Sabai (state constituency)
 Pahang MLA |
BN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency created | 1959 | |||
| Constituency abolished | 1974 | |||
| Constituency re-created | 1994 | |||
| First contested | 1959 | |||
| Last contested | 2022 | |||
| Demographics | ||||
| Electors (2022)[1] | 15,643 | |||
Sabai is a state constituency in Bentong, Pahang, Malaysia. Sabai is currently represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly.
The state constituency is mandated to return a single member to the Pahang State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
The current voter composition of Sabai is 40.31% Malay, 33.94% Chinese, 20.22% Indian and 5.52% Others.[2]
Demographics
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sabai constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.[4]
| State constituency | Polling district | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabai (N35) | FELDA Sertik | 089/35/01 | SK LKTP Kampung Sertik |
| Jambu Rias | 089/35/02 | SK Jambu Rias | |
| Sri Telemong | 089/35/03 | SJK (T) Sri Telemong | |
| Pekan Karak | 089/35/04 | SMK Karak | |
| Karak Setia | 089/35/05 | SMK Karak Setia | |
| Bukit Dinding | 089/35/06 | SJK (T) Karak | |
| Taman Karak | 089/35/07 | SJK (C) Karak | |
| Kampung Baru Karak | 089/35/08 | SK Karak |
History
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sabai | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Name | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 1st | 1959-1964 | Abu Bakar Ahmad | Alliance (UMNO) |
| 2nd | 1964-1969 | ||
| 1969-1971 | Assembly dissolved | ||
| 3rd | 1971-1974 | Abu Bakar Ahmad | Alliance (UMNO) |
| Constituency abolished, renamed to Karak | |||
| Constituency recreated from Karak | |||
| 9th | 1995-1999 | R. Sinnathamby | BN (MIC) |
| 10th | 1999-2004 | Davendran Murthy | |
| 11th | 2004-2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008-2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013-2018 | Kamache Doray Rajoo | PR (DAP) |
| 14th | 2018-2022 | PH (DAP) | |
| 15th | 2022–present | Arumugam Verappa Pillai | BN (MIC) |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Arumugam Verappa Pillai | 4,444 | 37.52 |  2.16
| |
| PH | Kamache Doray Rajoo | 4,348 | 36.71 | 8.04
| |
| PN | Nurul Qomar Abdol Talin @ Ramali | 3,053 | 25.77 |  25.77
| |
| Total valid votes | 11,845 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 136 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 24 | ||||
| Turnout | 12,005 | 76.74 | 5.88
| ||
| Registered electors | 15,643 | ||||
| Majority | 96 | 0.81 | 4.26
| ||
| BN gain from PH | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PH |
Kamache Doray Rajoo | 4,374 | 44.75 | 44.75
| |
| BN | Goonasakaren Raman | 3,879 | 39.68 | 9.65
| |
PAS |
Mohd Khairuddin Abdullah | 1,308 | 13.38 | 13.38
| |
| Independent | Karunaneethi Thangavel | 145 | 1.48 | 1.48
| |
| Total valid votes | 9,775 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 166 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,891 | 82.62 | 12.23
| ||
| Registered electors | 11,971 | ||||
| Majority | 495 | 5.07 | 3.73
| ||
PH hold
|
Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Kamache Doray Rajoo | 4,439 | 50.67 | 1.79
| |
| BN | Goonasakaren Raman | 4,322 | 49.33 | 1.79
| |
| Total valid votes | 8,761 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 240 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,891 | 70.39 | 0.21
| ||
| Registered electors | 10,868 | ||||
| Majority | 117 | 1.34 | 0.90
| ||
| DAP gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Davendran Murthy | 3,304 | 51.12 | ||
| DAP | Kamache Doray Rajoo | 3,159 | 48.88 | ||
| Total valid votes | 6,463 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 236 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,716 | 70.80 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,486 | ||||
| Majority | 145 | 2.24 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | ?
| |||
References
- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Pahang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview".
- ^ Akta Portal [dead link]
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