Tanjung Keramat
| Sabah constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Sabah State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
GRS | ||
| Constituency created | 2019 | ||
| First contested | 2020 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2025) | 26,113 | ||
Tanjong Keramat is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. This is one of the thirteen new state constituencies as result of approval from state legislative and Dewan Rakyat on 17 July 2019 and presenting for the first time for snap election[1]
Demographics
As of 2020, Tanjung Keramat has a population of 42,126 people.[2]
Ethnic breakdown of Tanjung Keramat's electorate as of 2025
- Muslim Bumiputera (70.0%)
- Non-Muslim Bumiputera (23.0%)
- Chinese (6.00%)
- Other ethnicities (1.00%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tanjung Keramat constituency has a total of 4 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanjung Keramat (N24） | Muhibbah | 173/24/01 |
|
| Pasir Putih | 173/24/02 |
| |
| Lok Kawi | 173/24/03 | SK Tombovo | |
| Taman Pantai Lok Kawi | 173/24/04 | Dewan Masyarakat Lok Kawi |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tanjung Keramat | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kawang, Moyog, Tanjung Aru and Petagas[4] | |||
| 16th | 2020–2025 | Shahelmey Yahya | BN (UMNO) |
| 17th | 2025–present | Shah Alfie Yahya | GRS (GAGASAN) |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRS | Shah Alfie Yahya | 5,699 | 33.15 | 33.15 | ||
| BN | Jeffrey Nor Mohamed | 4,546 | 26.45 | 22.06 | ||
| Heritage | Mohammad Firdaus Diun | 3,839 | 22.33 | 14.31 | ||
| PN | Farish Adamz Shah @ Kanny | 1,177 | 6.85 | 6.85 | ||
| UPKO | Rosdy Wasli | 806 | 4.69 | 4.69 | ||
| Homeland Solidarity Party | Azni Mohd Salleh | 479 | 2.79 | 2.79 | ||
| KDM | Sugarah Miasin | 256 | 1.49 | 1.49 | ||
| Independent | Saifullah Phang | 122 | 0.71 | 0.71 | ||
| PBK | Jasni Matlani | 122 | 0.71 | 0.71 | ||
| Sabah Dream Party | Mahadthir Asbollah | 114 | 0.66 | 0.66 | ||
| Sabah Native Co-operation Party | Mil Kusin Abdillah | 29 | 0.17 | 0.17 | ||
| Total valid votes | 17,189 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 497 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 31 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,717 | 67.85 | 1.90 | |||
| Registered electors | 26,113 | |||||
| Majority | 1,153 | 6.70 | 5.17 | |||
| GRS gain from BN | Swing | - | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Shahelmy Yahya | 4,594 | 48.51 | |||
| Sabah Heritage Party | Rosdy Wasli | 3,470 | 36.64 | |||
| Love Sabah Party | Ira Uzair | 363 | 3.83 | |||
| LDP | Faezah Ibnu | 329 | 3.47 | |||
| USNO (Baru) | Mohd Salleh Lamsin | 122 | 1.29 | |||
| Total valid votes | 8,878 | 93.75 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 224 | 2.37 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 368 | 3.89 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,470 | 65.99 | ||||
| Registered electors | 14,350 | |||||
| Majority | 1,337 | 11.87 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- ^ Daim, Nuradzimmah; Pei Ying, Teoh. "Sabah gets 13 more state seats". News Straits Times. NSTP publisher. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.24 Tanjung Keramat Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
- ^ "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/2020-SABAH-STATE-ELECTIONS/SABAH_2019_DUN_REDELINEATION_IMPACT.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-06-23.