Petagas is a state constituency in Sabah , Malaysia , that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly .[1]
Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Petagas's electorate as of 2020
Sabah Bumiputera (65.52%)
Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (21.25%)
Other ethnicities (5.63%)
History
Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Petagas
Assembly
Years
Member
Party
Constituency created from Tanjong Aru
7th
1985 – 1986
James Andrew Vitales
PBS
8th
1986 – 1990
9th
1990 – 1994
James Ligunjang
10th
1994 – 1999
Yahyah Hussin
BN (UMNO )
11th
1999 – 2004
12th
2004 – 2008
13th
2008 – 2013
14th
2013 – 2018
15th
2018 – 2020
Uda Sulai
WARISAN
16th
2020 – 2023
Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari
2023–present
GRS (PGRS )
Election results
Sabah state election, 2013
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
BN
Yahyah Hussin
8,504
66.00
4.30
PKR
Mat Yunin @ Mohd Yunin Atin
2,851
22.13
6.71
STAR
Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari
1,111
8.62
8.62
Total valid votes
12,466
96.76
Total rejected ballots
267
2.07
Unreturned ballots
151
1.17
Turnout
12,884
83.00
10.33
Registered electors
15,517
Majority
5,653
43.87
11.01
Petagas hold
Swing
BN
Sabah state election, 2008
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
BN
Yahyah Hussin
6,700
61.70
4.57
PKR
Salleh Tiasi @ Tiaseh
3,132
28.84
28.84
Total valid votes
9,832
90.54
Total rejected ballots
332
3.06
Unreturned ballots
695
6.40
Turnout
10,859
72.67
4.05
Registered electors
14,942
Majority
3,568
32.86
8.23
Petagas hold
Swing
BN
Sabah state election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
BN
Yahyah Hussin
6,808
66.27
9.43
BERSEKUTU
Salleh Tiasi @ Tiaseh
2,587
25.18
19.27
Total valid votes
9,395
91.45
Total rejected ballots
179
1.74
Unreturned ballots
699
6.80
Turnout
10,273
68.62
1.55
Registered electors
14,971
Majority
4,221
41.09
17.78
Petagas hold
Swing
BN
Sabah state election, 1999
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
BN
Yahyah Hussin
9,234
56.84
5.72
PBS
Uda Sulai
5,447
33.53
9.49
BERSEKUTU
Mohd Dini Mohd Khan
960
5.91
5.91
SETIA
Musa Abdul Rahman
122
0.75
0.75
Total valid votes
15,763
97.03
Total rejected ballots
483
2.97
Unreturned ballots
0
0.00
Turnout
16,246
70.17
2.06
Registered electors
23,152
Majority
3,787
23.31
15.21
Petagas hold
Swing
BN
Sabah state election, 1994
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
BN
Yahyah Hussin
7,513
51.12
51.12
PBS
James Ligunjang
6,323
43.02
14.00
Independent
James Andrew Vitales
564
3.84
3.84
Total valid votes
14,400
97.97
Total rejected ballots
298
2.03
Unreturned ballots
0
0.00
Turnout
14,698
72.23
1.65
Registered electors
20,350
Majority
1,190
8.10
16.71
Petagas gain from BN
Swing
PBS
Sabah state election, 1990
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
PBS
James Ligunjang
6,108
57.02
8.09
USNO
Yahyah Hussin
3,450
32.21
32.21
BERJAYA
Abdul Wahab Patail
472
4.41
6.70
Independent
Arif Zaman
282
2.63
2.63
Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia)
Thomas Fung Chik Tong
220
2.05
2.05
PRS
Albert Tokuzip
105
0.98
0.98
AKAR
Ooi Kong Eow
25
0.23
0.23
Total valid votes
10,662
99.53
Total rejected ballots
50
0.47
Unreturned ballots
0
0.00
Turnout
10,712
73.88
0.87
Registered electors
14,500
Majority
2,658
24.81
18.18
Petagas hold
Swing
BN
Sabah state election, 1986
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
PBS
James Andrew Vitales
4,935
65.11
[[PCS |Sabah Chinese Party]]
Thomas Fung Chik Tong
1,677
22.12
BERJAYA
Clarence Elong Mansul
866
11.42
SCCP
Peter Ho See Ming
64
0.84
Total valid votes
7,542
99.50
Total rejected ballots
38
0.50
Unreturned ballots
0
0.00
Turnout
7,580
74.75
Registered electors
10,140
Majority
3,258
42.99
Petagas hold
Swing
BN
References
Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Kedah State Legislative Assembly
Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
Penang State Legislative Assembly
Perak State Legislative Assembly
Pahang State Legislative Assembly
Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Johor State Legislative Assembly
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
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