Kukusan 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]

Kukusan
Sabah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Rina Jainal
GRS
Constituency created2019
First contested2020
Last contested2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)12,640

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Kukusan's electorate as of 2020

  Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (49.12%)
  Sabah Bumiputera (19.57%)
  Other ethnicities (15.96%)
  Chinese (15.35%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kukusan constituency has a total of 5 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling District Code Location
Kukusan (N70) Muhibbah Raya 191/70/01
  • SK Muhibbah Raya
  • SK Bahagia
Sentosa 191/70/02 SJK (C) Yuk Chin
Kukusan 191/70/03 SMK Kuhara
Padang Terbang 191/70/04
  • SK Bandar Tawau
  • SK Bandar Tawau II
Banyan 191/70/05 SA Islamiah Tawau

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kukusan
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Tanjong Batu
16th 2020–2022 Rina Jainal WARISAN
2022–2023 PHRS
2023–present GRS (PHRS)

Election results

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Sabah state election, 2020: Kukusan
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Sabah Heritage Party Rina Jainal 2,834 41.54
BN Chaya Sulaiman 2,824 41.40
Pakatan HarapanRS Wong Jin Soon 796 11.67
United Sabah National Organisation (Baru) Ismail Idris 80 1.17
Love Sabah Party Taufik Muin 75 1.10
Sabah People's Unity Party Rosdina Mohd Noor 34 0.50
GAGASAN Lee Boon King 21 0.31
Total valid votes 6,667 97.73
Total rejected ballots 102 1.50
Unreturned ballots 56 0.82
Turnout 6,822 53.97
Registered electors 12,640
Majority 10 0.14
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

References

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  1. ^ Daim, Nuradzimmah; Pei Ying, Teoh. "Sabah gets 13 more state seats". News Straits Times. NSTP publisher. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.