Penampang (federal constituency)

Penampang (P174)
Sabah constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Ewon Benedick; UPKO
Constituency created	1966
First contested	1969
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	178,499
Electors (2025)	80,681
Area (km²)	492
Pop. density (per km²)	362.8

Penampang is a federal constituency in West Coast Division (Penampang District and Kota Kinabalu District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.

The federal constituency was created in the 1966 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://ge15.orientaldaily.com.my/seats/sabah/p

Ethnic breakdown of Penampang's electorate as of 2022

Sabah Bumiputera (53.8%)
Chinese (34.2%)
Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (9.30%)
Other ethnicities (2.70%)

As of 2020, Penampang has a population of 178,499 people.^[3]

Age breakdown of Penampang's electorate as of 2022

18-20 (6.88%)
21-29 (22.1%)
30-39 (23.9%)
40-49 (18.9%)
50-59 (13.3%)
60-69 (9.21%)
70-79 (3.97%)
80-89 (1.33%)
above 90 (0.55%)

Gender breakdown of Penampang's electorate as of 2022

Male (50.9%)
Female (49.1%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 21 November 2025, the Penampang constituency has a total of 20 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Kapayan (N25)	Kapayan Barat	174/25/01	Institut Latihan Jabatan Kerja Raya Kota Kinabalu
	Kapayan	172/25/02	SK Kepayan Dewan Raya Kepayan Kampung Kibouvang Dewan Raya Kampung Ganang Dewan Jabatan Penjara Malaysia Sabah Kepayan
	Kapayan Timor	174/25/03	SJK (C) Shan Tao Dewan Serbaguna Taman Sri Kepayan
	Kobusak	174/25/04	SK Bahang Dewan KDCA Penampang
	Nosoob	174/25/05	SMK Bahang SK Luyang SK St. Francis Convent
	Donggongon	174/25/06	SJK (C) Yue Min Puluduk
	Hungab	174/25/07	SK Penampang
Moyog (N26)	Buit	174/26/01	SK Buit Hill
	Guunsing	174/26/02	SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin
	Penampang Utara	174/26/03	SMK St. Michael Donggongon SK Kibabaig
	Nambazan	174/26/04	SMK Limbanak
	Kuai	174/26/05	Dewan Institut Memandu KMK (Khidmat Memandu Kinabalu Sdn Bhd)
	Limbanak	174/26/06	SK St. Aloysius Limbanak SK Sugud
	Terian	174/26/07	SK Terian
	Moyog	174/26/08	SK Moyog SK Tampasak Togudon
	Inobong	174/26/09	SK St. Theresa Inobong SK St. Paul Kolopis SK Putaton Inobong SK Kipovo
	Tanaki	174/26/10	SK St. Joseph Kambau
	Buayan	174/26/11	SK Buayan
	Longkogungan	174/26/12	SK Longkokungan
	Babagon	174/26/13	SK Babagon

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Penampang
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
		1969-1971	Parliament was suspended^[5]^[6]
3rd	P110	1971-1973	James Stephen Tibok	USNO
3rd	P110	1973-1974		BN (USNO)
4th	P122	1974-1978		BN (USNO)
5th		1978-1982	Clarence Elong Mansul	BN (BERJAYA)
6th		1982-1986	Clarence Elong Mansul	BN (BERJAYA)
7th	P143	1986-1990	Bernard Giluk Dompok	BN (PBS)
8th	P143	1990-1995	Bernard Giluk Dompok	GR (PBS)
9th	P152	1995-1999	Paul Nointien	GR (PBS)
10th	P152	1999-2004	Philip Benedict Lasimbang	BN (UPKO)
11th	P174	2004-2008	Donald Peter Mojuntin
12th		2008-2013	Bernard Giluk Dompok
13th		2013-2015	Ignatius Darell Leiking	PR (PKR)
		2015–2016		PH (PKR)
		2016-2018		WARISAN
14th		2018-2022		WARISAN
15th		2022–2025	Ewon Benedick	PH (UPKO)
15th		2025–present	Ewon Benedick	UPKO

