Tawau (federal constituency)

{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district

|name =Tawau (P190)

|state =Sabah

|image =PRN Sabah 2020.svg

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|fed-rep =Lo Su Fui

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|fed-rep-party =Gabungan Rakyat Sabah

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|fed-status =active

|fed-created =1966

|fed-abolished =

|fed-election-first =1969

|fed-election-last =2022

|demo-census-date = 2020

|demo-pop = 230531

|demo-pop-ref = {{cite web|title=Kawasanku|url=https://open.dosm.gov.my/dashboard/kawasanku/Sabah/parlimen/P.190%20Tawau|publisher=Department of Statistics Malaysia|date=2023-09-24|access-date=2023-09-24|language=en}}

|demo-electors = 87,477

|demo-electors-date = 2022

|demo-electors-ref = {{cite web|url=http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf|title=Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia|date=10 April 2018|access-date=2020-01-29|page=43|language=ms}}

|demo-area = 1332

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Tawau is a federal constituency in Tawau Division (Tawau District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.

The federal constituency was created in the 1966 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://ge15.orientaldaily.com.my/seats/sabah/p

{{Pie chart|thumb=left|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Tawau's electorate as of 2022|label1=Malay-Muslim Bumiputera|value1=44.6|color1=purple|label2=Chinese|value2=30.7|color2=red|label3=Sabah Bumiputera|value3=16.5|color3=blue|label4=Other ethnicities|value4=8.3|color4=yellow}}

History

= Polling districts =

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tawau constituency has a total of 23 polling districts.{{cite web|url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1747650/PUB514.pdf | title=Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election | website=Attorney General's Chambers|date=31 October 2022}}

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%"

!State constituency

!Polling District

!Code

!Location

rowspan="6" |Balung (N67)

|Kinabutan

|190/67/01

|SMK Kinabutan

Andrassy

|190/67/02

|SK Andrassy

Balung

|190/67/03

|SMK Balung

Kinabutan Besar

|190/67/04

|SMK Jalan Apas

Bukit Quoin

|190/67/05

|SK Bukit Quoin

Ranggau

|190/67/06

|SK Ranggau

rowspan="7" |Apas (N68)

|Tawau Lama

|190/68/01

|SK Kampung Titingan

Tinagat

|190/68/02

SK Batu Payung
SJK (C) Chung Hwa

Apas

|190/68/03

|SK Kuala Apas

Wakuba

|190/68/04

|SK Wakuba

Titingan

|190/68/05

|SK Titingan

Inderasabah

|190/68/06

|SK Inderasabah

Batu 4

|190/68/07

|SK Batu 4 Jalan Apas

rowspan="10" |Sri Tanjung (N69)

|Kuhara

|190/69/01

|SMK Tawau

Sing On

|190/69/02

|SJK (C) Hing Hwa

Fajar

|190/69/03

|SK St. Ursula

Sabindo

|190/69/04

|SMK Holy Trinity

Kabota

|190/69/05

|SJK (C) Kung Ming

Batu 3

|190/69/06

|SMK Taman Tawau

Da Hwa

|190/69/07

|SMK Jambatan Putih

Kapital

|190/69/08

|Kolej Tingkatan Enam Tawau

Jalan Chester

|190/69/09

|SJK (C) Sin Hwa

Takada

|190/69/10

|Sabah Chinese High School

=Representation history=

colspan="5" \| Members of Parliament for Tawau
class=wikitable
Parliament !No	Years	Member	Party
colspan="5" align="center" \| Constituency created
colspan="2" \|	1969-1971	colspan=2 align=center\| Parliament was suspended{{cite news\| url=http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2012&dt=0312&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Rencana&pg=re_05.htm \|title=Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang \|author=Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa \|newspaper=Utusan Online \|date=2012-03-12 \|access-date=2016-05-19}}{{cite web \|url=http://www.parlimen.gov.my/files/hindex/pdf/DR-20021971.pdf \|title=www.parlimen.gov.my \|access-date=2016-05-19}}
rowspan=2\| 3rd \| rowspan="2" \|P120	1971-1973	rowspan=2\| Yeh Pao Tzu (叶宝滋)	bgcolor="{{party color\|Sabah Chinese Association}} \|{{Font color\|white\|SCA}}
1973-1974	rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color\|Barisan Nasional\|BN}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| BN (SCA)}}
4th \| rowspan="3" \|P130	1974-1978	Alex Pang Sui Chee (彭瑞麒)
5th	1978-1982	Hiew Nyuk Ying (丘玉荣) \| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color\|Barisan Nasional\|BN}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| BN (BERJAYA)}}
6th	1982-1986	Kan Yau Fa (简耀华)
7th \| rowspan="2" \|P151	1986-1990	Samson Chin Chee Tsu (陈志慈)	bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"\| DAP
8th	1990-1995	Geoffrey Yee Ling Fook (余伦福)	bgcolor={{party color\|Gagasan Rakyat\|GR}} \| {{Font color\|black\|GR (PBS)}}
9th \| rowspan="2" \|P165	1995-1999	Chua Soon Bui (蔡顺梅)	rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color\|Barisan Nasional\|BN}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| BN (SAPP)}}
10th	1999-2004	rowspan=2\| Shim Paw Fatt (沈宝发)
11th \| rowspan="6" \|P190	2004–2008
rowspan=2\| 12th	2008	rowspan=2\| Chua Soon Bui (蔡顺梅)
2008-2013	bgcolor="{{party color\|Sabah Progressive Party}}"\|SAPP
13th	2013-2018	Mary Yap Kain Ching (叶娟呈)	bgcolor="{{party color\|Barisan Nasional\|BN}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| BN (PBS)}}
14th	2018-2022	Christina Liew Chin Jin (刘静芝)	bgcolor="{{party color\|Pakatan Harapan\|PH}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| PH (PKR)}}
15th	2022–present	Lo Su Fui (罗思辉)	bgcolor="{{Gabungan Rakyat Sabah/meta/shading}}"\|{{Font color\|white\|GRS (PBS)}}

