Kinabatangan is a federal constituency in Sandakan Division (Tongod District, Kinabatangan District and Beluran District) as well as Tawau Division (Lahad Datu 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.
Kinabatangan is the largest parliamentary constituency in Sabah and third largest in Malaysia overall, spanning an area of over 18,000 sq km.
Demographics 第15届全国大选-东方日报-2022 As of 2020, Kinabatangan has a population of 216,087 people.
History Polling districts According to the gazette issued on 21 November 2025, the Kinabatangan constituency has a total of 27 polling districts. State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocationKuamut（N57）Mananam187/57/01SK MenanamSogo-Sogo187/57/02SK Sogo-SogoEntilibon187/57/03SMK EntilibonKaramuak187/57/04SK KaramuakKuamut187/57/05SK KuamutTongod187/57/06SK Pekan TongodPenangah187/57/07SK PenangahMasaum187/57/08SK MasaumInarad187/57/09SK InaradSaguan187/57/10 SK Minusuh SK SaguonLamag（N58）Buang Sayang187/58/01SK Buang SayangBukit Garam187/58/02 SK Bukit Garam SMK Bukit GaramLamag187/58/03 SK Sangau SK Sungai LokanBalat187/58/04Dewan Serbaguna Kg Balat KinabatanganKota Kinabatangan187/58/05 SMK Bukit Garam II SK Bukit Garam IIUsaha Jaya187/58/06SK Kota KinabatanganSukau（N59）Tanjung Aru187/59/01 SK Tanjong Aru SK Tanjong BatuMumiang187/59/02SK MumiangLubukan187/59/03SK Pulau LubukanSuan Lamba187/59/04SK Rancangan Suan LambaBatu Puteh187/59/05SK Batu PutehParis187/59/06SK ParisBilit187/59/07SK BilitSukau187/59/08SK SukauAbai187/59/09SK AbaiTundun Bohangin187/59/10SK Tundun BohanginLintang187/59/11 SK Lintang SK Sri Ganda SK Ladang Tomanggong
Representation history Members of Parliament for Kinabatangan Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created 1969-1971 Parliament was suspended 3rdP118 1971-1973 Pengiran Ahmad Pengiran Indar (ڤڠيران أحمد ڤڠيران إيندر) Uncontested 1973-1974 4thP124 1974-1978 5th 1978-1982 Abdul Ghani Misbah (عبدالغني مصباح) 4,935 64.08% 6th 1982-1986 Uncontested 7thP141 1986-1990 Pitting Mohd Ali (ڤيتّيڠ محمّد علي) 3,273 40.19% 8th 1990-1995 Juhar Mahiruddin (جوهر ماهرالدين) 5,472 50.77% 9thP162 1995-1999 6,431 58.66% 10th 1999-2004 Bung Moktar Radin (بوڠ مختار راضين)8,141 65.72% 11thP187 2004-2008 Uncontested 12th 2008-2013 8,507 69.71% 13th 2013-2018 13,377 69.29% 14th 2018–202214,465 67.22% 15th 2022–202516,842 57.43%2026–present Mohd Kurniawan Naim Moktar (محمّد کورنياوان نعيم مختار)19,852 75.09%
State constituency Parliamentaryconstituency State constituency 1967–1974 1974–1985 1985–1995 1995–2004 2004–2020 2020–present Kinabatangan Lamag Lamag Kuala Kinabatangan Kuamut Sekong Sukau
Historical boundaries State Constituency Area 1966 1974 1984 1994 2003 2019 Lamag Bukit Garam Kinabatangan Kuamut Lamag Tongod Buang Sayang Bukit Garam Kota Kinabatangan Lamag Sungai LokanKuala Kinabatangan Abai Pulau Timbang Segaliud Suan Lamba Sukau Abai Bukit Garam Lamag Suan Lamba SukauKuamut Entilibon Karamuak Kuamut Menanam Tongod Bukit Garam Entilibon Kota Kinabatangan Kuamut Tongod Entilibon Karamuak Kuamut Menanam TongodSekong Kampung Lot M Pulau Timbang Segaliud Sekong Suan Lamba Batu Sapi Kampung Lot M Pulau Timbang Segaliud SekongSukau Abai Kampung Batu Puteh Paris Suan Lamba Sukau Abai Hamparan Badai Kampung Batu Puteh Segaliud Sukau Abai Kampung Batu Puteh Paris Suan Lamba Sukau
Current state assembly members No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)N57KuamutMasiung BanahN58LamagMohd Ismail Ayob N59SukauJafry Arifin
Local governments & postcodes No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcodeN57Kuamut Kinabatangan District Council (Kuamut area) Tongod District Council Telupid District Council (Karamuak) 89320, 89330 Tongod 90000 Sandakan 90100 Beluran 90200 Kota KinabatanganN58Lamag Beluran District Council (Sungai Sapi area) Kinabatangan District Council Telupid District Council (Sungai Sapi area) Tongod District Council (Sungai Sapi and Monsok Mill areas)N59Sukau Kinabatangan District Council Lahad Datu District Council (Lintang) Sandakan Municipal Council (Sian Lamba, Lubukan, Mumiang, Tanjung Aru)
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