Composition of 13 new Sabah seats
Published on: Saturday, September 17, 2016
Kota Kinabalu: Opposition-held Penampang does not have any new seat under the proposed electoral boundary, contrary to expectations.Elsewhere, the new proposed 13 state seats that will see the states electoral representation enlarged to 73 from the current 60 would see six Muslim majority seats, two non-Muslim majority, four mixed and one chinese majority.Pintasan in the Kota Belud parliamentary constituency is among the new seats with up to 90pc Muslim voters.ADVERTISEMENT Other seats with a majority of Muslim voters are Tanjung Dumpil in the Putatan parliamentary constituency, Pantai Dalit (Tuaran), Sungai Manila (Libaran), Lamag (Kinabatangan) and Kukusan (Kalabakan).The four mixed seats are in Bengkoka (Kudat), Darau (Sepanggar), Telupid (Beluran) and Mengaris (Kota Marudu).The two seats with non-Muslim bumiputra majority are Dambai (Papar) and Tulid (Pensiangan).Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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The sole new Chinese majority seat is Segama within Lahad Datu town and the Silam parliamentary constituency.ADVERTISEMENT Sabah Election Commission Director Datuk Idrus Ismail said the public had until Oct 14 to submit their objections on the proposed redelineation.