Kawang (state constituency)

Kawang
Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ghulam Haidar Khan Bahadar; GRS
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Constituency created	1976
First contested	1976
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)	14,932

Kawang is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kawang's electorate as of 2020

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kawang constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Kawang（N28）	Pengalat	175/28/01	SMK Pengalat Papar
	Kawang	175/28/02	SK Kawang
	Kinarut	175/28/03	SK Pekan Kinarut SJK (C) Kin Kiau
	Kampung Laut	175/28/04	SMK Kinarut
	Pengalat Kecil	175/28/05	SMK Pengalat Papar
	Beringgis	175/28/06	SK Beringis

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Kawang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bongawan
5th	1976	Fred Sinidol @ Tokudung	BERJAYA
5th	1976 – 1981		BN (BERJAYA)
6th	1981 – 1985		BN (BERJAYA)
7th	1985 – 1986	Wenches Lajingah	PBS
8th	1986 – 1990	Ariah Tengku Ahmad
9th	1990 – 1994	Ariah Tengku Ahmad
10th	1994 – 1999	Osu Sukam	BN (UMNO)
11th	1999 – 2004	Osu Sukam
12th	2004 – 2008	Ghulamhaidar Khan
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 (PGRS)

Sabah state election, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Ghulamhaidar Khan	7,747	69.85	69.85
	Sabah Heritage Party	Musli Sapan	2,653	23.92	14.51
	Love Sabah Party	Abdul Rahim Lassim	192	1.73	1.73
	United Sabah National Organisation (Baru)	Awang Arip Nasib	163	1.47	1.47
	LDP	Janrywine J Lusin	119	1.07	1.07
Total valid votes			10,874	98.04
Total rejected ballots			181	1.63
Unreturned ballots			36	0.32
Turnout			11,091	74.28	10.50
Registered electors			14,932
Majority			5,094	45.93	31.32
	Kawang gain from PN		Swing		BN
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ghulamhaidar Khan	10,388	53.04	18.78
	Sabah Heritage Party	Salleh Eddris	7,526	38.43	38.43
	Sabah People's Hope Party	Matlin Jilon	781	3.99	3.99
	ANAK NEGERI	Wahid Ismail	201	1.03	1.03
Total valid votes			18,896	96.48
Total rejected ballots			322	1.64
Unreturned ballots			367	1.87
Turnout			19,585	84.78	1.32
Registered electors			23,102
Majority			2,862	14.61	37.35
	Kawang hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ghulamhaidar Khan	12,301	71.82	0.16
	PKR	Dzulkefli Safar	3,401	19.86	1.28
	SAPP	Edward Dagul	906	5.29	5.29
	STAR	Akop Damsah @ Yakup Damsah	248	1.45	1.45
Total valid votes			16,418	95.85
Total rejected ballots			237	1.38
Unreturned ballots			35	0.20
Turnout			17,128	86.10	9.08
Registered electors			19,901
Majority			8,900	51.96	1.44
	Kawang hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". Archived from the original on 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2022-07-02.

Sabah state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ghulamhaidar Khan	8,605	71.66	8.08
	PKR	Zavilin @ Evelyn Gabili	2,539	21.14	21.14
	Independent	Pengiran Othman Rauf	295	2.46	2.46
	BERSEKUTU	Maiji Jaigul	144	1.20	1.20
Total valid votes			11,583	96.46
Total rejected ballots			262	2.18
Unreturned ballots			163	1.36
Turnout			12,008	77.02	6.59
Registered electors			15,591
Majority			6,066	50.52	10.44
	Kawang hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Sabah state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ghulamhaidar Khan	8,213	79.74	22.94
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyOK	Maiji Jaigul	1,934	18.78	18.78
Total valid votes			10,147	98.51
Total rejected ballots			142	1.38
Unreturned ballots			11	0.11
Turnout			10,300	70.43	9.49
Registered electors			14,624
Majority			6,279	60.96	43.05
	Kawang hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Sabah state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Osu Sukam	7,017	56.80	7.65
	PBS	Ariah Tengku Ahmad	4,804	38.89	9.59
	BERSEKUTU	Mohd Kanit Omar	282	2.28	2.28
	SETIA	Pengiran Othman Rauf	117	0.95	0.95
	Independent	Sajit Singh @ Patrick Singh	49	0.40	0.40
Total valid votes			12,269	99.31
Total rejected ballots			85	0.69
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			12,354	79.92	1.19
Registered electors			15,458
Majority			2,213	17.91	17.24
	Kawang hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Sabah state election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Osu Sukam	4,699	49.15	8.54
	PBS	Ariah Tengku Ahmad	4,635	48.48	0.66
	Independent	Norbert Chin Chuan Siong	110	1.15	1.15
	Independent	John Dagul	32	0.33	0.33
	Independent	Duing Sumppang @ Uwing	12	0.13	0.13
Total valid votes			9,488	99.24
Total rejected ballots			73	0.76
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			9,561	81.11	1.41
Registered electors			11,787
Majority			64	0.67	7.86
	Kawang gain from BN		Swing		PBS
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1994".

Sabah state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Ariah Tengku Ahmad	3,956	49.14	3.77
	BN	James Ghani	3,269	40.61	40.61
	Independent	Wenches Lajingah	383	4.76	4.76
	BERJAYA	Kasim Salleh	209	2.60	2.08
	PRS	Dzulkefli Safar	65	0.81	0.81
	AKAR	George Mikil	58	0.72	0.72
Total valid votes			9,740	98.63
Total rejected ballots			110	1.37
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			8,050	79.70	2.99
Registered electors			10,100
Majority			687	8.53	4.30
	Kawang hold		Swing		PBS
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Sabah state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Irene Daphne Pritchard @ Ariah Ahmad	3,188	52.91	52.91
	USNO	Nerawi Lampong	2,415	40.08	0.53
	BERJAYA	Malitim Lajami @ Malitin Lajame	282	4.68	49.99
Total valid votes			5,885	97.68
Total rejected ballots			140	2.32
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			6,025	82.69	2.05
Registered electors			7,286
Majority			773	12.83	2.29
	Kawang gain from PBS		Swing		BERJAYA
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1986".

Sabah state election, 1981
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BERJAYA	Fred Sinidol @ Tokudung	2,976	54.67
	USNO	Osu Sukam	2,153	39.55
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyOK	Patrit Sendu	222	4.08
Total valid votes			5,351	98.29
Total rejected ballots			93	1.71
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			5,444	84,74
Registered electors			6,424
Majority			823	15.12
	Kawang hold		Swing		BERJAYA
Source(s) "Sabah election: How they fared". New Straits Times. 1981-03-29.

^ "Dashboard SPR". Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.