Telupid (state constituency)
| State constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Sabah State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA | |||
| Constituency created | 2019 | ||
| First contested | 2020 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2025) | 14,965 | ||
Telupid 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]
Demographics
[edit]As of 2020, Telupid has a population of 34,181 people.[2]
Ethnic breakdown of Telupid's electorate as of 2025
- Non-Muslim Bumiputera (70.0%)
- Muslim Bumiputera (29.0%)
- Chinese (0.60%)
- Other ethnicities (0.40%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Telupid constituency has a total of 8 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telupid (N47) | Ulu Sapi | 183/47/01 | SK Ulu Sapi |
| Lidong | 183/47/02 | SK Lidong | |
| Nangoh | 183/47/03 |
| |
| Kiabau | 183/47/04 | SK Kiabau | |
| Barayong | 183/47/05 |
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| Wonod | 183/47/06 |
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| Telupid | 183/47/07 |
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| Tongkungan | 183/47/08 | SK Tangkungon |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Telupid | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Labuk | |||
| 16th | 2020–2025 | Jonnybone Kurum | GRS (PBS) |
| 17th | 2025–present | ||
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRS | Jonnybone J Kurum | |||||
| PN | Jamin Jamri | |||||
| Heritage | Simah Matusip | |||||
| PBM | Pagrios @ Petrus Zabang | |||||
| Sabah Dream Party | Michael Alok | |||||
| UPKO | Felix Joseph Sitin Saang | |||||
| KDM | Nilis Joseph | |||||
| Homeland Solidarity Party | Jikmariya Muran | |||||
| BN | Benedict Asmat | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 14,965 | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBS | Jonnybone J Kurum | 2,266 | 41.42 | |||
| UPKO | Felix Joseph Sitin | 1,581 | 28.90 | |||
| BN | Abdul Wahab Abdul Ghani | 1,389 | 25.39 | |||
| Love Sabah Party | Jingkoi Luna | 68 | 1.24 | |||
| LDP | Takun Ladas @ Mohd Johan Sualan Madinal | 54 | 0.99 | |||
| Sabah People's Unity Party | Rita Cham | 19 | 0.35 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,358 | 97.93 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 94 | 1.72 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 19 | 0.35 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,471 | 68.15 | ||||
| Registered electors | 7,862 | |||||
| Majority | 685 | 12.52 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Daim, Nuradzimmah; Pei Ying, Teoh. "Sabah gets 13 more state seats". News Straits Times. NSTP publisher. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.47 Telupid Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 2022-10-31.