Petagas (state constituency)

Petagas

Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari GRS
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)	13,763

Petagas is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Petagas's electorate as of 2020

  Sabah Bumiputera (65.52%)

  Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (21.25%)

  Chinese (7.61%)

  Other ethnicities (5.63%)

History

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Petagas
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tanjong Aru
7th	1985 – 1986	James Andrew Vitales	PBS
8th	1986 – 1990
9th	1990 – 1994	James Ligunjang
10th	1994 – 1999	Yahyah Hussin	BN (UMNO)
11th	1999 – 2004
12th	2004 – 2008
13th	2008 – 2013
14th	2013 – 2018
15th	2018 – 2020	Uda Sulai	WARISAN
16th	2020 – 2023	Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari
	2023–present		GRS (PGRS)

Election results

Sabah state election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari	4,125	43.23	3.31
	PN	Arsit Sidik	3,864	40.49	40.49
	Independent	Paul Nointien	572	5.99	5.99
	Love Sabah Party	Ahmad Farid Sainuri	355	3.72	3.72
	LDP	Jecky Lettong @ Thaddeus Jack	118	1.24	1.24
	GAGASAN	Mohamad Kulat	33	0.35	0.35
Total valid votes			9,067	95.02
Total rejected ballots			210	2.20
Unreturned ballots			265	2.78
Turnout			9,542	69.33	15.60
Registered electors			13,763
Majority			261	2.74	1.26
	Petagas hold		Swing		WARISAN
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Uda Sulai	6,526	46.54	46.54
	BN	Yahyah Hussin	6,318	45.06	20.94
	Sabah People's Hope Party	Ester Otion Matanul	760	5.42	5.42
Total valid votes			13,604	97.03
Total rejected ballots			294	2.10
Unreturned ballots			123	0.88
Turnout			14,021	84.93	1.93
Registered electors			17,483
Majority			208	1.48	42.39
	Petagas gain from Sabah Heritage Party		Swing		BN
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yahyah Hussin	8,504	66.00	4.30
	PKR	Mat Yunin @ Mohd Yunin Atin	2,851	22.13	6.71
	STAR	Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari	1,111	8.62	8.62
Total valid votes			12,466	96.76
Total rejected ballots			267	2.07
Unreturned ballots			151	1.17
Turnout			12,884	83.00	10.33
Registered electors			15,517
Majority			5,653	43.87	11.01
	Petagas hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Sabah state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yahyah Hussin	6,700	61.70	4.57
	PKR	Salleh Tiasi @ Tiaseh	3,132	28.84	28.84
Total valid votes			9,832	90.54
Total rejected ballots			332	3.06
Unreturned ballots			695	6.40
Turnout			10,859	72.67	4.05
Registered electors			14,942
Majority			3,568	32.86	8.23
	Petagas hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Sabah state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yahyah Hussin	6,808	66.27	9.43
	BERSEKUTU	Salleh Tiasi @ Tiaseh	2,587	25.18	19.27
Total valid votes			9,395	91.45
Total rejected ballots			179	1.74
Unreturned ballots			699	6.80
Turnout			10,273	68.62	1.55
Registered electors			14,971
Majority			4,221	41.09	17.78
	Petagas hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Sabah state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yahyah Hussin	9,234	56.84	5.72
	PBS	Uda Sulai	5,447	33.53	9.49
	BERSEKUTU	Mohd Dini Mohd Khan	960	5.91	5.91
	SETIA	Musa Abdul Rahman	122	0.75	0.75
Total valid votes			15,763	97.03
Total rejected ballots			483	2.97
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			16,246	70.17	2.06
Registered electors			23,152
Majority			3,787	23.31	15.21
	Petagas hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Sabah state election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yahyah Hussin	7,513	51.12	51.12
	PBS	James Ligunjang	6,323	43.02	14.00
	Independent	James Andrew Vitales	564	3.84	3.84
Total valid votes			14,400	97.97
Total rejected ballots			298	2.03
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			14,698	72.23	1.65
Registered electors			20,350
Majority			1,190	8.10	16.71
	Petagas gain from BN		Swing		PBS
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1994".

Sabah state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	James Ligunjang	6,108	57.02	8.09
	USNO	Yahyah Hussin	3,450	32.21	32.21
	BERJAYA	Abdul Wahab Patail	472	4.41	6.70
	Independent	Arif Zaman	282	2.63	2.63
	LDP	Thomas Fung Chik Tong	220	2.05	2.05
	PRS	Albert Tokuzip	105	0.98	0.98
	AKAR	Ooi Kong Eow	25	0.23	0.23
Total valid votes			10,662	99.53
Total rejected ballots			50	0.47
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			10,712	73.88	0.87
Registered electors			14,500
Majority			2,658	24.81	18.18
	Petagas hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Sabah state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	James Andrew Vitales	4,935	65.11
	[[PCS|Sabah Chinese Party]]	Thomas Fung Chik Tong	1,677	22.12
	BERJAYA	Clarence Elong Mansul	866	11.42
	SCCP	Peter Ho See Ming	64	0.84
Total valid votes			7,542	99.50
Total rejected ballots			38	0.50
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			7,580	74.75
Registered electors			10,140
Majority			3,258	42.99
	Petagas hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1986".