# Tawau (federal constituency)

Tawau is a federal constituency in Tawau Division (Tawau District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.
The federal constituency was created in the 1966 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
Ethnic breakdown of Tawau's electorate as of 2022

## History
### Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tawau constituency has a total of 23 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
| Balung (N67) | Kinabutan | 190/67/01 | SMK Kinabutan |
| Balung (N67) | Andrassy | 190/67/02 | SK Andrassy |
| Balung (N67) | Balung | 190/67/03 | SMK Balung |
| Balung (N67) | Kinabutan Besar | 190/67/04 | SMK Jalan Apas |
| Balung (N67) | Bukit Quoin | 190/67/05 | SK Bukit Quoin |
| Balung (N67) | Ranggau | 190/67/06 | SK Ranggau |
| Apas (N68) | Tawau Lama | 190/68/01 | SK Kampung Titingan |
| Apas (N68) | Tinagat | 190/68/02 | SK Batu Payung SJK (C) Chung Hwa |
| Apas (N68) | Apas | 190/68/03 | SK Kuala Apas |
| Apas (N68) | Wakuba | 190/68/04 | SK Wakuba |
| Apas (N68) | Titingan | 190/68/05 | SK Titingan |
| Apas (N68) | Inderasabah | 190/68/06 | SK Inderasabah |
| Apas (N68) | Batu 4 | 190/68/07 | SK Batu 4 Jalan Apas |
| Sri Tanjung (N69) | Kuhara | 190/69/01 | SMK Tawau |
| Sri Tanjung (N69) | Sing On | 190/69/02 | SJK (C) Hing Hwa |
| Sri Tanjung (N69) | Fajar | 190/69/03 | SK St. Ursula |
| Sri Tanjung (N69) | Sabindo | 190/69/04 | SMK Holy Trinity |
| Sri Tanjung (N69) | Kabota | 190/69/05 | SJK (C) Kung Ming |
| Sri Tanjung (N69) | Batu 3 | 190/69/06 | SMK Taman Tawau |
| Sri Tanjung (N69) | Da Hwa | 190/69/07 | SMK Jambatan Putih |
| Sri Tanjung (N69) | Kapital | 190/69/08 | Kolej Tingkatan Enam Tawau |
| Sri Tanjung (N69) | Jalan Chester | 190/69/09 | SJK (C) Sin Hwa |
| Sri Tanjung (N69) | Takada | 190/69/10 | Sabah Chinese High School |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Tawau :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created |||||
| | | 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended | Parliament was suspended |
| 3rd | P120 | 1971-1973 | Yeh Pao Tzu (叶宝滋) | SCA |
| 3rd | P120 | 1973-1974 | Yeh Pao Tzu (叶宝滋) | BN (SCA) |
| 4th | P130 | 1974-1978 | Alex Pang Sui Chee (彭瑞麒) | BN (SCA) |
| 5th | P130 | 1978-1982 | Hiew Nyuk Ying (丘玉荣) | BN (BERJAYA) |
| 6th | P130 | 1982-1986 | Kan Yau Fa (简耀华) | BN (BERJAYA) |
| 7th | P151 | 1986-1990 | Samson Chin Chee Tsu (陈志慈) | DAP |
| 8th | P151 | 1990-1995 | Geoffrey Yee Ling Fook (余伦福) | GR (PBS) |
| 9th | P165 | 1995-1999 | Chua Soon Bui (蔡顺梅) | BN (SAPP) |
| 10th | P165 | 1999-2004 | Shim Paw Fatt (沈宝发) | BN (SAPP) |
| 11th | P190 | 2004–2008 | Shim Paw Fatt (沈宝发) | BN (SAPP) |
| 12th | P190 | 2008 | Chua Soon Bui (蔡顺梅) | BN (SAPP) |
| 12th | P190 | 2008-2013 | Chua Soon Bui (蔡顺梅) | SAPP |
| 13th | P190 | 2013-2018 | Mary Yap Kain Ching (叶娟呈) | BN (PBS) |
| 14th | P190 | 2018-2022 | Christina Liew Chin Jin (刘静芝) | PH (PKR) |
| 15th | P190 | 2022–present | Lo Su Fui (罗思辉) | GRS (PBS) |

### State constituency

| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency |
| Parliamentary constituency | 1967–1974 | 1974–1985 | 1985–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2020 | 2020–present |
| Tawau | | | | | Apas | Apas |
| Tawau | Balung | Balung | | | Balung | Balung |
| Tawau | | Bandar Tawau | | | | |
| Tawau | | | | Kalabakan | | |
| Tawau | Merotai | Merotai | Merotai | Merotai | | |
| Tawau | | | Sri Tanjong | Sri Tanjong | Sri Tanjong | Sri Tanjong |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N67 | Balung | Hamid Awang | GRS (GAGASAN) |
| N68 | Apas | Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan | GRS (GAGASAN) |
| N69 | Sri Tanjong | Justin Wong Yung Bin | WARISAN |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N67 | Balung | Tawau Municipal Council | 91000, 91039 Tawau |
| N68 | Apas | Tawau Municipal Council | 91000, 91039 Tawau |
| N69 | Sri Tanjong | Tawau Municipal Council | 91000, 91039 Tawau |