Kota Kinabalu (P172)

Sabahconstituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Chan Foong Hin PH
Constituency created	1966
Constituency abolished	1974
Constituency re-created	2003
First contested	1969
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	114,202
Electors (2025)[2]	72,144
Area (km²)	26
Pop. density (per km²)	4,392.4

Kota Kinabalu is a federal constituency inWest Coast Division (Kota Kinabalu District andPenampang District),Sabah,Malaysia, that has been represented in theDewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1974, from 2004 to present.

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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As of 2020, Kota Kinabalu has a population of 114,202 people.^[3]

The constituency was first delineated as Jesselton.^[4] For the 1969 General Elections, this constituency was referred to as Jesselton (Kota Kinabalu).^[5] For Parliamentary sittings (1971–1974), member of Parliament of this area was referred as Kota Kinabalu.^[6] It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.

According to the gazette issued on 21 November 2025, the Kota Kinabalu constituency has a total of 22 polling districts.^[7]

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Chan Foong Hin	31,359	71.08	71.08
	Heritage	Amanda Yeo Yan Yin	7,576	17.17	17.17
	GRS	Yee Tsai Yiew	4,592	10.41	10.41
	KDM	Winston Liaw Kit Siong	456	1.03	1.03
	Independent	Marcel Jude	137	0.31	0.31
Total valid votes			44,120	100.00
Total rejected ballots			357
Unreturned ballots			186
Turnout			44,663	59.57	16.69
Registered electors			74,059
Majority			23,783	53.91	3.02
	PHhold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chan Foong Hin	31,632	74.76	1.61
	BN	Joseph Lee Han Kyun	7,546	17.84	6.68
	SAPP	Yong Teck Lee	3,132	7.40	7.40
Total valid votes			42,310	100.00
Total rejected ballots			563
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			42,873	76.26	2.03
Registered electors			56,220
Majority			24,086	56.93	8.30
	DAPhold		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.[permanent dead link] "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 fromthe original(PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong Sze Phin @ Jimmy	28,516	73.15	38.84
	BN	Chin Tek Ming	9,557	24.52	6.01
	STAR	Liew Hock Leong @ Michael	909	2.33	2.33
Total valid votes			38,982	100.00
Total rejected ballots			506
Unreturned ballots			60
Turnout			39,548	78.29	14.20
Registered electors			50,516
Majority			18,959	48.63	48.25
	DAPhold		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 fromthe original(PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved2016-05-12. "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 fromthe original(PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved2016-05-12.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Hiew King Cheu	9,464	34.31	13.29
	PKR	Christina Liew	9,358	33.93	19.78
	BN	Chin Tek Ming	8,420	30.53	34.29
	Independent	Kong Yu Kiong	341	1.24	1.24
Total valid votes			27,583	100.00
Total rejected ballots			326
Unreturned ballots			108
Turnout			28,017	64.09	5.93
Registered electors			43,714
Majority			106	0.38	43.42
	DAPgain fromBN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yee Moh Chai	15,993	64.82	64.82
	DAP	Hiew King Cheu	5,187	21.02	21.02
	PKR	Christina Liew	3,492	14.15	14.15
Total valid votes			24,672	100.00
Total rejected ballots			294
Unreturned ballots			112
Turnout			25,078	58.16	9.06
Registered electors
Majority			10,806	43.80	5.46
	BNgain fromSCA		Swing		?

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

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