Putatan is a federal constituency in West Coast Division (Kota Kinabalu District, Penampang District and Papar District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.
The federal constituency was created in the 2003 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, Putatan has a population of 115,203 people.
History Polling districts According to the gazette issued on 21 November 2025, the Putatan constituency has a total of 17 polling districts. State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocationTanjung Aru (N22）Pulau Gaya173/22/01SK Pulau GayaSembulan Utara173/22/02 SK Sembulan Dewan Serbaguna SembulanSembulan Selatan173/22/03SMK SanzacTanjung Aru Timor173/22/04SMK Stella MarisTanjung Aru Barat173/22/05SMK La Salle Tg AruLapangan Terbang173/22/06SK Tanjung Aru IITanjung Aru Baru173/22/07SK Stella MarisPetagas (N23）Petagas173/23/01SK PetagasUlu Putatan173/23/02SJK (C) Hwa ShiongBandar Putatan173/23/03SA Negeri Putatan PenampangPaapason173/23/04SMK TansauTengah Padang173/23/05SA Negeri Petagas PenampangTombovo173/23/06Sekolah Pendidikan Khas Sabah, PutatanTanjung Keramat (N24）Muhibbah173/24/01 SK Kg Contoh SA Rakyat Tanjung Dumpil Madrasah Assalam Kg ContohPasir Putih173/24/02 SMK Putatan SK Pekan PutatanLok Kawi173/24/03SK TombovoTaman Pantai Lok Kawi173/24/04Dewan Masyarakat Lok Kawi
Representation history Members of Parliament for Putatan Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created from Gaya, Penampang and Tanjong Aru 11th P173 2004-2008 Makin @ Marcus Mojigoh 13,816 69.78% 12th 2008-2013 13,737 62.59% 13th 2013-2018 17,465 60.03% 14th 2018-2022 Awang Husaini Sahari (أواڠ حسيني صحارى) 14,106 45.81% 15th 2022–present Shahelmey Yahya (شاه حلمي يحيى) 16,234 39.36%
State constituency Parliamentaryconstituency State constituency 1967–1974 1974–1985 1985–1995 1995–2004 2004–2020 2020–present Putatan Petagas Tanjong Aru Tanjung AruTanjung Keramat
Historical boundaries State Constituency Area 2003 2019 Petagas Ketiau Lok Kawi Petagas Putatan Tombovo Kampung Duvanson Ketiau Petagas Putatan TombovoTanjung Aru Kampung Bunga Raya Kuala Putatan Pulau Gaya Sembulan Tanjung Aru Kampung Bunga Raya Pulau Gaya Sembulan Sempelang Tanjung AruTanjung Keramat Lok Kawi Kampung Contoh Kuala Putatan Pasir Puteh Tanjung Keramat
Current state assembly members No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)N22Tanjung AruWong Hong Jun @ Junz WongWARISANN23PetagasAwang Ahmad Sah Awang SahariINDN24Tanjung KeramatShah Alfie Yahya Ahmad Shah
Local governments & postcodes No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcodeN22Tanjung AruKota Kinabalu City Hall 80000, 88100, 88200 Kota Kinabalu 89500 Penampang 89600 PaparN23PetagasPenampang Municipal CouncilN24Tanjung Keramat Papar District Council (Taman Pantai Lok Kawi area) Penampang Municipal Council
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