# Sandakan (federal constituency)

Sandakan is a federal constituency in Sandakan Division (Sandakan 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 Sandakan's electorate as of 2022
Age breakdown of Sandakan's electorate as of 2022
Gender breakdown of Sandakan's electorate as of 2022

## History
### Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sandakan constituency has a total of 17 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
| Elopura (N55) | Taman Indah Jaya | 186/55/01 | SMK Muhibbah SK Muhibbah |
| Elopura (N55) | Beatrice | 186/55/02 | SMK Konven St. Cecilia |
| Elopura (N55) | Batu 1 Jalan Utara | 186/55/03 | SJK (C) Chi Hwa |
| Elopura (N55) | Batu 2 Jalan Utara | 186/55/04 | SMK Sandakan |
| Elopura (N55) | Trig Hill | 186/55/05 | SM Sung Siew |
| Elopura (N55) | Jalan Utara | 186/55/06 | SM Yu Yuan |
| Elopura (N55) | Pecky Valley | 186/55/07 | SMK St. Mary Sandakan |
| Elopura (N55) | Sungai Anip | 186/55/08 | Tadika Chi Hwa |
| Elopura (N55) | Batu 3 Jalan Utara | 186/55/09 | SK St. Mary Town |
| Elopura (N55) | Batu 5 Jalan Utara | 186/55/10 | SK St. Monica |
| Tanjong Papat (N56) | Happy Valley | 186/56/01 | SMK St. Michael |
| Tanjong Papat (N56) | Sandakan Pekan | 186/56/02 | SJK (C) Cheng Min |
| Tanjong Papat (N56) | Cathay | 186/56/03 | Wisma Perbandaran |
| Tanjong Papat (N56) | Pasar | 186/56/04 | Wisma Warisan |
| Tanjong Papat (N56) | Sim-Sim | 186/56/05 | SK Sungai Anib 1 |
| Tanjong Papat (N56) | Pulau Berhala | 186/56/06 | SK Sri Tanjung Papat 1 SK Sri Tanjung Papat 2 |
| Tanjong Papat (N56) | Jalan Dua | 186/56/07 | Wisma Sandaraya |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sandakan :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created |||||
| | | 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended | Parliament was suspended |
| 3rd | P116 | 1971-1973 | Peter Lo Sui Yin (罗思仁) | SCA |
| 3rd | P116 | 1973-1974 | Peter Lo Sui Yin (罗思仁) | BN (SCA) |
| 4th | P123 | 1974-1978 | Peter Lim Pui Ho (林培河) | BN (SCA) |
| 5th | P123 | 1978-1982 | Fung Ket Wing (冯杰荣) | DAP |
| 6th | P123 | 1982-1986 | Fung Ket Wing (冯杰荣) | DAP |
| 7th | P140 | 1986-1990 | Fung Ket Wing (冯杰荣) | DAP |
| 8th | P140 | 1990-1995 | Lai Lun Tze (赖麟趾) | PBS |
| 9th | P161 | 1995-1999 | Lau Ngan Siew (刘彦修) | BN (LDP) |
| 10th | P161 | 1999-2004 | Lau Ngan Siew (刘彦修) | BN (LDP) |
| 11th | P186 | 2004-2008 | Chong Hon Min (张汉明) | Independent |
| 12th | P186 | 2008-2013 | Liew Vui Keong (刘伟强) | BN (LDP) |
| 13th | P186 | 2013-2018 | Wong Tien Fatt (黄天发) | PR (DAP) |
| 14th | P186 | 2018-2019 | Wong Tien Fatt (黄天发) | PH (DAP) |
| 14th | P186 | 2019-2022 | Vivian Wong Shir Yee (黄诗怡) | PH (DAP) |
| 15th | P186 | 2022–present | Vivian Wong Shir Yee (黄诗怡) | PH (DAP) |

### 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 |
| Sandakan | | Bandar Sandakan | | | | |
| Elopura ||||||
| Sandakan | | Karamunting | Karamunting | Karamunting | | |
| Sandakan | Sandakan Bandar | | | | | |
| Sandakan | | | Tanjong Papat | Tanjong Papat | Tanjong Papat | Tanjong Papat |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N55 | Elopura | Calvin Chong Ket Kiun | WARISAN |
| N56 | Tanjong Papat | Frankie Poon Ming Fung | PH (DAP) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N55 | Elopura | Sandakan Municipal Council | 90000, 90300 Sandakan |
| N56 | Tanjong Papat | Sandakan Municipal Council | 90000, 90300 Sandakan |