Tawau is a federal constituency in Tawau Division (Tawau 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, Tawau has a population of 230,531 people.
History
Polling districts According to the gazette issued on 21 November 2025, the Tawau constituency has a total of 23 polling districts. State constituencyPolling DistrictCodeLocationBalung (N67)Kinabutan190/67/01SMK KinabutanAndrassy190/67/02SK AndrassyBalung190/67/03SMK BalungKinabutan Besar190/67/04SMK Jalan ApasBukit Quoin190/67/05SK Bukit QuoinRanggau190/67/06SK RanggauApas (N68)Tawau Lama190/68/01SK Kampung TitinganTinagat190/68/02 SK Batu Payung SJK (C) Chung HwaApas190/68/03SK Kuala ApasWakuba190/68/04SK WakubaTitingan190/68/05SK TitinganInderasabah190/68/06SK InderasabahBatu 4190/68/07SK Batu 4 Jalan ApasSri Tanjung (N69)Kuhara190/69/01SMK TawauSing On190/69/02SJK (C) Hing HwaFajar190/69/03SK St. UrsulaSabindo190/69/04SMK Holy TrinityKabota190/69/05SJK (C) Kung MingBatu 3190/69/06SMK Taman TawauDa Hwa190/69/07SMK Jambatan PutihKapital190/69/08Kolej Tingkatan Enam TawauJalan Chester190/69/09SJK (C) Sin HwaTakada190/69/10Sabah Chinese High School
Representation history Members of Parliament for Tawau Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created 1969-1971 Parliament was suspended 3rd P120 1971-1973 Yeh Pao Tzu (叶宝滋) 4,987 73.80% 1973-1974 4th P130 1974-1978 Alex Pang Sui Chee (彭瑞麒)Uncontested 5th 1978-1982 Hiew Nyuk Ying (丘玉荣) 7,889 54.82% 6th 1982-1986 Kan Yau Fa (简耀华)10,525 56.27% 7th P151 1986-1990 Samson Chin Chee Tsu (陈志慈) DAP8,277 46.62% 8th 1990-1995 Geoffrey Yee Ling Fook (余伦福) 11,595 50.93% 9th P165 1995-1999 Chua Soon Bui (蔡顺梅) 20,168 59.67% 10th 1999-2004 Shim Paw Fatt (沈宝发)20,160 62.07% 11th P190 2004–2008 Uncontested 12th 2008 Chua Soon Bui (蔡顺梅)13,943 53.02% 2008-2013 SAPP 13th 2013-2018 Mary Yap Kain Ching (叶娟呈) 21,331 54.88% 14th 2018-2022 Christina Liew Chin Jin (刘静芝) 21,400 50.05% 15th 2022–present Lo Su Fui (罗思辉)19,865 39.19%
State constituency Parliamentaryconstituency State constituency 1967–1974 1974–1985 1985–1995 1995–2004 2004–2020 2020–present Tawau Apas Balung Balung Bandar Tawau Kalabakan Merotai Sri Tanjong
Historical boundaries State Constituency State constituency 1966 1974 1984 1994 2003 2019 Apas Apas Inderasabah Kampung Titingan Tinagat Wakuba Apas Inderasabah Kampung Sri Aman Kampung Titingan WakubaBalung Balung Batu Payung Kampung Titingan Tawau Tinagat Balung Batu Payung Taman Sawit Taman Semarak Merah Tinagat Bandar Sri Indah Balung Residensi Ranggu Taman Sawit Tinangat Bandar Sri Indah Kinabutan Tiku Residensi Ranggu Taman Sawit TinangatBandar Tawau Jalan Tiku Kampung Titingan Pulau Sebatik Pulau Traverse Tawau Kalabakan FELDA Umas Kalabakan Kampung Titingan Pulau Sebatik Tawau Merotai Kalabakan Kampung Airport Lama Kampung Pasir Putih Merotai Pulau Sebatik FELDA Umas Kalabakan Kampung Airport Lama Kampung Pasir Putih Merotai Bukit Gemok Kampung Pasir Putih Merotai Taman Capital Taman WeldSri Tanjong Jalan Tiku Kampung Titingan Pulau Sebatik Pulau Traverse Tawau Jalan Tiku Kabota Kampong Sri Aman Sri Tanjong Taman Megah Jaya Jalan Tiku Kampung Airport Lama Sri Tanjong Taman Mayflower Tawau Kabota Sri Tanjong Taman Mayflower Taman Megah Jaya Tawau
Current state assembly members No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)N67BalungSyed Ahmad Syed AbasN68ApasNizam Abu Bakar TitinganN69Sri TanjongJustin Wong Yung BinWARISAN
Local governments & postcodes No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcodeN67BalungTawau Municipal Council 91000, 91039 TawauN68ApasN69Sri Tanjong
Election results
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