%
 | 
| 
 | 
BN | 
Raymond Tan Shu Kiah | 
6,418 | 
69.89 | 
 | 
| 
 | 
DAP | 
Teo Yan Boon @ Anthony | 
2,492 | 
27.14 | 
 | 
| Total valid votes
 | 
8,910 | 
97.03
 | 
| Total rejected ballots
 | 
273 | 
2.97
 | 
| Unreturned ballots
 | 
0 | 
0.00
 | 
| Turnout
 | 
9,183 | 
63.40
 | 
| Registered electors
 | 
14,484
 | 
| Majority
 | 
3,926 | 
42.75
 | 
| 
 | 
BN hold
 | 
Swing
 | 
 | 
| 
 | 
Sabah state election, 2004: Tanjong Papat
| Party
 | 
Candidate
 | 
Votes | 
% | 
∆%
 | 
| On the nomination day, Raymond Tan Shu Kiah won uncontested.
 | 
| 
 | 
BN | 
Raymond Tan Shu Kiah | 
 | 
 | 
| Total valid votes
 | 
 | 
| Total rejected ballots
 | 
 | 
| Unreturned ballots
 | 
 | 
| Turnout
 | 
 | 
| Registered electors
 | 
15,172
 | 
| Majority
 | 
 | 
| 
 | 
BN hold
 | 
Swing
 | 
 | 
| 
 | 
Sabah state election, 1999: Tanjong Papat
| Party
 | 
Candidate
 | 
Votes | 
% | 
∆%
 | 
| 
 | 
BN | 
Raymond Tan Shu Kiah | 
4,482 | 
46.37 | 
  3.79
 | 
| 
 | 
PBS | 
Ang Lian Hai | 
2,786 | 
28.83 | 
  12.73
 | 
| 
 | 
BERSEKUTU | 
John Khoo Cheo Ping | 
2,311 | 
23.91 | 
  23.91
 | 
| Total valid votes
 | 
9,579 | 
99.11
 | 
| Total rejected ballots
 | 
86 | 
0.89
 | 
| Unreturned ballots
 | 
0 | 
0.00
 | 
| Turnout
 | 
9,665 | 
66.85 | 
  0.48
 | 
| Registered electors
 | 
14,457
 | 
| Majority
 | 
1,696 | 
17.54 | 
  16.52
 | 
| 
 | 
BN hold
 | 
Swing
 | 
 | 
| 
 | 
Sabah state election, 1994: Tanjong Papat
| Party
 | 
Candidate
 | 
Votes | 
% | 
∆%
 | 
| 
 | 
BN | 
Raymond Tan Shu Kiah | 
3,614 | 
42.58 | 
  26.98
 | 
| 
 | 
PBS | 
Lai Lun Tze | 
3,527 | 
41.56 | 
  13.93
 | 
| 
 | 
DAP | 
Fung Ket Wing | 
1,282 | 
15.11 | 
  7.45
 | 
| Total valid votes
 | 
8,423 | 
99.25
 | 
| Total rejected ballots
 | 
64 | 
0.75
 | 
| Unreturned ballots
 | 
0 | 
0.00
 | 
| Turnout
 | 
8,487 | 
67.33 | 
  3.53
 | 
| Registered electors
 | 
12,605
 | 
| Majority
 | 
87 | 
1.02 | 
  31.91
 | 
| 
 | 
BN gain from PBS
 | 
Swing
 | 
?
 | 
| 
 | 
Sabah state election, 1990: Tanjong Papat
| Party
 | 
Candidate
 | 
Votes | 
% | 
∆%
 | 
| 
 | 
PBS | 
Tan Kit Sher | 
4,630 | 
55.49 | 
  2.39
 | 
| 
 | 
DAP | 
Fung Ket Wing | 
1,882 | 
22.56 | 
  22.56
 | 
| 
 | 
LDP | 
Lau Ngan Siew | 
1,302 | 
15.60 | 
  15.60
 | 
| 
 | 
BERJAYA | 
Yap Pak Chau | 
469 | 
5.62 | 
  15.87
 | 
| Total valid votes
 | 
8,283 | 
99.27
 | 
| Total rejected ballots
 | 
61 | 
0.73
 | 
| Unreturned ballots
 | 
0 | 
0.00
 | 
| Turnout
 | 
8,344 | 
70.86 | 
  0.14
 | 
| Registered electors
 | 
11,776
 | 
| Majority
 | 
2,748 | 
32.93 | 
  3.46
 | 
| 
 | 
PBS hold
 | 
Swing
 | 
 | 
| 
 | 
Sabah state election, 1986: Tanjong Papat
| Party
 | 
Candidate
 | 
Votes | 
% | 
∆%
 | 
| 
 | 
PBS | 
Tan Kit Sher | 
4,708 | 
57.88 | 
  17.13
 | 
| 
 | 
BERJAYA | 
Chin Su Kim | 
1,748 | 
21.49 | 
  16.74
 | 
| 
 | 
Independent | 
Wong Hee Yung | 
1,552 | 
19.08 | 
  19.08
 | 
| 
 | 
SCCP | 
Fu Sui Cheong @ Philip | 
53 | 
0.65 | 
  0.65
 | 
| 
 | 
Love Sabah Party | 
Huang Han Ching | 
47 | 
0.58 | 
  0.58
 | 
| Total valid votes
 | 
8,108 | 
99.68
 | 
| Total rejected ballots
 | 
26 | 
0.32
 | 
| Unreturned ballots
 | 
0 | 
0.00
 | 
| Turnout
 | 
8,134 | 
71.00 | 
  0.62
 | 
| Registered electors
 | 
11,457
 | 
| Majority
 | 
2,960 | 
36.39 | 
  33.87
 | 
| 
 | 
 hold
 | 
Swing
 | 
PBS
 | 
| 
 | 
Sabah state election, 1985: Tanjong Papat
| Party
 | 
Candidate
 | 
Votes | 
% | 
∆%
 | 
| 
 | 
PBS | 
Tan Kit Sher | 
3,213 | 
40.75 | 
 | 
| 
 | 
BERJAYA | 
Wong Soon Yu | 
3,014 | 
38.23 | 
 | 
| 
 | 
DAP | 
Fung Ket Wang | 
1,657 | 
21.02 | 
 | 
| Total valid votes
 | 
7,884 | 
99.33
 | 
| Total rejected ballots
 | 
53
 | 
| Unreturned ballots
 | 
0 | 
0.00
 | 
| Turnout
 | 
7,937 | 
71.62
 | 
| Registered electors
 | 
11,082
 | 
| Majority
 | 
199 | 
2.52
 | 
| This was a new constituency created.
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