=State constituency=

rowspan=2\| Parliamentary constituency	colspan=6\| State constituency
class=wikitable
1967–1974	1974–1985	1985–1995	1995–2004	2004–2020	2020–present
rowspan=6\| Tawau	colspan=4 bgcolor=dcdcdc\|	colspan=2\| Apas
colspan=2\| Balung	colspan=2 bgcolor=dcdcdc\|	colspan=2\| Balung
bgcolor=dcdcdc\|	Bandar Tawau	colspan=4 bgcolor=dcdcdc\|
colspan=3 bgcolor=dcdcdc\|	Kalabakan	colspan=2 bgcolor=dcdcdc\|
colspan=4\| Merotai	colspan=2 bgcolor=dcdcdc\|
colspan=2 bgcolor=dcdcdc\|	colspan=4\| Sri Tanjong

= Current state assembly members =

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! width="30" |No.

! width="150" |State Constituency

!Member

!Coalition (Party)

N67

|Balung

|Hamid Awang

| rowspan=2 style="background-color: #4682B4;" | {{Font color|white|GRS (GAGASAN)}}

N68

|Apas

|Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan

N69

|Sri Tanjong

|Justin Wong Yung Bin

|bgcolor="{{Sabah Heritage Party/meta/shading}}" |WARISAN

= Local governments & postcodes =

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!No.

!State Constituency

!Local Government

!Postcode

N67

|Balung

| rowspan="3" |Tawau Municipal Council

| rowspan="3" |

91000, 91039 Tawau

N68

|Apas

N69

|Sri Tanjong

Election results

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2022|Tawau (federal constituency)|Tawau|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Gabungan Rakyat Sabah|Lo Su Fui|19,865|39.19|{{increase}} 39.19}}

{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Christina Liew|16,065|31.69|{{decrease}} 18.36}}

{{MASelec|Heritage Party (Malaysia)|Chen Ket Chuin|11,263|22.22|{{increase}} 22.22}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Mohd Salleh Bacho|1,776|3.50|{{increase}} 3.50}}

{{MASelec|Gerakan Tanah Air|Herman Amdas|1,067|2.11|{{increase}} 2.11}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Chin Chee Syn|651|1.28|{{increase}} 1.28}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|51,616|57.94|{{decrease}} 15.26}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|3,800|7.50|{{decrease}} 3.56}}

{{MASelec/source|hide=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753262/PUB619_2022.pdf||}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2018|Tawau (federal constituency)|Tawau|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|PH (2018)|Christina Liew|21,400|50.05|{{increase}} 50.05}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Yap Kain Ching @ Mary Yap Ken Jin|16,673|39.00|{{decrease}} 15.88}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Mohamad Husain|2,518|5.89|{{increase}} 5.89}}

{{MASelec|Sabah People's Hope Party|Alizaman Jijurahman|2,162|5.06|{{increase}} 5.06}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|43,861|73.20|{{decrease}} 4.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|4,727|11.06|{{decrease}} 1.75}}

{{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180504_P.U.%20%28B%29%20246.pdf |title=His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 246/2018]|date=3 May 2018|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2018-08-01}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180530_P.U.%20%28B%29%20320.pdf |title=Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 320/2018]|date=28 May 2018|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2018-08-01}}||}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2013|Tawau (federal constituency)|Tawau|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Yap Kain Ching @ Mary Yap Ken Jin|21,331|54.88|{{increase}} 1.86}}

{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Kong Hong Ming @ Kong Fo Min|16,352|42.07|{{increase}} 29.60}}

