North Borneo News And Sabah Times - (Monday, 17th December 1962) - JESSELTON, Sun – The Usno candidate Enche Harris bin Salleh won by 13 votes in the contest for the Tanjong Aru ward of the Jesselton Town Board today.
Results were: Enche Harris bin Salleh (Usno) 525, Mr Cheuk Ming To (Sabapa) 512. The number of votes cast amounted to 1,037 and there were eight spoilt ballot papers.
In the Moyog Ward of the Jesselton Rural District Council, there was another close contest.
Enche Manuel Thangit (Unko) was returned with 206 votes. His opponent, Enche John Yagut bin Garud (Pasok Momogun) 195.
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Total number of votes cast was 399; there was one spoilt ballot paper. The total number of voters of the Electoral Roll 449. The following are the results from Sandakan:
Batu Sapi – Bokara Ward
Zulkilfi bin Haji Mahmud (Usno) - 922
Yee Loi Fook (Independent - 195
Habib Omar bin Haji Sagaff (Independent) - 108 C.A.V Lingam (Independent) - 8