Federal constituency of Sabah, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Tuaran (P170) Sabahconstituency Federal constituency Legislature Dewan Rakyat MP Constituency created 1966 First contested 1969 Last contested 2022 Demographics Population (2020)[ 1] 134,976 Electors (2025)[ 2] 88,656 Area (km²) 1,126 Pop. density (per km²) 119.9
Tuaran is a federal constituency inWest Coast Division (Tuaran District ,Kota Kinabalu District and part ofKota Belud District ),Sabah ,Malaysia , that has been represented in theDewan 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.
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Ethnic breakdown of Tuaran's electorate as of 2022
Sabah Bumiputera (74.1%) Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (16.4%) Chinese (7.50%)Other ethnicities (1.80%) As of 2020, Tuaran has a population of 134,976 people.[ 3]
Age breakdown of Tuaran's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (7.75%) 21-29 (22.3%) 30-39 (23.9%) 40-49 (16.9%) 50-59 (13.8%) 60-69 (9.08%) 70-79 (3.59%) 80-89 (1.65%) above 90 (0.98%) Gender breakdown of Tuaran's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.8%) Female (50.2%) According to the gazette issued on 21 November 2025, the Tuaran constituency has a total of 40 polling districts.[ 4]
State constituency Polling Districts Code Location Sulaman (N12) Penimbawan 170/12/01 SK Penimbawan Serusup 170/12/02 SK Serusup Kindu 170/12/03 SK Kindu SMK St. John SMK Sri Nangka Indai 170/12/04 SK Termunong Batangan 170/12/05 SK Pekan Tuaran Tambalang 170/12/06 SK Tambalang SK Bolong SK Laya-Laya Baru-Baru 170/12/07 SK Baru-Baru Pantai Dalit (N13) Tuaran Bandar 170/13/01 Marabahai 170/13/02 SJK (C) Chen Sin Mengkabong 170/13/03 SK Mengkabong Berungis 170/13/04 SK Berungis Gayang 170/13/05 SK Gayang Nongkoulud 170/13/06 SK Nongkolud Telipok 170/13/07 SK Pekan Telipok SK Rugading Tamparuli (N14) Tenghilan 170/14/01 SMK Tenghilan Rani 170/14/02 SK Pekan Tenghilan Rungus 170/14/03 SK Rungus Rengalis 170/14/04 SK Wangkod Topokon 170/14/05 SK Topokon Sawah 170/14/06 SMK Sungai Damit Tamparuli 170/14/07 SK Pekan Tamparuli SMK Tamparuli Mengkaladoi 170/14/08 SJK (C) Chung Hwa Tamparuli SJK (C) St. Phillip SK Laputong Gayaratau 170/14/09 SK Gayaratau Kilang Bata 170/14/10 SK Pendidikan Khas Kota Kinabalu Telibong 170/14/11 SK Kauluan Kiulu (N15) Rangalau 170/15/01 SK Rangalau Baru Kiulu 170/15/02 SMK Tun Fuad Stephens SK Kitapol SK Pekan Kiulu Malangang 170/15/03 SK Malangang Baru Togop 170/15/04 SK Togop Kelawat 170/15/05 SK Kelawat Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Hamad Bongol 170/15/06 SK Bongol Simpangan 170/15/07 Dewan Pekan Nabalu Taginambur 170/15/08 SK Taginambur Pukak 170/15/09 SK Pukak Mantob 170/15/10 SK Mantob Pahu 170/15/11 SK Pahu Tiong Simpodon 170/15/12 SK Tiong Perungusan Poring 170/15/13 SK Poring Tomis 170/15/14 SK Tomis Tudan 170/15/15 SK Tudan
Representation history [ edit ] Parliamentary constituency State constituency 1967–1974 1974–1985 1985–1995 1995–2004 2004–2020 2020–present Tuaran Kiulu Pantai Dalit Sulaman Tamparuli
Current state assembly members [ edit ] Local governments & postcodes[ edit ] No. State Constituency Local Government Postcode N12 Sulaman Tuaran District Council 89150 Kota Belud 89200 Kota Kinabalu 89200 Tuaran 89250 Tamparuli 89260 Tenghilan N13 Pantai Dalit N14 Tamparuli Tuaran District Council N15 Kiulu Tuaran District Council Kota Belud District Council (Nabalu and Taginambur areas)
Malaysian general election, 2018 Party Candidate Votes % ∆% BN Madius Tangau 22,494 51.54 0.23PH Chrisnadia Sinam 14,870 34.07 34.07Love Sabah Party Kalakau @ Kalakan Untol @ Entol 2,611 5.98 5.98Sabah People's Hope Party Syra Peter @ P Gom 2,311 5.30 5.30PAS Paumin @ Mohd Aminuddin Aling 1,357 3.11 3.11Total valid votes 43,643 100.00 Total rejected ballots 958 Unreturned ballots 233 Turnout 44,834 82.42 2.20Registered electors 54,400 Majority 7,624 17.47 4.48BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974 Party Candidate Votes % ∆% BN Buja Gumbilai 6,468 60.85 60.85PEKEMAS Mohamed Abdul Rahman 4,162 39.15 39.15Total valid votes 10,630 100.00 Total rejected ballots 439 Unreturned ballots 0 Turnout 11,069 77.72 Registered electors 14,242 Majority 2,306 21.70 BN gain fromUSNO Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1969 Party Candidate Votes % ∆% On the nomination day, Buja Gumbilai won uncontested. USNO Buja Gumbilai Total valid votes 100.00 Total rejected ballots Unreturned ballots Turnout Registered electors 13,826 Majority This was a new constituency created.