Federal constituency in Sabah, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Sabah Selatan was a federal constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1974.
The federal constituency was created in the 1966 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History
It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Sabah Selatan
|
| Parliament
|
No |
Years |
Member |
Party
|
| Constituency created
|
|
1969-1971 |
Parliament was suspended[1][2]
|
| 3rd
|
P114 |
1971-1973 |
Abdul Rashid Jais
(عبدالرشيد جاءيس) |
USNO
|
| 1973-1974 |
BN (USNO)
|
| Constituency abolished, renamed to Keningau
|
State constituency
Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency
|
| 1967–1974 |
1974–1985 |
1985–1995 |
1995–2004 |
2004–2020 |
2020–present
|
| Sabah Selatan |
Keningau |
|
| Pensiangan-Sook |
|
Election results
Malaysian general election, 1969: Sabah Selatan
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
%
|
| On the nomination day, Abdul Rashid Jais won uncontested.
|
|
|
USNO |
Abdul Rashid Jais
|
| Total valid votes
|
|
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
|
| Turnout
|
|
| Registered electors
|
11,062
|
| Majority
|
|
| This was a new constituency created.
|
References
