Pensiangan (federal constituency)

Pensiangan

Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Joseph Kurup BN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2013

Pensiangan is a federal constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 1995, from 2004 to present.

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.

History

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

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Sinulihan, Mansiat, Tulid, Sungoi, Marapok, Mengatang, Pangkalan, Malima, Sook, Barasanon, Ansip, Mambulu, Karamatoi, Dalit, Simbuan, Kalampun, Malaing, Lumiri, Bonor, Lanas, Tiulon, Nabawan, Pandewan, Ponontomon, Saliu, Sabanait, Sepulot, Tataluan, Saliku, Logongon, Pensiangan, Sibangali, Pohon Batu, Salinatan, Babalitan, Saliliran.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Pensiangan
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
7th	1986-1990	Taimin Lumaing	BN
8th	1990-1995		PBS
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created
11th	2004-2008	Bernard S. Maraat @ Ben	BN
12th	2008-2013	Joseph Kurup
13th	2013-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Joseph Kurup	9,467	45.31
	PKR	Richard Sakian Gunting	7,723	36.96
	STAR	Martin Tomy @ Tommy	3,554	17.01
	Independent	Fatimah Agitor @ Mohd Daud	152	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
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

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
Majority			808
	BN gain from PBS		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Taimin Lumaing	7,701	84.67
	DAP	Ampon @ Foo Tun Bung	1,394	15.33
Total valid votes			9,095	100.00
Total rejected ballots			172
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,267	52.02
Registered electors
Majority			6,307
	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
Turnout			7,086	48.23
Registered electors			14,693
Majority			3,466
This was a new constituency created.