Federal constituency of Sabah, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Penampang (P174) Sabahconstituency Federal constituency Legislature Dewan Rakyat MP Constituency created 1966 First contested 1969 Last contested 2022 Demographics Population (2020)[ 1] 178,499 Electors (2025)[ 2] 80,681 Area (km²) 492 Pop. density (per km²) 362.8
Penampang is a federal constituency inWest Coast Division (Penampang District andKota Kinabalu 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 Penampang's electorate as of 2022
Sabah Bumiputera (53.8%) Chinese (34.2%)Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (9.30%) Other ethnicities (2.70%) As of 2020, Penampang has a population of 178,499 people.[ 3]
Age breakdown of Penampang's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (6.88%) 21-29 (22.1%) 30-39 (23.9%) 40-49 (18.9%) 50-59 (13.3%) 60-69 (9.21%) 70-79 (3.97%) 80-89 (1.33%) above 90 (0.55%) Gender breakdown of Penampang's electorate as of 2022
Male (50.9%) Female (49.1%) According to the gazette issued on 21 November 2025, the Penampang constituency has a total of 20 polling districts.[ 4]
State constituency Polling District Code Location Kapayan (N25) Kapayan Barat 174/25/01 Institut Latihan Jabatan Kerja Raya Kota Kinabalu Kapayan 172/25/02 SK Kepayan Dewan Raya Kepayan Kampung Kibouvang Dewan Raya Kampung Ganang Dewan Jabatan Penjara Malaysia Sabah Kepayan Kapayan Timor 174/25/03 SJK (C) Shan Tao Dewan Serbaguna Taman Sri Kepayan Kobusak 174/25/04 SK Bahang Dewan KDCA Penampang Nosoob 174/25/05 Donggongon 174/25/06 SJK (C) Yue Min Puluduk Hungab 174/25/07 SK Penampang Moyog (N26) Buit 174/26/01 SK Buit Hill Guunsing 174/26/02 SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin Penampang Utara 174/26/03 Nambazan 174/26/04 SMK Limbanak Kuai 174/26/05 Dewan Institut Memandu KMK (Khidmat Memandu Kinabalu Sdn Bhd) Limbanak 174/26/06 SK St. Aloysius Limbanak SK Sugud Terian 174/26/07 SK Terian Moyog 174/26/08 SK Moyog SK Tampasak Togudon Inobong 174/26/09 SK St. Theresa Inobong SK St. Paul Kolopis SK Putaton Inobong SK Kipovo Tanaki 174/26/10 SK St. Joseph Kambau Buayan 174/26/11 SK Buayan Longkogungan 174/26/12 SK Longkokungan Babagon 174/26/13 SK Babagon
Representation history [ edit ] Parliamentary constituency State constituency 1967–1974 1974–1985 1985–1995 1995–2004 2004–2020 2020–present Penampang Inanam Kapayan Kawang Moyog Papar Petagas
Historical boundaries [ edit ] State Constituency Area 1966 1974 1984 1994 2003 2019 Inanam Bundusan Inanam Kiansom Menggatal Sepanggar Kapayan Bundusan Kampung Nossob Baru Kepayan Lido Taman Kobusak Jaya Bundusan Donggongon Kepayan Lido Kampung Nosoob Baru Kawang Kampung Dambai Kawang Kinarut Lok Kawi Pengalat Moyog Donggongon Inanam Moyog Putatan Sepanggar Donggongon Moyog Putatan Petagas Sugud Babagon Duvanson Moyog Penampang Sugud Babagon Moyog Minintod Penampang Sugud Papar Kampung Dambai Kawang Kinarut Lok Kawi Pengalat Petagas Bataras Kampung Tombovo Ketiau Putatan Tanjung Dumpil
Current state assembly members [ edit ] Local governments and postcodes [ edit ] No. State Constituency Local Government Postcode N25 Kapayan 88200, 88300, 88460 Kota Kinabalu 89507 Penampang 89500 Penampang N26 Moyog Penampang Municipal Council
Malaysian general election, 1974 Party Candidate Votes % ∆% On the nomination day, James Stephen Tibok won uncontested. BN James Stephen Tibok Total valid votes 100.00 Total rejected ballots Unreturned ballots Turnout Registered electors 16,092 Majority BN gain fromUSNO Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1969 Party Candidate Votes % On the nomination day, James Stephen Tibok won uncontested. USNO James Stephen Tibok Total valid votes 100.00 Total rejected ballots Unreturned ballots Turnout Registered electors 15,512 Majority This was a new constituency created.