Kemabong

Kemabong (N43)
Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Rubin Balang; GRS
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Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2025
Demographics
Electors (2025)	23,168

Kemabong is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Demographics

As of 2020, Kemabong has a population of 25,146 people.^[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Kemabong's electorate as of 2025

Non-Muslim Bumiputera (75.0%)
Muslim Bumiputera (21.0%)
Chinese (4.00%)
Other ethnicities (0.00%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kemabong constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Kemabong (N43)	Chinta Mata	181/43/01	SK Chinta Mata
	Sapong	181/43/02	SK Ladang Sapong
	Mansasoh	181/43/03	SK Sungai Api
	Enubai	181/43/04	SK Inubai
	Paal	181/43/05	SJK (C) Yuk Nam
	Baru Jumpa	181/43/06	SK Kg Baru Jumpa
	Kemabong	181/43/07	SMK Kemabong SK Korolok
	Tomani	181/43/08	SK Kuala Tomani
	Rundum	181/43/09	SK Rundum
	Kapulu	181/43/10	SK Kapalu
	Katuboh	181/43/11	Rumah Kebudayaan Katubuh
	Ulu Tomani	181/43/12	SK Ulu Tomani SK Tilis SK Kungkular SK Sumambu

Representation history

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Kemabong
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tenom and Sipitang-Ulu Padas^[4]
5th	N45	1976	Albert Chew Ah Nyuk	BERJAYA
		1976 – 1980	Albert Chew Ah Nyuk	BN (BERJAYA)
		1980 – 1981	Justin Sanggau
6th		1981 – 1985	Justin Sanggau
7th	N40	1985 – 1986	Limun Laikim	PBS
8th		1986 – 1990	Limun Laikim	PBS
9th		1990 – 1994	Esar Andamas	GR (PBS)
10th		1994	Rubin Balang	GR (PBS)
10th		1994 – 1999		BN (UMNO)
11th	N31	1999 – 2004
12th	N36	2004 – 2008
13th		2008 – 2013
14th		2013 – 2018
15th		2018	Jamawi Ja’afar
		2018		Independent
		2018 – 2020		WARISAN
		2020		Independent
16th	N43	2020	Rubin Balang	Independent
		2020 – 2022		GRS (BERSATU)
		2022 – 2023		GRS (Direct)
		2023 – 2025		GRS (GAGASAN)
17th		2025–present		GRS (GAGASAN)

Election results

Sabah state election, 2025: Kemabong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GRS	Rubin Balang	6,326	39.77	39.77
	PH	Noorita Sual	4,197	26.38	26.38
	BN	Rahmah Jan Sulaiman	2,877	18.09	8.26
	Heritage	Burnley Balang	1,317	8.28	8.28
	KDM	Yabri Onos	720	4.53	4.53
	Homeland Solidarity Party	Hasmin @ Azroy Abdullah	232	1.46	1.46
	Sabah Dream Party	Jasini Angkiwan	103	0.65	0.65
	Independent	Petrus Yahya	103	0.65	0.65
	Sabah People's Unity Party	Rassedi Liaron	33	0.21	0.21
Total valid votes			15,908
Total rejected ballots			276
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			16,206	69.95	4.66
Registered electors			23,168
Majority			2,129	13.39	4.40
	GRS gain from Independent		Swing		-
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES" (PDF).

Sabah state election, 2020: Kemabong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Rubin Balang	4,214	37.44	37.44
	UPKO	Lucas Umbul	3,202	28.45	28.45
	BN	Raime Unggi	2,966	26.35	24.30
	LDP	Juster Peter	268	2.38	2.38
	Love Sabah Party	Tay Jin Kiong @ Alfred	229	2.03	0.77
	USNO (Baru)	Rainus Sagulau	73	0.65	0.65
Total valid votes			10,982	97.57
Total rejected ballots			288	2.56
Unreturned ballots			16	0.14
Turnout			11,256	74.61	10.32
Registered electors			15,086
Majority			1,012	8.99	1.55
	Independent gain from BN		Swing		-
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2018: Kemabong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jamawi Ja’afar	6,093	50.65	1.23
	Sabah Heritage Party	Haris Bolos	5,198	43.21	43.21
	Love Sabah Party	Tay Jin Kiong @ Alfred	152	1.26	1.26
	Sabah People's Hope Party	Yahia @ Yahya Raimah	124	1.03	1.03
Total valid votes			11,567	96.15
Total rejected ballots			410	3.41
Unreturned ballots			53	0.44
Turnout			12,030	84.93	0.94
Registered electors			15,186
Majority			862	7.44	19.84
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2013: Kemabong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rubin Balang	5,765	51.88	9.22
	PKR	Biou Suyan	2,733	24.60	7.63
	STAR	Tay Jin Kiong @ Alfred	1,155	10.39	10.39
	SAPP	William Ensor Tingkalor	1,047	9.42	9.42
Total valid votes			10,700	96.29
Total rejected ballots			404	3.64
Unreturned ballots			8	0.07
Turnout			11,112	83.99	4.33
Registered electors			13,230
Majority			3,032	27.28	1.59
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Sabah state election, 2008: Kemabong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rubin Balang	5,158	61.10	8.57
	PKR	Peter Lunuk @ Phillip Lonok	2,721	32.23	32.23
	BERSEKUTU	Auren Tegko	337	3.99	3.99
Total valid votes			8,216	97.32
Total rejected ballots			226	2.68
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			8,442	79.66	5.94
Registered electors			10,598
Majority			2,437	28.87	3.88
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Sabah state election, 2004: Kemabong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rubin Balang	4,027	52.53	0.20
	Independent	Peter Lunuk @ Phillip Lonok	1,516	19.78	19.78
	Independent	Limun Laikim	1,319	17.21	17.21
	Independent	Mutang @ Sylvester Dawat	446	5.82	5.82
	Independent	Sim N.C. Rikin	35	0.47	0.47
Total valid votes			7,343	95.79
Total rejected ballots			322	4.20
Unreturned ballots			1	0.01
Turnout			7,666	73.72	6.99
Registered electors			10,399
Majority			2,511	32.75	23.45
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Sabah state election, 1999: Kemabong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rubin Balang	4,741	52.73	13.33
	PBS	Esar Andamas	3,905	43.43	15.08
	BERSEKUTU	David Jani	274	3.05	2.15
Total valid votes			8,940	99.21
Total rejected ballots			71	0.79
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			8,991	80.71	0.99
Registered electors			11,140
Majority			836	9.30	9.81
	BN gain from PBS		Swing		?
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Sabah state election, 1994: Kemabong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Rubin Balang	3,521	58.51	8.37
	BN	Bobbey Ahfang Suan	2,371	39.40	24.47
	BERSEKUTU	Lim Antuka	54	0.90	0.90
Total valid votes			5,946	98.80
Total rejected ballots			72	1.20
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			6,018	81.70	0.48
Registered electors			7,366
Majority			1,150	19.11	32.84
	PBS hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1994".

