Karambunai (state constituency)

Karambunai

Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Yakub Khan BN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)	19,560

Karambunai is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia that has been represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly since 2004.

The state constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sabah State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Karambunai constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.^[1]

Sabah state election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yakubah Khan	5,180	41.55	8.57
	Sabah Heritage Party	Ahmad Jais Otong	5,164	41.43	11.67
	LDP	Marajoh Unding	1,053	8.45	8.45
	Love Sabah Party	Dayangku Ayesha Humaira Ak Othman Shah	315	2.53	2.53
	GAGASAN	Nerudin Ludah	285	2.29	2.29
	United Sabah National Organisation (Baru)	Ibrahim Linggam	90	0.72	0.72
Total valid votes			12,087	96.97
Total rejected ballots			345	2.77
Unreturned ballots			33	0.26
Turnout			12,465	63.73	13.65
Registered electors			19,560
Majority			16	0.12	20.00
	Karambunai gain from BN		Swing		WARISAN
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Sabah Heritage Party	Azhar Matussin	14,157	53.10	53.10
	BN	Jainab Ahmad	8,791	32.98	30.36
	PAS	Aspar Oyet @ Akbar	1,696	6.36	6.36
	SAPP	Ahsim Oyok Jamat	1,258	4.72	3.73
Total valid votes			25,902	97.16
Total rejected ballots			613	2.30
Unreturned ballots			143	0.54
Turnout			26,658	77.38	3.37
Registered electors			34,451
Majority			5,366	20.12	19.53
	Karambunai gain from Sabah Heritage Party		Swing		BN
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jainab Ahmad	14,818	63.34	4.35
	PKR	Muali Aching	5,542	23.69	12.80
	SAPP	Aziz Ibrahim	1,977	8.45	8.45
	Independent	Rano Susulan	172	0.74	0.74
	Independent	Ag. Maidin Ag. Apong	171	0.73	0.73
Total valid votes			22,680	96.95
Total rejected ballots			661	2.83
Unreturned ballots			53	0.23
Turnout			23,394	80.75	13.51
Registered electors			28,971
Majority			9,276	39.65	17.15
	Karambunai hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 196/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2016. "Federal Government Gazette – Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Sabah [P.U. (B) 237/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

Sabah state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jainab Ahmad	7,914	58.99	1.60
	PKR	Ag. Maidin Ag. Apong	4,896	36.49	0.03
Total valid votes			12,810	95.48
Total rejected ballots			399	2.97
Unreturned ballots			207	1.54
Turnout			13,416	67.24	4.60
Registered electors			19,951
Majority			3,018	22.50	1.57
	Karambunai hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2008".