Sabai
Pahang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePahang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Arumugam Verappa Pillai
BN
Constituency created1959
Constituency abolished1974
Constituency re-created1994
First contested1959
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)[1]15,643

Sabai is a state constituency in Bentong, Pahang, Malaysia. Sabai is currently represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency is mandated to return a single member to the Pahang State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

The current voter composition of Sabai is 40.31% Malay, 33.94% Chinese, 20.22% Indian and 5.52% Others.[2]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sabai's electorate as of 2022[3]

  Malay (40.31%)
  Chinese (33.94%)
  Indian (20.22%)
  Other ethnicities (5.52%)


Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sabai constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.[4]

State constituency Polling district Code Location
Sabai (N35) FELDA Sertik 089/35/01 SK LKTP Kampung Sertik
Jambu Rias 089/35/02 SK Jambu Rias
Sri Telemong 089/35/03 SJK (T) Sri Telemong
Pekan Karak 089/35/04 SMK Karak
Karak Setia 089/35/05 SMK Karak Setia
Bukit Dinding 089/35/06 SJK (T) Karak
Taman Karak 089/35/07 SJK (C) Karak
Kampung Baru Karak 089/35/08 SK Karak

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sabai
Assembly Years Name Party
Constituency created
1st 1959-1964 Abu Bakar Ahmad Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971Assembly dissolved
3rd 1971-1974 Abu Bakar Ahmad Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Karak
Constituency recreated from Karak
9th 1995-1999 R. Sinnathamby BN (MIC)
10th 1999-2004 Davendran Murthy
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018 Kamache Doray Rajoo PR (DAP)
14th 2018-2022 PH (DAP)
15th 2022-present Arumugam Verappa Pillai BN (MIC)

Election results

Pahang state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNArumugam Verappa Pillai4,44437.52Decrease2.16
PHKamache Doray Rajoo4,34836.71Decrease 8.04
PNNurul Qomar Abdol Talin @ Ramali3,05325.77Increase 25.77
Total valid votes 11,845 100.00
Total rejected ballots 136
Unreturned ballots 24
Turnout 12,00576.74Decrease 5.88
Registered electors 15,643
Majority 960.81Decrease 4.26
BN gain from PH Swing ?
Pahang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PHKamache Doray Rajoo4,37444.75Increase 44.75
BNGoonasakaren Raman3,87939.68Decrease 9.65
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMohd Khairuddin Abdullah1,30813.38Increase 13.38
IndependentKarunaneethi Thangavel1451.48Increase 1.48
Total valid votes 9,775100.00
Total rejected ballots 166
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 9,89182.62Increase 12.23
Registered electors 11,971
Majority 4955.07Increase 3.73
PH hold Swing
Pahang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
DAPKamache Doray Rajoo4,43950.67Increase 1.79
BNGoonasakaren Raman4,32249.33Decrease 1.79
Total valid votes 8,761100.00
Total rejected ballots 240
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 9,89170.39Decrease 0.21
Registered electors 10,868
Majority 1171.34Decrease 0.90
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Pahang state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNDavendran Murthy3,30451.12
DAPKamache Doray Rajoo3,15948.88
Total valid votes 6,463100.00
Total rejected ballots 236
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 6,71670.80
Registered electors 9,486
Majority 1452.24
BN hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Pahang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  3. ↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview".
  4. ↑ Akta Portal

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