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Tanjong Papat

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Tanjong Papat is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics

Muslim Bumiputera (45.0%)
Chinese (43.0%)
Non-Muslim Bumiputera (12.0%)
Other ethnicities (0.00%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tanjong Papat constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Tanjong Papat (N56)	Happy Valley	186/56/01	SMK St. Michael
Sandakan Pekan	186/56/02	SJK (C) Cheng Min
Cathay	186/56/03	Wisma Perbandaran
Pasar	186/56/04	Wisma Warisan
Sim-Sim	186/56/05	SK Sungai Anib 1
Pulau Berhala	186/56/06	SK Sri Tanjung Papat 1 SK Sri Tanjung Papat 2
Jalan Dua	186/56/07	Wisma Sandaraya

Representation history

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tanjong Papat
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency renamed from Bandar Sandakan
7th	1985 – 1986	Tan Kit Sher	PBS
8th	1986 – 1990
9th	1990 – 1994	GR (PBS)
10th	1994 – 1999	Raymond Tan Shu Kiah (陈树杰)	BN (SAPP)
11th	1999 – 2004
12th	2004 – 2008
13th	2008 – 2013	BN (GERAKAN)
14th	2013 – 2018
15th	2018 – 2020	Poon Ming Fung (潘明丰)	PH (DAP)
16th	2020 – 2025
17th	2025–present	Alex Thien Ching Qiang (邓靖強)	WARISAN

Election results

Sabah state election, 2025: Tanjong Papat
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Heritage	Alex Thien Ching Qiang	3,254	35.14	31.20
	KDM	Frankie Poon Ming Fung	2,527	27.29	27.29
	PH	Tang Szu Ching	2,241	24.20	24.20
	Perjuangan Rakyat	Mohd Yunus Apil	659	7.12	7.12
	PN	Koa Wei Yang	240	2.59	21.76
	Sabah Dream Party	Jainudin Berahim	149	1.61	1.61
	Sabah Nationality Party	Sohaimi Ramli	96	1.04	1.04
	SAPP	Henley Liew Yun Ye	93	1.00	1.00
Total valid votes	9,259
Total rejected ballots	164
Unreturned ballots	10
Turnout	9,433	56.26	5.74
Registered electors	16,767
Majority	727	7.85	34.41
	Heritage hold	Swing
Source(s)(PDF).

Sabah state election, 2020: Tanjong Papat
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Poon Ming Fung	5,900	66.61	66.61
	PN	Ken Yong	2,157	24.35	24.35
	USNO (Baru)	Mohd Yunus Apil	345	3.89	3.89
	Independent	Noraini Sulong	98	1.11	1.11
	Love Sabah Party	Chung Yu Seng	79	0.89	0.89
	LDP	Lam Jin Dak	62	0.70	0.70
	Sabah People's Unity Party	Jamal ALi	35	0.40	0.40
Total valid votes	8,676	97.95
Total rejected ballots	160	1.81
Unreturned ballots	22	0.25
Turnout	8,858	62.00	10.92
Registered electors	14,287
Majority	3,473	42.26	25.07
	Sabah Heritage Party hold	Swing
Source(s).

Sabah state election, 2018: Tanjong Papat
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Poon Ming Fung	5,818	55.06	55.06
	BN	Raymond Tan Shu Kiah	4,002	37.87	3.50
	Independent	Jufazli Ahmad	533	5.04	5.04
Total valid votes	10,353	97.97
Total rejected ballots	196	1.85
Unreturned ballots	18	0.17
Turnout	10,567	72.92	3.02
Registered electors	14,492
Majority	1,816	17.19	3.59
	PH gain from BN	Swing	?
Source(s).

Sabah state election, 2013: Tanjong Papat
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Raymond Tan Shu Kiah	6,153	54.97	14.92
	DAP	Poon Ming Fung	4,631	41.37	14.32
	SAPP	Yong Chie Man @ Yu Chie Man	191	1.71	1.71
Total valid votes	10,975	98.04
Total rejected ballots	206	1.84
Unreturned ballots	13	0.12
Turnout	11,194	75.94	12.54
Registered electors	14,741
Majority	1,522	13.60	29.15
	BN hold	Swing
Source(s). Archived from on 2022-08-19.

Sabah state election, 2008: Tanjong Papat
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Raymond Tan Shu Kiah	6,418	69.89
	DAP	Teo Yan Boon @ Anthony	2,492	27.14
Total valid votes	8,910	97.03
Total rejected ballots	273	2.97
Unreturned ballots	0	0.00
Turnout	9,183	63.40
Registered electors	14,484
Majority	3,926	42.75
	BN hold	Swing
Source(s).

Sabah state election, 2004: Tanjong Papat
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Raymond Tan Shu Kiah won uncontested.
	BN	Raymond Tan Shu Kiah
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors	15,172
Majority
	BN hold	Swing
Source(s).

Sabah state election, 1999: Tanjong Papat
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Raymond Tan Shu Kiah	4,482	46.37	3.79
	PBS	Ang Lian Hai	2,786	28.83	12.73
	BERSEKUTU	John Khoo Cheo Ping	2,311	23.91	23.91
Total valid votes	9,579	99.11
Total rejected ballots	86	0.89
Unreturned ballots	0	0.00
Turnout	9,665	66.85	0.48
Registered electors	14,457
Majority	1,696	17.54	16.52
	BN hold	Swing
Source(s).

Sabah state election, 1994: Tanjong Papat
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Raymond Tan Shu Kiah	3,614	42.58	26.98
	PBS	Lai Lun Tze	3,527	41.56	13.93
	DAP	Fung Ket Wing	1,282	15.11	7.45
Total valid votes	8,423	99.25
Total rejected ballots	64	0.75
Unreturned ballots	0	0.00
Turnout	8,487	67.33	3.53
Registered electors	12,605
Majority	87	1.02	31.91
	BN gain from PBS	Swing	?
Source(s).

Sabah state election, 1990: Tanjong Papat
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Tan Kit Sher	4,630	55.49	2.39
	DAP	Fung Ket Wing	1,882	22.56	22.56
	LDP	Lau Ngan Siew	1,302	15.60	15.60
	BERJAYA	Yap Pak Chau	469	5.62	15.87
Total valid votes	8,283	99.27
Total rejected ballots	61	0.73
Unreturned ballots	0	0.00
Turnout	8,344	70.86	0.14
Registered electors	11,776
Majority	2,748	32.93	3.46
	PBS hold	Swing
Source(s).

Sabah state election, 1986: Tanjong Papat
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Tan Kit Sher	4,708	57.88	17.13
	BERJAYA	Chin Su Kim	1,748	21.49	16.74
	Independent	Wong Hee Yung	1,552	19.08	19.08
	SCCP	Fu Sui Cheong @ Philip	53	0.65	0.65
	Love Sabah Party	Huang Han Ching	47	0.58	0.58
Total valid votes	8,108	99.68
Total rejected ballots	26	0.32
Unreturned ballots	0	0.00
Turnout	8,134	71.00	0.62
Registered electors	11,457
Majority	2,960	36.39	33.87
	PBS hold	Swing
Source(s).

Sabah state election, 1985: Tanjong Papat
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Tan Kit Sher	3,213	40.75
	BERJAYA	Wong Soon Yu	3,014	38.23
	DAP	Fung Ket Wang	1,657	21.02
Total valid votes	7,884	99.33
Total rejected ballots	53
Unreturned ballots	0	0.00
Turnout	7,937	71.62
Registered electors	11,082
Majority	199	2.52
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s). New Straits Times. 1985-04-22.