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Lamag
Sabah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 

Vacant
Constituency created1967
Constituency abolished1976
Constituency re-created2019
First contested1967
Last contested2025
Demographics
Population (2020)56,395
Electors (2025)13,859

Lamag is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. This is one of the thirteen new state constituencies as result of approval from the state legislature and Dewan Rakyat on 17 July 2019 and was contested for the first time in the 2020 Sabah state election.[1]

Demographics

As of 2020, Lamag has a population of 56,395 people.[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Lamag's electorate as of 2025
  1. Muslim Bumiputera (86.0%)
  2. Non-Muslim Bumiputera (13.6%)
  3. Chinese (0.40%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.00%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Lamag constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.[3][4]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Lamag（N58） Buang Sayang 187/58/01 SK Buang Sayang
Bukit Garam 187/58/02 SK Bukit Garam
Lamag 187/58/03 SK Sangau
Balat 187/58/04 SK Balat
Kota Kinabatangan 187/58/05 SK Bukit Garam II
Usaha Jaya 187/58/06 SK Kota Kinabatangan

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Lamag
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
3rd 1967-1971 Gaipam Indar USNO
4th 1971-1976 Pg Mohd Ismail Pg Siat
Constituency abolished, split into Kuamut and Kuala Kinabatangan
Constituency recreated from Kuamut and Labuk
16th2020–2025Bung Moktar RadinBN (UMNO)
17th 2025
2026–present Vacant

Election results

Sabah state by-election, 24 January 2026: Lamag
Upon the death of the incumbent, Bung Moktar Radin
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNTBATBATBATBA
GRSTBATBATBATBA
HeritageTBATBATBATBA
Total valid votes TBA100.00
Total rejected ballots TBA
Unreturned ballots TBA
Turnout TBATBA
Registered electors
Majority TBA
Sabah state election, 2025: Lamag
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNBung Moktar Radin3,90839.14Decrease 13.42
IndependentMohd Ismail Ayob3,75537.61Increase 37.61
GRSJohainizamshah Johari1,64616.49Increase 16.49
HeritageMohd Saifulah Lokman3723.73Decrease 37.39
PNMazlin Madali2582.58Increase2.58
Sabah Dream PartySalahuddin Anoi450.45Increase 0.45
Total valid votes 9,984
Total rejected ballots 129
Unreturned ballots 8
Turnout 10,12173.03Increase 2.26
Registered electors 13,859
Majority 1531.53Decrease 9.91
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES" (PDF).
Sabah state election, 2020: Lamag
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNBung Moktar Radin3,03552.56
Sabah Heritage PartyMohd Ismail Ayob2,37441.12
IndependentJunny @ Karuak Abdullah731.26
Love Sabah PartyRazman Mayah711.23
Sabah People's Unity PartySairin Abdul Rahman611.06
Total valid votes 5,61497.23
Total rejected ballots 1442.49
Unreturned ballots 160.28
Turnout 5,77470.77
Registered electors 8,159
Majority 66111.44
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".


References

  1. ↑ Daim, Nuradzimmah; Pei Ying, Teoh. "Sabah gets 13 more state seats". News Straits Times. NSTP publisher. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.58 Lamag Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  3. ↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Corrigendum, Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 2022-11-09.