Pantai Dalit is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. This is one of the thirteen new state constituencies as result of approval from state legislative and Dewan Rakyat on 17 July 2019 and presenting for the first time for snap election[1]

Pantai Dalit
Sabah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Jasnih Daya
GRS
Constituency created2019
First contested2020
Last contested2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)15,091

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Pantai Dalit's electorate as of 2020

  Sabah Bumiputera (80.96%)
  Chinese (8.73%)
  Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (7.45%)
  Other ethnicities (2.84%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pantai Dalit constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Pantai Dalit (N13) Tuaran Bandar 170/13/01
  • SMK Badin
  • SM Sains Sabah
Marabahai 170/13/02 SJK (C) Chen Sin
Mengkabong 170/13/03 SK Mengkabong
Berungis 170/13/04 SK Berungis
Gayang 170/13/05 SK Gayang
Nongkoulud 170/13/06 SK Nongkolud
Telipok 170/13/07
  • SK Pekan Telipok
  • SK Rugading

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pantai Dalit
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Usukan
16th 2020–2023 Jasnih Daya (جسنيه دايا) BN (UMNO)
2023–present GRS (GAGASAN)

Election results

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Sabah state election, 2020: Pantai Dalit
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Jasnih Daya 6,868 60.90
Sabah Heritage Party Rakam Sijim 3,074 27.26
Love Sabah Party Muhamad Amirul Amin 269 2.39
Independent Johan Jahid 244 2.16
Independent Petr Pikul 236 2.09
LDP Rusdi Saelih 138 1.22
United Sabah National Organisation (Baru) Matbee @ Matbeh Ismail 74 0.66
GAGASAN Awil Kamsari 46 0.41
Total valid votes 10,949 97.08
Total rejected ballots 224 1.99
Unreturned ballots 105 0.93
Turnout 11,278 74.73
Registered electors 15,091
Majority 3,794 33.64
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  1. ^ Daim, Nuradzimmah; Pei Ying, Teoh. "Sabah gets 13 more state seats". News Straits Times. NSTP publisher. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.