Luyang (state constituency)

Luyang

Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Samuel Wong Tshun Chuen Heritage
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2025
Demographics
Electors (2025)	35,262

Luyang is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. It is mandated to return a single member to the Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

As of 2020, Luyang has a population of 54,397 people.^[1]

Ethnic breakdown of Luyang's electorate as of 2025

1. Chinese (50.0%)
2. Non-Muslim Bumiputera (41.0%)
3. Muslim Bumiputera (9.00%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.00%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Luyang constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Luyang (N21)	Jalan Rumah Sakit	172/21/01	Tadika Peak Nam Toong
	Luyang	172/21/02	SJK (C) Anglo-Chinese
	Foh Sang	172/21/03	Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Gaya Dewan Serbaguna Wisma Pertanian
	Jindo	172/21/04	Dewan Serbaguna Luyang
	Bukit Padang	172/21/05	Dewan Foochow Bukit Padang
	Kepayan Ridge	172/21/06	SM Maktab Sabah
	Taman Fu Yen	172/21/07	SMK Taman Tun Fuad
	Jalan Penampang	172/21/08	SK Sri Gaya
	Lido	172/21/09	SMK Tinggi Kota Kinabalu

Representation history

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Luyang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Sembulan and Api-Api
12th	2004 – 2008	Melanie Chia Chui Ket (谢秋菊)	BN (SAPP)
13th	2008
	2008 – 2013		SAPP
14th	2013	Hiew King Cheu (邱庆洲)	DAP
	2013 – 2014		IND
	2014 – 2018		BN (MCA)
15th	2018 – 2020	Phoong Jin Zhe (冯晋哲)	PH (DAP)
16th	2020 – 2025
17th	2025–present	Samuel Wong Tshun Chuen (黄俊铨)	WARISAN

Election results

Sabah state election, 2025

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Heritage	Samuel Wong Tshun Chuen	11,942	61.23	28.39
	PH	Chan Loong Wei	5,243	26.88	26.88
	SAPP	Gee Tien Siong	1,621	8.31	8.31
	Sabah Dream Party	Paul Chong Hock Keing	285	1.46	1.46
	PN	William Ooi Hong Wee	285	1.46	4.25
Total valid votes			19,503
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout				55.31
Registered electors			35,262
Majority			6,699	34.35	49.56
	Heritage hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[citation needed]

Sabah state election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Phoong Jin Zhe	15,510	89.62	89.62
	PN	Gee Tien Siong	989	5.71	5.71
	LDP	Anthony Linggian	279	1.61	1.61
	Love Sabah Party	Wilson Chang Khai Sim	190	1.10	1.10
	Independent	Chin Ling Ling	97	0.56	0.56
	GAGASAN	Hiew King Cheu	62	0.36	0.36
Total valid votes			17,127	98.97
Total rejected ballots			135	0.78
Unreturned ballots			44	0.25
Turnout			17,306	66.45	11.62
Registered electors			25,775
Majority			14,521	83.91	11.06
	Sabah Heritage Party hold		Swing
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Phoong Jin Zhe	14,237	83.59	83.59
	BN	Pamela Yong	1,829	10.74	5.28
	SAPP	Gee Tien Siong	807	4.74	5.95
Total valid votes			22,404	97.99
Total rejected ballots			112	0.66
Unreturned ballots			46	0.27
Turnout			17,031	78.07	0.63
Registered electors			21,815
Majority			12,408	72.85	18.09
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Hiew King Cheu	11,213	70.78	40.17
	BN	Agnes Shim Tshin Nyuk	2,537	16.02	27.46
	SAPP	Melanie Chia Chui Ket	1,694	10.69	10.69
	STAR	Jafery Jomion	259	1.63	1.63
Total valid votes			15,703	99.13
Total rejected ballots			110	0.69
Unreturned ballots			28	0.18
Turnout			15,841	78.70	13.01
Registered electors			20,119
Majority			8,676	54.76	41.89
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Sabah state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Melanie Chia Chui Ket	5,073	43.48	17.10
	DAP	Fung Kong Win	3,571	30.61	30.61
	PKR	Alexander Wong Yun Kong	2,794	23.95	13.75
	Independent	Chin Fung Vui @ Bernard	92	0.79	0.79
Total valid votes			11,530	98.82
Total rejected ballots			95	0.81
Unreturned ballots			43	0.37
Turnout			11,668	65.69	6.27
Registered electors			17,761
Majority			1,502	12.87	10.02
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Sabah state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Melanie Chia Chui Ket	5,965	60.58
	PKR	Christina Liew	3,711	37.69
Total valid votes			9,676	98.27
Total rejected ballots			139	1.41
Unreturned ballots			31	0.31
Turnout			9,846	59.42
Registered electors			16,570
Majority			2,254	22.89
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2004".

References

1. Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.21 Luyang Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
2. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.