Telupid (state constituency)

Telupid (N47)
Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Jonnybone Kurum; GRS
;
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

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

Polling districts

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	SK Nangoh SK Perancangan
	Kiabau	183/47/04	SK Kiabau
	Barayong	183/47/05	SK Berayung SK Buis
	Wonod	183/47/06	SK Kopuron SK Wonod
	Telupid	183/47/07	SK Pekan Telupid SK Telupid
	Tongkungan	183/47/08	SK Tangkungon

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Telupid
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Labuk
16th	N47	2020–2025	Jonnybone Kurum	GRS (PBS)
17th	N47	2025–present	Jonnybone Kurum	GRS (PBS)

Election results

Sabah state election, 2025
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	GRS	Jonnybone J Kurum	3,868	37.61	37.61
	UPKO	Felix Joseph Sitin Saang	2,857	27.78	1.12
	BN	Benedict Asmat	1,687	16.40	16.40
	Heritage	Simah Matusip	806	7.84	7.84
	Homeland Solidarity Party	Jikmariya Muran	345	3.35	3.35
	Sabah Dream Party	Michael Alok	291	2.83	2.83
	PN	Jamin Jamri	254	2.47	2.47
	KDM	Nilis Joseph	125	1.22	1.22
	PBM	Pagrios @ Petrus Zabang	51	0.50	0.50
Total valid votes			10,284
Total rejected ballots			157
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			10,447	69.81	1.66
Registered electors			14,965
Majority			1,011	9.83	2.69
	GRS gain from PBS		Swing		?
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES" (PDF).

Sabah state election, 2020
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.
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

References

↑ 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.

[1] Daim, Nuradzimmah; Pei Ying, Teoh. "Sabah gets 13 more state seats". News Straits Times. NSTP publisher. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

[2] Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.47 Telupid 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. 2022-10-31.

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