Merotai

Merotai
Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Sarifuddin Hata; Sabah Heritage Party
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Constituency created	1967
First contested	1967
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)	14,973

Merotai is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

History

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Merotai
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
3rd	1969 – 1971	Mohamed Kassim Kamidin	Alliance (USNO)
4th	1971 – 1976	Mohamed Kassim Kamidin
5th	1976 – 1981	Mohamed Tambi
6th	1981 – 1985	Abdul Ghapur Salleh	BN (BERJAYA)
7th	1985 – 1986	Abdul Ghapur Salleh	BN (BERJAYA)
8th	1986 – 1990	Mohd Said Senang	USNO
9th	1990		USNO
9th	1990 – 1994		BN (UMNO)
10th	1994 – 1999	Abdul Ghapur Salleh
11th	1999 – 2004	Patawari Patawe
12th	2004 – 2008	Liew Yun Fah	BN (LDP)
13th	2008 – 2013	Pang Yuk Ming
14th	2013 – 2018	Pang Yuk Ming
15th	2018 – 2020	Sarifuddin Hata	WARISAN
16th	2020 – present	Sarifuddin Hata	WARISAN

Sabah state election, 2020: Merotai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Sarifuddin Hata	4,058	46.98	-3.51
	PN	Mohamad Jalani Chachu	2,471	28.61	N/A
	Sabah People's Hope Party	Liew Yun Fah	1,779	20.60	+19.78
	Love Sabah Party	Abdullah Palile	86	1.00	N/A
	USNO (Baru)	Hafeezatul Halimah Mohamad	60	0.69	+0.51
	LDP	Shim Nyat Yun	30	0.35	N/A
Total valid votes			8,484	98.22
Total rejected ballots			125	1.45
Unreturned ballots			29	0.34
Turnout			8,638	57.69
Registered electors			14,973
Majority			1,587
	Sabah Heritage Party hold		Swing		N/A
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2018: Merotai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Sarifuddin Hata	7,707	50.49	N/A
	BN	Lim Ting Khai	5,557	36.41	-20.09
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Ahmad Dullah	1,209	7.92	-19.87
	PH	Arbaani Akum	193	1.26	N/A
	Sabah People's Hope Party	Sharata Masyaroh John Ridwan Lincoln	125	0.82	N/A
	USNO (Baru)	Mohd Nasir Sumadi	28	0.18	N/A
	PKS	Azizul Tandek	20	0.13	N/A
Total valid votes			14,839	97.22
Total rejected ballots			275	1.80
Unreturned ballots			149	0.98
Turnout			15,263	73.97
Registered electors			20,634
Majority			2,150
	Sabah Heritage Party gain from BN		Swing		N/A
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2013: Merotai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Pang Yuk Ming	8,045	56.50	+14.08
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Ahmad Dullah	3,957	27.79	+17.18
	Independent	Chin Chee Syn	1,255	8.81	N/A
	Independent	Mohd Manuke	342	2.40	N/A
	SAPP	Ho Shau Vui	221	1.55	N/A
	Independent	Rita Rudiansah Abu Bakar	104	0.73	N/A
Total valid votes			13,924	97.78
Total rejected ballots			238	1.67
Unreturned ballots			78	0.55
Turnout			14,240	77.74
Registered electors			18,317
Majority			4,088
	BN hold		Swing		-1.55
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Sabah state election, 2008: Merotai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Pang Yuk Ming	3,723	42.42	-25.29
	Independent	Soon Ten Fook	3,481	39.66	N/A
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohamad Tingka	931	10.61	-2.56
	Independent	Moktar Ahmad	289	3.29	-2.30
	Independent	Salman Nurillah	286	3.26	N/A
Total valid votes			8,710	99.24
Total rejected ballots			67	0.76
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			8,777	63.00
Registered electors			13,931
Majority			242
	BN hold		Swing		N/A
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Sabah state election, 2004: Merotai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Liew Yun Fah	5,344	67.71	+26.33
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Usman Madeaming	1,039	13.17	+10.24
	Independent	Foo Chee King	584	7.40	N/A
	Independent	Moktar Ahmad	441	5.59	N/A
	Independent	Abdul Gaffar Mohd Nor	405	5.13	N/A
Total valid votes			7,813	99.00
Total rejected ballots			79	1.00
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			7,892	59.12
Registered electors			13,348
Majority			4,305
	BN hold		Swing		+8.05
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Sabah state election, 1999: Merotai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Patawari Patawe	5,265	41.38	-30.53
	PBS	Majin Ajin	4,218	33.15	+7.74
	BERSEKUTU	Mohd Ishak Awadan	2,653	20.85	N/A
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Abdurahman Ahmad @ Maidin	373	2.93	+1.69
	Independent	Bacho Pendrongi	113	0.89	N/A
Total valid votes			12,622	99.21
Total rejected ballots			101	0.79
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			12,723	65.20
Registered electors			19,515
Majority			1,047
	BN hold		Swing		-19.14
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Sabah state election, 1994: Merotai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ghapur Salleh	9,515	71.91	+22.27
	PBS	Mohd Said Senang	3,362	25.41	-11.00
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohamad Tingka	164	1.24	N/A
	BERSEKUTU	Hamud Salleh	54	0.41	N/A
Total valid votes			13,095	98.97
Total rejected ballots			136	1.03
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			13,231	70.90
Registered electors			18,662
Majority			6,153
	BN hold		Swing		+16.64
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1994".

Sabah state election, 1990: Merotai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	USNO	Mohd Said Senang	5,372	49.64	-11.89
	PBS	Syed Abas Syed Ali	3,940	36.41	-0.89
	BERJAYA	Ramlee Rashida	1,202	11.11	N/A
	PRS	Rosaidy Landang	164	1.52	N/A
Total valid votes			10,678	98.67
Total rejected ballots			144	1.33
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			10,822	71.21
Registered electors			15,197
Majority			1,432
	USNO hold		Swing		-5.50
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Sabah state election, 1986: Merotai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	USNO	Mohd Said Senang	5,052	61.53
	PBS	Syed Abas Syed Ali	3,062	37.30
Total valid votes			8,114	98.83
Total rejected ballots			96	1.17
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			8,210	71.22
Registered electors			11,527
Majority			1,990
	USNO gain		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1986".

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