Sandakan is a federal constituency in Sandakan Division (Sandakan District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.
The federal constituency was created in the 1966 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics https://ge15.orientaldaily.com.my/seats/sabah/p As of 2020, Sandakan has a population of 121,672 people.
History Polling districts According to the gazette issued on 21 November 2025, the Sandakan constituency has a total of 17 polling districts. State constituencyPolling DistrictCodeLocationElopura (N55)Taman Indah Jaya186/55/01 SMK Muhibbah SK MuhibbahBeatrice186/55/02SMK Konven St. CeciliaBatu 1 Jalan Utara186/55/03SJK (C) Chi HwaBatu 2 Jalan Utara186/55/04SMK SandakanTrig Hill186/55/05SM Sung SiewJalan Utara186/55/06SM Yu YuanPecky Valley186/55/07SMK St. Mary SandakanSungai Anip186/55/08Tadika Chi HwaBatu 3 Jalan Utara186/55/09SK St. Mary Town Batu 5 Jalan Utara186/55/10SK St. MonicaTanjong Papat (N56)Happy Valley186/56/01SMK St. MichaelSandakan Pekan186/56/02SJK (C) Cheng MinCathay186/56/03Padang Bandaran SandakanPasar186/56/04Astaka Padang BandaranSim-Sim186/56/05SK Sungai Anib 1Pulau Berhala186/56/06 SK Sri Tanjung Papat 1 SK Sri Tanjung Papat 2Jalan Dua186/56/07Wisma Sandaraya
Representation history Members of Parliament for Sandakan Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created 1969-1971 Parliament was suspended 3rd P116 1971-1973 Peter Lo Sui Yin (罗思仁) 5,838 64.63% 1973-1974 4th P123 1974-1978 Peter Lim Pui Ho (林培河)Uncontested 5th 1978-1982 Fung Ket Wing (冯杰荣) DAP8,933 50.56% 6th 1982-1986 12,127 58.20% 7th P140 1986-1990 12,710 64.67% 8th 1990-1995 Lai Lun Tze (赖麟趾) PBS110,163 52.23% 9th P161 1995-1999 Lau Ngan Siew (刘彦修) 12,892 48.08% 10th 1999-2004 12,998 52.87% 11th P186 2004-2008 Chong Hon Min (张汉明) Independent9,538 52.15% 12th 2008-2013 Liew Vui Keong (刘伟强) 8,297 42.89%13th 2013-2015 Wong Tien Fatt (黄天发) 14,226 51.99%2015–2018 14th 2018-2019 19,094 67.97%2019-2022Vivian Wong Shir Yee (黄诗怡)16,012 74.15% 15th 2022–present16,673 53.92%
State constituency Parliamentaryconstituency State constituency 1967–1974 1974–1985 1985–1995 1995–2004 2004–2020 2020–present Sandakan Bandar Sandakan Elopura Karamunting Sandakan Bandar Tanjong Papat
Historical boundaries State Constituency Area 1966 1974 1984 1994 2003 2019 Bandar Sandakan Jalan Dua Pulau Berhala Sandakan Sim-Sim Tanjong Papat Elopura Bukit Trig Elopura Kampung Botol Jalan Utara Tanah Merah Elopura Jalan Utara Kampung Sungai Kayu Kampung Tinusa Taman Indah Jaya Elopura Jalan Utara Kampung Botol Taman Indah Jaya Taman Sanny Jalan Utara
Kampung Botol Taman Indah Jaya Taman Pak Tak Taman Sanny Elopura Jalan Utara Kampung Botol Taman Indah Jaya Taman SannyKaramunting Karamunting Leila Ramai-Ramai Taman Melanta Tanah Merah Sandakan Bandar Leila Pulau Berhala Sandakan Sim-Sim Tanah Merah Tanjong Papat Jalan Dua Pulau Berhala Sandakan Sim-Sim Tanjong Papat
Current state assembly members No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)N55ElopuraCalvin Chong Ket KiunWARISANN56Tanjong PapatAlex Thien Ching Qiang
Local governments & postcodes No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcodeN55ElopuraSandakan Municipal Council 90000, 90300 SandakanN56Tanjong Papat
Election results
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