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1967–1974	1974–1985	1985–1995	1995–2004	2004–2020	2020–present
Penampang		Inanam
					Kapayan
		Kawang
	Moyog
	Papar
				Petagas

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N25	Kapayan	Chin Tek Ming	WARISAN
N26	Moyog	Donald Peter Mojuntin	UPKO

Local governments and postcodes


No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N25	Kapayan	Kota Kinabalu City Hall (Lido area) Penampang Municipal Council	88200, 88300, 88460 Kota Kinabalu 89507 Penampang 89500 Penampang
N26	Moyog	Penampang Municipal Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Ewon Benedick	29,066	57.30	57.30
	Heritage	Ignatius Darell Leiking	14,656	28.89	46.43
	GRS	Kenny Chua Teck Ho	6,719	13.24	13.24
	Independent	Richard Jimmy	289	0.57	0.57
Total valid votes			50,730	100.00
Total rejected ballots			445
Unreturned ballots			126
Turnout			51,301	65.70	16.47
Registered electors			77,214
Majority			14,410	28.41	26.04
	PH gain from Heritage		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753262/PUB619_2022.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Ignatius Darell Leiking	32,470	75.32	75.32
	BN	Ceasar Mandela Malakun	8,997	20.87	13.43
	Homeland Solidarity Party	Cleftus Stephen Spine	1,196	2.77	0.33
	Sabah Native Co-operation Party	Edwin @ Jack Bosi	445	1.03	1.03
Total valid votes			43,108	100.00
Total rejected ballots			417
Unreturned ballots			134
Turnout			43,659	82.17	1.04
Registered electors			53,131
Majority			23,473	54.45	26.15
	Sabah Heritage Party gain from PKR		Swing		?
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 246/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 320/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Ignatius Darell Leiking	22,598	62.60	20.98
	BN	Bernard Giluk Dompok	12,382	34.30	19.65
	STAR	Melania @ Melanie Annol	1,119	3.10	3.10
Total valid votes			36,099	100.00
Total rejected ballots			719
Unreturned ballots			64
Turnout			36,882	83.21	11.88
Registered electors			44,323
Majority			10,216	28.30	15.97
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 183/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 224/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-19.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Bernard Giluk Dompok	13,400	53.95	21.49
	PKR	Edwin @ Jack Bosi	10,337	41.62	37.55
	Independent	Anthony Tibok	696	2.80	2.80
	Independent	Levired Misih @ Willybroad Missi	404	1.63	1.63
Total valid votes			24,837	100.00
Total rejected ballots			540
Unreturned ballots			175
Turnout			25,552	71.33	4.33
Registered electors			35,821
Majority			3,063	12.33	47.21
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Donald Peter Mojuntin	16,032	75.44	20.25
	DAP	Conrad Mojuntin	3,379	15.90	14.32
	Independent	Joseph Suleiman	975	4.59	4.59
	PKR	Blaise Mosidin @ Frederick Francis	864	4.07	4.07
Total valid votes			21,250	100.00
Total rejected ballots			436
Unreturned ballots			310
Turnout			21,996	67.00	0.98
Registered electors			45,592
Majority			12,653	59.54	47.58
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Philip Benedict Lasimbang	15,326	55.19	8.21
	PBS	Jivol @ Edmund Doudilim	12,006	43.23	9.79
	DAP	Chin Syn Fu	439	1.58	1.58
Total valid votes			27,771	100.00
Total rejected ballots			353
Unreturned ballots			1,980
Turnout			30,104	66.02	7.52
Registered electors			39,174
Majority			3,320	11.96	5.92
	BN gain from PBS		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Paulus @ Francis Nointin	14,652	53.02	24.95
	BN	Bernard Giluk Dompok	12,982	46.98	46.98
Total valid votes			27,634	100.00
Total rejected ballots			665
Unreturned ballots			508
Turnout			28,807	73.54	10.59
Registered electors			28,548
Majority			1,670	6.04	49.90
	PBS hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Bernard Giluk Dompok	12,654	77.97	77.97
	DAP	Marcel Leiking @ Marshal	3,576	22.03	6.03
Total valid votes			16,230	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,740
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			17,970	62.95	0.09
Registered electors			28,548
Majority			9,078	55.94	29.15
	PBS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Bernard Giluk Dompok	6,659	52.32	14.88
	Independent	Marcel Leiking @ Marshal	3,250	25.53	25.53
	DAP	Peter Martin Tojipun	2,036	16.00	16.00
	BERJAYA	Conrad Mojuntin	726	5.70	5.70
	MOMOGUN	Edward Sinsua	57	0.45	0.45
Total valid votes			12,728	100.00
Total rejected ballots			74
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			12,802	62.86	4.35
Registered electors			20,366
Majority			3,409	26.79	7.61
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Clarence Elong Mansul	10,425	67.20	3.72
	PASOK	Justine Jogumba Stimol	5,089	32.80	3.72
Total valid votes			15,514	100.00
Total rejected ballots			216
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,730	67.21	3.67
Registered electors			23,404
Majority			5,336	34.40	7.44
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Clarence Elong Mansul	8,444	63.48	63.48
	Independent	Ignatius Stephen Malanjum	4,857	36.52	36.52
Total valid votes			13,301	100.00
Total rejected ballots			327
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			13,628	70.88
Registered electors			19,227
Majority			3,587	26.96
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, James Stephen Tibok won uncontested.
	BN	James Stephen Tibok
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			16,092
Majority
	BN gain from USNO		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, James Stephen Tibok won uncontested.
	USNO	James Stephen Tibok
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			15,512
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
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^ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "P.174 Penampang Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
^ "Notice of Contested Election Legislative Assembly for the State of Sabah". Attorney General's Chambers. 21 November 2025.
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[2] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[3] Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "P.174 Penampang Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-11.

