Silam (federal constituency)

Silam

Sabah constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Nasrun Mansor
BN

Constituency created

1974

First contested

1974

Last contested

2013

Silam is a federal constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Belacha, Dam Road, North Road, Tengah Nipah, Segangan, Silabukan, Ulu Tungku, Tungku, FELDA Sahabat, Tambisan, Tanjung Labian, Ulu Segama, Sapagaya, Segama, Tabanac, Sakar, Lahad Datu Bandar, Lapangan Terbang, Singgah Mata, Panji Bahru, Taman Fajar, Mostyn, Madai, Kampong Kunak, Giram, Pangkalan Kunak, Kunak Jaya.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Belacon, Dam Road, North Road, Tengah Nipah, Segangan, Silabukan, Ulu Tungku, Tungku, FELDA Sahabat, Tambisan, Tanjung Labian, Ulu Segama, Sapagaya, Segama, Tabanac, Sakar, Bandar Lahad Datu, Lapangan Terbang, Singgahmata, Panji Baru, Taman Fajar, Silam, Jalan Segama, Mostyn, Madai, Kampung Kunak, Giram, Pengkalan Kunak, Kunak Jaya, Pangi, Pekan Kunak.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Silam
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Mohd. Salleh Abdullah	BN
5th	1978-1982	Sakaran Dandai	BN
6th	1982-1986	Abdillah Abdul Hamid	Independent
7th	1986-1990	Railey Jeffrey	BN
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Samsu Baharun Abdul Rahman
12th	2008-2013	Salleh Kalbi
13th	2013-present	Nasrun Mansor

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nasrun Mansor	23,058	59.85
	PKR	Badrulamin Bahron	9,671	25.10
	Independent	Dumi Masdal	4,959	12.87
	STAR	Apas @ Nawawie Saking	841	2.18
Total valid votes			38,529	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,077
Unreturned ballots			57
Turnout			39,663	76.77
Registered electors			51,662
Majority			13,387
	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. 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. Retrieved 2016-05-19.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Salleh Kalbi	18,111	68.52
	PKR	Hashbullah Imam Ohang	8,319	31.48
Total valid votes			26,430	100.00
Total rejected ballots			989
Unreturned ballots			138
Turnout			27,557	63.37
Registered electors			43,488
Majority			9,792
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samsu Baharun Abdul Rahman	16,613	73.91
	KEADILAN	Samsuri Baharuddin	5,865	26.09
Total valid votes			22,478	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,517
Unreturned ballots			146
Turnout			24,141	59.81
Registered electors
Majority			10,748
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Railey Jeffrey	14,629	64.33
	KEADILAN	Badrulamin Bahron	8,110	35.67
Total valid votes			22,739	100.00
Total rejected ballots			306
Unreturned ballots			99
Turnout			23,144	54.66
Registered electors
Majority			6,519
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Railey Jeffrey	15,815	70.13
	PBS	Abdullah Minun Sahirun	6,737	29.87
Total valid votes			22,552	100.00
Total rejected ballots			424
Unreturned ballots			81
Turnout			23,057	58.32
Registered electors
Majority			9,078
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Railey Jeffrey	10,322	55.26
	Independent	Mohamaddin Ketapi	8,269	44.27
	Independent	Hassan Malempeng	89	0.48
Total valid votes			18,680	100.00
Total rejected ballots			180
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,860	58.91
Registered electors
Majority			2,053
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Railey Jeffrey	4,299	45.74
	Independent	Mohd Yusof Yahya	1,796	19.11
	Independent	Madris Lee Buati	1,271	13.52
	Independent	Mohd Jhastu Batu Elas	1,054	11.21
	Independent	Zamrin Ismail @ Jamut	979	10.42
Total valid votes			9,399	100.00
Total rejected ballots			115
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,514	42.99
Registered electors			22,130
Majority			2,503
	BN gain from Independent		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Abdillah Abdul Hamid	9,676	54.38
	BN	Sakaran Dandai	7,899	44.40
	Independent	Ismail Rugasan	217	1.22
Total valid votes			17,792	100.00
Total rejected ballots			448
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,240	67.21
Registered electors			27,138
Majority			1,777
	Independent gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sakaran Dandai
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			19,445
Majority			2,195
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Mohd. Salleh Abdullah won uncontested.
	BN	Mohd. Salleh Abdullah
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			14,241
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-19.

↑ "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. Retrieved 2016-07-10.

Federal constituencies represented in the Dewan Rakyat

Perlis	Padang Besar Kangar Arau

Kedah	Langkawi Jerlun Kubang Pasu Padang Terap Pokok Sena Alor Setar Kuala Kedah Pendang Jerai Sik Merbok Sungai Petani Baling Padang Serai Kulim-Bandar Baharu

Kelantan	Tumpat Pengkalan Chepa Kota Bharu Pasir Mas Rantau Panjang Kubang Kerian Bachok Ketereh Tanah Merah Pasir Puteh Machang Jeli Kuala Krai Gua Musang

Terengganu	Besut Setiu Kuala Nerus Kuala Terengganu Marang Hulu Terengganu Dungun Kemaman

Penang	Kepala Batas Tasek Gelugor Bagan Permatang Pauh Bukit Mertajam Batu Kawan Nibong Tebal Bukit Bendera Tanjong Jelutong Bukit Gelugor Bayan Baru Balik Pulau

Perak	Gerik Lenggong Larut Parit Buntar Bagan Serai Bukit Gantang Taiping Padang Rengas Sungai Siput Tambun Ipoh Timor Ipoh Barat Batu Gajah Kuala Kangsar Beruas Parit Kampar Gopeng Tapah Pasir Salak Lumut Bagan Datok Telok Intan Tanjong Malim

Pahang	Cameron Highlands Lipis Raub Jerantut Indera Mahkota Kuantan Paya Besar Pekan Maran Kuala Krau Temerloh Bentong Bera Rompin

Selangor	Sabak Bernam Sungai Besar Hulu Selangor Tanjong Karang Kuala Selangor Selayang Gombak Ampang Pandan Hulu Langat Serdang Puchong Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya Selatan Petaling Jaya Utara Subang Shah Alam Kapar Klang Kota Raja Kuala Langat Sepang

F. T. of Kuala Lumpur	Kepong Batu Wangsa Maju Segambut Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang Lembah Pantai Seputeh Cheras Bandar Tun Razak

F. T. of Putrajaya	Putrajaya

Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu Jempol Seremban Kuala Pilah Rasah Rembau Telok Kemang Tampin

Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Bukit Katil Kota Melaka Jasin

Johor	Segamat Sekijang Labis Pagoh Ledang Bakri Muar Parit Sulong Ayer Hitam Sri Gading Batu Pahat Simpang Renggam Kluang Sembrong Mersing Tenggara Kota Tinggi Pengerang Tebrau Pasir Gudang Johor Bahru Pulai Gelang Patah Kulai Pontian Tanjong Piai

F. T. of Labuan	Labuan

Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Silam Semporna Tawau Kalabakan

Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Mambong Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas

See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts

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