{{MASelec|Sabah Progressive Party|Chua Soon Bui|633|1.63|{{increase}} 1.63}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Ahmad Awang @ Madon|553|1.42|{{increase}} 1.42}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|39,787|77.20|{{increase}} 13.59}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|4,979|12.81|{{decrease}} 5.70}}

{{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_P.U.%20(B)%20183-Parlimen%20Sabah.pdf

|title=Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 183/2013]|date=26 April 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-19}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_P.U.%20(B)%20224-Borang%2016%20Parlimen%20Sabah.pdf |title=Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 224/2013]|date=22 May 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-19}}}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2008|Tawau (federal constituency)|Tawau|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Berhan @ Birhan Ruslan|3,278|12.47|}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2004|Tawau (federal constituency)|Tawau|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec/note|On the nomination day, Shim Paw Fatt won uncontested.}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1999|Tawau (federal constituency)|Tawau|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Shim Paw Fatt|20,160|62.07|{{increase}} 2.40}}

{{MASelec|Parti Bersatu Sabah|Kong Hong Ming @ Kong Fo Min|9,044|27.84|{{decrease}} 4.81}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Majin Ajing|3,278|10.09|{{increase}} 10.09}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|33,252|55.18|{{decrease}} 7.73}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|11,116|34.23|{{increase}} 7.21}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1995|Tawau (federal constituency)|Tawau|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Chua Soon Bui|20,168|59.67|{{increase}} 59.67}}

{{MASelec|Parti Bersatu Sabah|Chee Yau Fah|11,037|32.65|{{decrease}} 18.28}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Samson Chin Chee Tsu|1,401|4.14|{{decrease}} 1.36}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Mohamed Tingka|825|2.44|{{increase}} 0.57}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Semanis Mohd Salleh|372|1.10|{{increase}} 1.10}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|34,309|62.91|{{increase}} 2.48}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|9,131|27.02|{{increase}} 0.27}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1990|Tawau (federal constituency)|Tawau|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Parti Bersatu Sabah|Geoffrey Yee Ling Fook|11,595|50.93|{{increase}} 50.93}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Osman Mohamad|5,504|24.18|{{increase}} 24.18}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Bandy Pilo @ Sabandy|3,258|14.31|{{increase}} 14.31}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Samson Chin Chee Tsu|1,253|5.50|{{decrease}} 41.12}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Ismail Senang|731|3.21|{{increase}} 3.21}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Mohamed Husain|426|1.87|{{increase}} 1.87}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|22,893|60.43|{{decrease}} 2.69}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|6,091|26.75|{{increase}} 7.25}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1986|Tawau (federal constituency)|Tawau|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Samson Chin Chee Tsu|8,277|46.62|{{increase}} 46.62}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Christina Liew|4,814|27.12|{{decrease}} 29.15}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Abdul Ghapur Salleh|4,663|26.26|{{increase}} 26.26}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|17,923|63.12|{{decrease}} 3.64}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|3,463|19.50|{{increase}} 3.82}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1982|Tawau (federal constituency)|Tawau|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Tan Yau Fah @ Paul|10,525|56.27|{{increase}} 1.45}}

{{MASelec|Sabah Chinese Consolidated Party|Steven Chan Tze Hung|7,592|40.59|{{increase}} 40.59}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Ismail Mohamed Said|426|2.28|{{increase}} 2.28}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Ibrahim Kamaruddin|161|0.86|{{increase}} 0.86}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|18,947|66.76|{{decrease}} 2.75}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,933|15.68|{{decrease}} 19.68}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1978|Tawau (federal constituency)|Tawau|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Ibrahim Kamaruddin|2,773|19.27|}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1974|Tawau (federal constituency)|Tawau|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec/note|On the nomination day, Alex Pang Sui Chee won uncontested.}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1969|Tawau (federal constituency)|Tawau|percent=yes}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Stephen Chan Tze Hung|1,770|36.20}}

References

{{cite web |url=http://www.spr.gov.my/ms/keputusan-pilihanraya |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya |work=Election Commission of Malaysia |access-date=2018-08-12}}

Category:Sabah federal constituencies

rowspan=2\| Parliamentary constituency	colspan=6\| State constituency
class=wikitable
1967–1974	1974–1985	1985–1995	1995–2004	2004–2020	2020–present
rowspan=6\| Tawau	colspan=4 bgcolor=dcdcdc\|	colspan=2\| Apas
colspan=2\| Balung	colspan=2 bgcolor=dcdcdc\|	colspan=2\| Balung
bgcolor=dcdcdc\|	Bandar Tawau	colspan=4 bgcolor=dcdcdc\|
colspan=3 bgcolor=dcdcdc\|	Kalabakan	colspan=2 bgcolor=dcdcdc\|
colspan=4\| Merotai	colspan=2 bgcolor=dcdcdc\|
colspan=2 bgcolor=dcdcdc\|	colspan=4\| Sri Tanjong