Sabai
Pahang constituency
State constituency
Legislature Pahang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		  
Arumugam Verappa Pillai
BN
Constituency created 1959
Constituency abolished 1974
Constituency re-created 1994
First contested 1959
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)[1] 15,643

Sabai is a state constituency in Bentong, Pahang, Malaysia. Sabai is currently represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency is mandated to return a single member to the Pahang State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

The current voter composition of Sabai is 40.31% Malay, 33.94% Chinese, 20.22% Indian and 5.52% Others.[2]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sabai's electorate as of 2022[3]
  1. Malay (40.3%)
  2. Chinese (33.9%)
  3. Indian (20.2%)
  4. Other ethnicities (5.52%)

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sabai constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.[4]

State constituency Polling district Code Location
Sabai (N35) FELDA Sertik 089/35/01 SK LKTP Kampung Sertik
Jambu Rias 089/35/02 SK Jambu Rias
Sri Telemong 089/35/03 SJK (T) Sri Telemong
Pekan Karak 089/35/04 SMK Karak
Karak Setia 089/35/05 SMK Karak Setia
Bukit Dinding 089/35/06 SJK (T) Karak
Taman Karak 089/35/07 SJK (C) Karak
Kampung Baru Karak 089/35/08 SK Karak

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sabai
Assembly Years Name Party
Constituency created
1st 1959-1964 Abu Bakar Ahmad Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971 Assembly dissolved
3rd 1971-1974 Abu Bakar Ahmad Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Semantan and Karak
Constituency recreated from Karak and Pelangai
9th 1995-1999 R. Sinnathamby BN (MIC)
10th 1999-2004 Davendran Murthy
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2015 Kamache Doray Rajoo PR (DAP)
2015-2018 PH (DAP)
14th 2018-2022
15th 2022–present Arumugam Verappa Pillai BN (MIC)

Election results

Pahang state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Arumugam Verappa Pillai 4,444 37.52 Decrease 2.16
PH Kamache Doray Rajoo 4,348 36.71 Decrease 8.04
PN Nurul Qomar Abdol Talin @ Ramali 3,053 25.77 Increase 25.77
Total valid votes 11,845 100.00
Total rejected ballots 136
Unreturned ballots 24
Turnout 12,005 76.74 Decrease 5.88
Registered electors 15,643
Majority 96 0.81 Decrease 4.26
BN gain from PH Swing ?


Pahang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Kamache Doray Rajoo 4,374 44.75 Increase 44.75
BN Goonasakaren Raman 3,879 39.68 Decrease 9.65
PAS Mohd Khairuddin Abdullah 1,308 13.38 Increase 13.38
Independent Karunaneethi Thangavel 145 1.48 Increase 1.48
Total valid votes 9,775 100.00
Total rejected ballots 166
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 9,891 82.62 Increase 12.23
Registered electors 11,971
Majority 495 5.07 Increase 3.73
PH hold Swing ?


Pahang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Kamache Doray Rajoo 4,439 50.67 Increase 1.79
BN Goonasakaren Raman 4,322 49.33 Decrease 1.79
Total valid votes 8,761 100.00
Total rejected ballots 240
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 9,891 70.39 Decrease 0.21
Registered electors 10,868
Majority 117 1.34 Decrease 0.90
DAP gain from BN Swing ?


Pahang state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Davendran Murthy 3,304 51.12
DAP Kamache Doray Rajoo 3,159 48.88
Total valid votes 6,463 100.00
Total rejected ballots 236
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 6,716 70.80
Registered electors 9,486
Majority 145 2.24
BN hold Swing ?


References

  1. ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Pahang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  3. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview".
  4. ^ Akta Portal


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