Senallang

Senallang

Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Shafie Apdal Heritage
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2025
Demographics
Electors (2025)	20,763

Senallang is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics

As of 2020, Senallang has a population of 57,231 people.

Ethnic breakdown of Senallang's electorate as of 2025

1. Muslim Bumiputera (91.0%)
2. Non-Muslim Bumiputera (5.00%)
3. Chinese (3.00%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.00%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Senallang constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Senallang（N65）	Pekan Semporna	189/65/01	SK Pekan Semporna
	Tampi-Tampi	189/65/02	SK Tampi-Tampi
	Kabogan	189/65/03	SK Kabogan
	Pakalangan	189/65/04	SK Kampung Pokas
	Tagasan	189/65/05	SMK Tagasan
	Mantaritip	189/65/06	SK Pegagu
	Musallah	189/65/07	SK Pekan Semporna II
	Inabah Kamal	189/65/08	SA Tun Sakaran
	Pulau Mabul	189/65/09	SK Pulau Mabul
	Bukit Lalang	189/65/10	SK Bukit Lalang
	Kubang Baru	189/65/11	SK Kubang Pinang

Representation history

Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Senallang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Sulabayan
11th	1999 – 2004	Nasir Sakaran	BN (UMNO)
12th	2004 – 2008
13th	2008 – 2013
14th	2013 – 2018
15th	2018 – 2020	Mohd Shafie Apdal	WARISAN
16th	2020 – 2025
17th	2025–present

Election results

Sabah state election, 2025: Senallang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Heritage	Shafie Apdal	8,751	79.61	Increase 4.28
	GRS	Marunda K K Ampong	1,914	17.41	Increase 17.41
	Sabah Dream Party	Mohd Lipai @ Samsu Sundalu	196	1.78	Increase 1.78
	MUPP	Abdul Majid Angkulan	131	1.19	Increase 1.19
Total valid votes			10,992
Total rejected ballots			254
Unreturned ballots			41
Turnout			11,287	54.36	Decrease 4.56
Registered electors			20,763
Majority			6,837	62.20	Increase 1.09
	Heritage hold		Swing
Source(s)

Sabah state election, 2020: Senallang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Shafie Apdal	6,363	75.33	Increase 1.58
	PN	Norazman Utoh Nain	1,201	14.22	Increase 14.22
	USNO (Baru)	Mohammad Ramzan Abdul Wahab	61	0.72	Increase 0.72
	Love Sabah Party	Madjalis Lais	51	0.60	Increase 0.60
	Sabah People's Unity Party	Ahmad Alialam	39	0.46	Increase 0.46
Total valid votes			8,246	97.62
Total rejected ballots			163	1.93
Unreturned ballots			38	0.45
Turnout			8,447	58.92	Decrease 14.10
Registered electors			14,336
Majority			4,631	61.11	Increase 10.69
	Sabah Heritage Party hold		Swing
Source(s)

Sabah state election, 2018: Senallang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Shafie Apdal	7,754	73.75	Increase 73.75
	BN	Nasir Sakaran	2,453	23.33	Decrease 49.85
Total valid votes			10,207	97.08
Total rejected ballots			244	2.32
Unreturned ballots			63	0.60
Turnout			10,514	73.02	Decrease 3.79
Registered electors			14,399
Majority			5,301	50.42	Decrease 7.82
	Sabah Heritage Party gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s)

Sabah state election, 2013: Senallang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nasir Sakaran	7,425	73.18	Decrease 10.88
	PKR	Mohd Amin Abdul Mem	1,516	14.94	Increase 6.84
	Independent	Abdul Manang Hatib Lawari @ Osman	546	5.38	Increase 5.38
	Independent	Badaruddin Mustapha	164	1.62	Increase 1.62
	Independent	Abdul Karim Talip	145	1.43	Increase 1.43
Total valid votes			9,796	96.55
Total rejected ballots			326	3.21
Unreturned ballots			24	0.24
Turnout			10,146	76.81	Increase 13.25
Registered electors			13,210
Majority			5,909	58.24	Decrease 11.82
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Sabah state election, 2008: Senallang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nasir Sakaran	6,083	78.46	Increase 7.81
	Independent	Asmara Asmad	651	8.40	Increase 8.40
	PKR	Hasaman Sagaran	628	8.10	Increase 3.08
	Independent	Mohd Sayadi Bakal	0	0.00
Total valid votes			7,362	94.96
Total rejected ballots			366	4.72
Unreturned ballots			25	0.32
Turnout			7,753	63.56	Increase 0.54
Registered electors			12,198
Majority			5,432	70.06	Increase 9.19
	BN hold		Swing		{{{2}}}
Source(s)

Sabah state election, 2004: Senallang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nasir Sakaran	5,361	70.65	Decrease 21.74
	Independent	Maharani Ali Hani	742	9.78	Increase 9.78
	Independent	Abdul Mim @ Abdul Aziz Taib	452	5.96	Increase 5.96
	PKR	Mohd Abdul Wahab Abdullah	381	5.02	Increase 5.02
	Independent	Joseph Yapp Yuk Tong	264	3.48	Increase 3.48
Total valid votes			7,200	94.89
Total rejected ballots			280	3.69
Unreturned ballots			108	1.42
Turnout			7,588	63.02	Decrease 5.17
Registered electors			12,041
Majority			4,619	60.87	Increase 45.18
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Sabah state election, 1999: Senallang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nasir Sakaran	4,855	48.91
	BERSEKUTU	Abdullah Sani Abdul Salleh	3,297	33.22
	PBS	Sabardin Ombra	1,637	16.49
Total valid votes			9,789	98.62
Total rejected ballots			137	1.38
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			9,926	68.19
Registered electors			14,556
Majority			1,558	15.69
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)