Beaufort (federal constituency)

Beaufort (P177)
Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	33,342

Beaufort is a federal constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.

The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Beaufort's electorate as of 2018[2]

Muslim bumiputera (65.98%)

Non-muslim bumiputera (26.11%)

Chinese (7.46%)

Other ethnicities (0.45%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kota Klias, Malabau, Kabulu, Takuli, Limbawang, Klias Baru, Bandar Beaufort, Bingkul, Jimpangah, Halogilat, Taman Wawasan, Tenambak, Temporong, Sitombok, Palu Palu, Bundu, Melampai, Mansud, Karukan, Kilugus, Tanjung Aru, Malikai, Menumbok.

2016–present:[3] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kota Klias, Malabau, Kabulu, Takuli, Limbawang, Klias Baru, Bandar Beaufort, Bingkul, Jimpangah, Halogilat, Taman Wawasan, Klias Estet, Tenambak, Temporong, Sitombok, Palu Palu, Bundu, Melampai, Mansud, Karukan, Kilugus, Tanjung Aru, Malikai, Menumbok.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Beaufort
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Kimanis
9th	1995-1999	Nurnikman Abdullah	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999-2004	Anifah Aman
11th	2004-2008	Azizah Mohd Dun
12th	2008-2012	Lajim Ukin
12th	2012-2013	Lajim Ukin	Independent
13th	2013-2018	Azizah Mohd Dun	BN (UMNO)
14th	2018		BN (UMNO)
	2018-2019		Independent
	2019-2020		PH (BERSATU)
	2020-present		PN (BERSATU)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1967–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2020	2020–present
Beaufort				Bongowan
				Klias
				Kuala Penyu

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Azizah Mohd Dun	11,354	41.72	- 8.80
	PHRS	Lajim Ukin	8,023	29.48	+ 29.48
	PH	Johan @ Christopher Ot Ghani	7,835	28.79	+ 1.65
Total valid votes			27,212	100.00
Total rejected ballots			799
Unreturned ballots			143
Turnout			28,154	84.44
Registered electors			33,342
Majority			3,331	12.24
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 246/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "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]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Azizah Mohd Dun	12,827	50.52	- 28.75
	PKR	Lajim Ukin	12,155	47.87	+ 27.14
	STAR	Guan Dee Koh Hoi	409	1.61	+ 1.61
Total valid votes			25,391	100.00
Total rejected ballots			559
Unreturned ballots			50
Turnout			26,000	86.39
Registered electors			30,097
Majority			673	2.65
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 183/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-19. "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]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-19.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lajim Ukin	14,780	79.27	+ 79.27
	PKR	Lajim Md Yusof	3,866	20.73	+ 20.73
Total valid votes			18,646	100.00
Total rejected ballots			681
Unreturned ballots			19
Turnout			19,346	72.22
Registered electors			26,788
Majority			10,914	58.54
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Azizah Mohd Dun won uncontested.
	BN	Azizah Mohd Dun
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Anifah Aman @ Haniff Amman	16,009	63.48	+ 4.64
	PBS	Pengiran Aliuddin Pengiran Tahir	9,209	36.52	- 3.76
Total valid votes			25,218	100.00
Total rejected ballots			440
Unreturned ballots			49
Turnout			25,707	64.26
Registered electors			40,004
Majority			6,800	26.96
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Nurnikman Abdullah	14,719	58.84
	PBS	Abdul Rashid Abu Bakar	10,076	40.28
	Independent	Anis Tuali	221	0.88
Total valid votes			25,016	100.00
Total rejected ballots			338
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			25,376	70.31
Registered electors			36,091
Majority			4,643	18.56
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

"Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 41. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sabah [P.U. (B) 57/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 12 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-07-10.

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[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 41. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[2] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[3] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Sabah [P.U. (B) 57/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 12 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 2016-07-10.