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

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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

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Polling districts

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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

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Lamag
Assembly Years Member Party
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
16th 2020–2025 Bung Moktar Radin BN (UMNO)
17th 2025
2026–present Vacant

Election results

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Sabah state by-election, 24 January 2026: Lamag
Upon the death of the incumbent, Bung Moktar Radin
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mohd Ismail Ayob TBA TBA TBA
Heritage TBA TBA TBA TBA
Total valid votes TBA 100.00
Total rejected ballots TBA
Unreturned ballots TBA
Turnout TBA TBA
Registered electors
Majority TBA
Sabah state election, 2025: Lamag
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Bung Moktar Radin 3,908 39.14 Decrease 13.42
Independent Mohd Ismail Ayob 3,755 37.61 Increase 37.61
GRS Johainizamshah Johari 1,646 16.49 Increase 16.49
Heritage Mohd Saifulah Lokman 372 3.73 Decrease 37.39
PN Mazlin Madali 258 2.58 Increase2.58
Sabah Dream Party Salahuddin Anoi 45 0.45 Increase 0.45
Total valid votes 9,984
Total rejected ballots 129
Unreturned ballots 8
Turnout 10,121 73.03 Increase 2.26
Registered electors 13,859
Majority 153 1.53 Decrease 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 % ∆%
BN Bung Moktar Radin 3,035 52.56
Sabah Heritage Party Mohd Ismail Ayob 2,374 41.12
Independent Junny @ Karuak Abdullah 73 1.26
Love Sabah Party Razman Mayah 71 1.23
Sabah People's Unity Party Sairin Abdul Rahman 61 1.06
Total valid votes 5,614 97.23
Total rejected ballots 144 2.49
Unreturned ballots 16 0.28
Turnout 5,774 70.77
Registered electors 8,159
Majority 661 11.44
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  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.