Semporna (P189)

Sabahconstituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Mohd Shafie Apdal Sabah Heritage Party
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	166,587
Electors (2025)[2]	77,590
Area (km²)	1,126
Pop. density (per km²)	147.9

Semporna is a federal constituency inTawau Division (Semporna District),Sabah,Malaysia, that has been represented in theDewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created from parts of theSilam constituency andTawau in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

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As of 2020, Semporna has a population of 166,587 people.^[3]

According to the gazette issued on 21 November 2025, the Semporna constituency has a total of 32 polling districts.^[4]

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Heritage	Mohd Shafie Apdal	28,702	73.77	6.43
	GRS	Nixon Abdul Habi	7,892	20.28	20.28
	PH	Arastam Pandorog	1,848	4.75	4.75
	GTA	Ab Rajik Hamid	467	1.2	1.20
Total valid votes			38,909	100.00
Total rejected ballots			282
Unreturned ballots			787
Turnout			39,978	53.91	17.83
Registered electors			72,169
Majority			20,810	53.49	8.36
	Heritagehold		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	Mohd Shafie Apdal	26,809	80.20	80.20
	BN	Ramlee Marahaban	6,135	18.35	65.35
	PAS	Abdul Nasir Ab Raup	384	1.15	1.15
	Sabah People's Hope Party	Asmara Asmad	98	0.29	0.29
Total valid votes			33,426	100.00
Total rejected ballots			982
Unreturned ballots			205
Turnout			34,613	71.74	4.30
Registered electors			48,248
Majority			20,674	61.85	6.61
	Sabah Heritage Partygain fromBN		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. Retrieved2018-08-01. "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. Retrieved2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Shafie Apdal	25,559	83.70	7.14
	PKR	Zamree @ Mohd Suffian Abdul Habi	4,654	15.24	6.08
	Independent	Badaruddin Mustapha	325	1.06	1.06
Total valid votes			30,538	100.00
Total rejected ballots			985
Unreturned ballots			72
Turnout			31,595	76.04	12.97
Registered electors			41,549
Majority			20,905	68.46	13.25
	BNhold		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. Retrieved2016-04-27. "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. Retrieved2016-04-27.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Shafie Apdal	19,419	90.84	14.59
	PKR	Ab Azis Ab Hamid	1,957	9.16	5.45
Total valid votes			21,376	100.00
Total rejected ballots			832
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			22,209	63.07	1.13
Registered electors			35,216
Majority			17,462	81.71	14.96
	BNhold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Shafie Apdal	15,215	76.25	1.73
	Independent	Madjalis Lais	1,896	9.50	9.50
	Independent	Aldani Landi	1,286	6.45	6.45
	Independent	Noraidah Abdul Salleh	816	4.09	4.09
	PKR	Mohd Abd Wahab Abdullah	740	3.71	3.71
Total valid votes			19,953	100.00
Total rejected ballots			847
Unreturned ballots			118
Turnout			20,918	61.94	3.46
Registered electors
Majority			13,319	66.75	10.79
	BNhold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Shafie Apdal	18,570	77.98	0.05
	Independent	Abdul Rahim @ Abdurahim	5,245	22.02	22.02
Total valid votes			23,815	100.00
Total rejected ballots			326
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			24,155	58.48	8.11
Registered electors
Majority			13,325	55.96	0.10
	BNhold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Shafie Apdal	17,006	78.03	19.18
	PBS	Sabardin Ombrah	4,788	21.97	21.97
Total valid votes			21,794	100.00
Total rejected ballots			385
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			22,197	66.59	8.82
Registered electors
Majority			12,218	56.06	38.36
	BNhold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sakaran Dandai	10,832	58.85	7.59
	Independent	Abdillah Abdul Hamid	7,574	41.15	41.15
Total valid votes			18,406	100.00
Total rejected ballots			160
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			18,566	57.77	6.21
Registered electors			32,139
Majority			3,258	17.70	1.24
	BNhold		Swing

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya".Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved2018-08-12.

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