Sabah state election, 1990: Kemabong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Esar Andamas	3,636	66.88	8.15
	USNO	Bernard Wong Chung Ngin	812	14.93	5.88
	BERJAYA	Abdayol Ampuli	585	10.76	10.76
	AKAR	Enggau Garinang	163	2.81	2.81
	PRS	Abdayol Ampuli	153	0.90	0.90
Total valid votes			5,349	98.38
Total rejected ballots			88	1.62
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			5,437	81.22	0.99
Registered electors			6,694
Majority			2,824	51.95	14.03
	PBS hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Sabah state election, 1986: Kemabong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Limun Laikim	2,574	58.73	8.58
	USNO	Asmawie Chew Ah Ngok	912	20.81	20.81
	Independent	Angagon Anbou @ Angkangon Sagul	835	19.05	19.05
Total valid votes			4,294	97.97
Total rejected ballots			62	1.41
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			4,383	80.23	1.65
Registered electors			5,463
Majority			1,662	37.92	27.72
	PBS hold		Swing		{{{2}}}
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1986".

Sabah state election, 1985: Kemabong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Limun Laikim	1,863	50.15	50.15
	BERJAYA	Douglas Lind	1,484	39.95	26.63
	Independent	Peter Esang	206	5.55	4.11
	BERSEPADU	Amir Asok	95	2.56	2.56
	PASOK	Richard Joseph	67	1.80	30.18
Total valid votes			3,715	100.00
Total rejected ballots			81
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			3,796	78.58	0.81
Registered electors			4,831
Majority			379	10.20	24.39
	PBS gain from BERJAYA		Swing		-

Sabah state election, 1981: Kemabong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BERJAYA	Justin Sanggau	1,996	66.58	13.13
	PASOK	Shariff Tambi	959	31.99	31.99
	Independent	Yaakub Tingkalor Lampang	43	1.43	18.86
Total valid votes			2,998	100.00
Total rejected ballots			98
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			3,096	77.77	11.29
Registered electors			3,981
Majority			1,037	34.59	24.82
	BERJAYA hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sabah state election, 1980: Kemabong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BERJAYA	Justin Sanggau	2,007	79.71	19.32
	Independent	Sandig Ampara	511	20.29	17.83
Total valid votes			2,518	100.00
Total rejected ballots			159
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			2,677	66.48	16.91
Registered electors			4,027
Majority			1,496	59.41	36.17
	BERJAYA hold		Swing		{{{2}}}

Sabah state election, 1976: Kemabong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BERJAYA	Asmawie Chew Ah Ngok	1,598	60.39
	USNO	Yaakub Tingkalor Lampang	983	37.15
	Independent	Pangal Engoh	65	2.46
Total valid votes			2,646	100.00
Total rejected ballots			161
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			2,807	83.39
Registered electors			3,366
Majority			615	23.24
This was a new constituency created

References

↑ "Dashboard SPR". Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.43 Kemabong 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. 31 October 2022.
↑ "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1976-SABAH-STATE-ELECTIONS/SABAH_1974_DUN_REDELINEATION_IMPACT.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-06-10.

[1] "Dashboard SPR". Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2020-09-27.

[2] Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.43 Kemabong Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-20.

[3] "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

[4] "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1976-SABAH-STATE-ELECTIONS/SABAH_1974_DUN_REDELINEATION_IMPACT.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-06-10.

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