Sabai (state constituency)
{{Short description|State constituency in Bentong, Pahang, Malaysia}}
{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district
| name = Sabai
| state = Pahang
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| state-rep = Arumugam Verappa Pillai
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| state-rep-party = Barisan Nasional
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| state-status = active
| state-created = 1959
| state-created2 = 1994
| state-abolished = 1974
| state-election-first = 1959
| state-election-last = 2022
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| demo-electors = 15,643
| demo-electors-date = 2022
| demo-electors-ref ={{cite web
| title = Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018
| url = http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf
| publisher = Election Commission of Malaysia
| date = 2018-04-16
| access-date = 2018-04-25
| page = 12
| language = ms
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Sabai is a state constituency in Bentong, Pahang, Malaysia. Sabai is currently represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly.
The state constituency is mandated to return a single member to the Pahang State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
The current voter composition of Sabai is 40.31% Malay, 33.94% Chinese, 20.22% Indian and 5.52% Others.{{Cite web
| url = https://election.thestar.com.my/pahang.html
| title = 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Pahang
| website = election.thestar.com.my
| access-date = 2018-06-11
}}
Demographics
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Sabai's electorate as of 2022{{Cite web|title=14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview|url=https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/state/PAHANG}}|label1=Malay|value1=40.31|color1=green|label2=Chinese|value2=33.94|color2=red|label3=Indian|value3=20.22|color3=orange|label4=Other ethnicities|value4=5.52|color4=yellow}}
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sabai constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.[https://web.archive.org/web/20221119123334/https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1747650/PUB514.pdf Akta Portal]
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%"
!State constituency !Polling district !Code !Location |
| rowspan="8" |Sabai (N35)
|FELDA Sertik |089/35/01 |SK LKTP Kampung Sertik |
| Jambu Rias
|089/35/02 |SK Jambu Rias |
| Sri Telemong
|089/35/03 |SJK (T) Sri Telemong |
| Pekan Karak
|089/35/04 |SMK Karak |
| Karak Setia
|089/35/05 |SMK Karak Setia |
| Bukit Dinding
|089/35/06 |SJK (T) Karak |
| Taman Karak
|089/35/07 |SJK (C) Karak |
| Kampung Baru Karak
|089/35/08 |SK Karak |
History
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sabai | ||
| Assembly
!Years !Name !Party | ||
|---|---|---|
| colspan="4" |Constituency created | ||
| 1st
|1959-1964 |rowspan="2" |Abu Bakar Ahmad |rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Alliance}}" | {{Font color|white| Alliance (UMNO)}} | ||
| 2nd
|1964-1969 | ||
| 1969-1971 | colspan=2 align=center| Assembly dissolved | |
| 3rd
|1971-1974 |Abu Bakar Ahmad |bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Alliance}}" | {{Font color|white| Alliance (UMNO)}} | ||
| colspan="4" |Constituency abolished, renamed to Karak | ||
| colspan="4" |Constituency recreated from Karak | ||
| 9th
|1995-1999 |R. Sinnathamby | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (MIC)}} | ||
| 10th
|1999-2004 | rowspan="3" |Davendran Murthy | ||
| 11th
|2004-2008 | ||
| 12th
|2008-2013 | ||
| rowspan=2|13th
|2013-2015 | rowspan=3|Kamache Doray Rajoo |bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Rakyat|PR}}" | {{Font color|white| PR (DAP)}} | ||
| 2015-2018
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan|PH}}" | {{Font color|white| PH (DAP)}} | ||
| 14th
|2018-2022 | ||
| 15th
|2022–present |Arumugam Verappa Pillai |bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (MIC)}} |
Election results
{{MASelec/top|Pahang|2022|Sabai (state constituency)|Sabai|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Arumugam Verappa Pillai|4,444|37.52|{{decrease}} 2.16}}
{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Kamache Doray Rajoo|4,348|36.71|{{decrease}} 8.04}}
{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Nurul Qomar Abdol Talin @ Ramali|3,053|25.77|{{increase}} 25.77}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|11,845| 100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|136|}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|24|}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|12,005|76.74|{{decrease}} 5.88}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|15,643|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|96|0.81|{{decrease}} 4.26}}
{{MASelec/gain|Barisan Nasional|Pakatan Harapan|?}}
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{{MASelec/top|Pahang|2018|Sabai (state constituency)|Sabai|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|PH (2018)|Kamache Doray Rajoo|4,374|44.75|{{increase}} 44.75}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Goonasakaren Raman|3,879|39.68|{{decrease}} 9.65}}
{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Mohd Khairuddin Abdullah|1,308|13.38|{{increase}} 13.38}}
{{MASelec|Independent politician|Karunaneethi Thangavel|145|1.48|{{increase}} 1.48}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|9,775|100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|166|}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0|}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|9,891|82.62|{{increase}} 12.23}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|11,971|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|495|5.07|{{increase}} 3.73}}
{{MASelec/hold |PH (2018)|?}}
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{{MASelec/top|Pahang|2013|Sabai (state constituency)|Sabai|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Kamache Doray Rajoo|4,439|50.67|{{increase}} 1.79}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Goonasakaren Raman|4,322|49.33|{{decrease}} 1.79}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|8,761|100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|240|}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0|}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|9,891|70.39|{{decrease}} 0.21}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|10,868|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|117|1.34|{{decrease}} 0.90}}
{{MASelec/gain |Democratic Action Party|Barisan Nasional|?}}
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{{MASelec/top|Pahang|2008|Sabai (state constituency)|Sabai|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Davendran Murthy|3,304|51.12}}
{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Kamache Doray Rajoo|3,159|48.88}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|6,463|100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|236|}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0|}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|6,716|70.80}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|9,486|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|145|2.24}}
{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|?}}
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References
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