[4] "Notice of Contested Election Legislative Assembly for the State of Sabah". Attorney General's Chambers. 21 November 2025.

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Kelantan	Tumpat Pengkalan Chepa Kota Bharu Pasir Mas Rantau Panjang Kubang Kerian Bachok Ketereh Tanah Merah Pasir Puteh Machang Jeli Kuala Krai Gua Musang
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Pahang	Cameron Highlands Lipis Raub Jerantut Indera Mahkota Kuantan Paya Besar Pekan Maran Kuala Krau Temerloh Bentong Bera Rompin
Selangor	Sabak Bernam Sungai Besar Hulu Selangor Tanjong Karang Kuala Selangor Selayang Gombak Ampang Pandan Hulu Langat Bangi Puchong Subang Petaling Jaya Damansara Sungai Buloh Shah Alam Kapar Klang Kota Raja Kuala Langat Sepang
Kuala Lumpur	Kepong Batu Wangsa Maju Segambut Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang Lembah Pantai Seputeh Cheras Bandar Tun Razak
Putrajaya	Putrajaya
Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu Jempol Seremban Kuala Pilah Rasah Rembau Port Dickson Tampin
Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Hang Tuah Jaya Kota Melaka Jasin
Johor	Segamat Sekijang Labis Pagoh Ledang Bakri Muar Parit Sulong Ayer Hitam Sri Gading Batu Pahat Simpang Renggam Kluang Sembrong Mersing Tenggara Kota Tinggi Pengerang Tebrau Pasir Gudang Johor Bahru Pulai Iskandar Puteri Kulai Pontian Tanjung Piai
Labuan	Labuan
Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Lahad Datu Semporna Tawau Kalabakan
Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Puncak Borneo Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas
See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts