Ulu Padas

Sabah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created	1974
Constituency abolished	1986
First contested	1974
Last contested	1982

Ulu Padas was a federal constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.

Election results

Malaysian general by-election, 11–12 October 1985: Ulu Padas
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Harris Salleh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Kadoh Agundong	7,196	59.32	59.32
	BN	Jinuin Jimin	4,934	40.68	32.13
Total valid votes			12,130	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority			2,262	18.64	32.24
	PBS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1982: Ulu Padas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Harris Salleh	8,252	72.81	72.81
	Independent	Halik Zaman	2,486	21.93	21.93
	PASOK	Jamparon Laja	425	3.75	3.75
	Independent	Lawrence Liki	171	1.51	1.51
Total valid votes			11,334	100.00
Total rejected ballots			261
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			11,595	73.22
Registered electors			15,835
Majority			5,766	50.88
	BN hold		Swing

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