# Kota Kinabalu (federal constituency)

Kota Kinabalu is a federal constituency in West Coast Division (Kota Kinabalu District and Penampang District), Sabah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1974, from 2004 to present.
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

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* Chinese 67 (66.9%)
* Sabah Bumiputera 21.4 (21.4%)
* Malay-Muslim Bumiputera 8.3 (8.29%)
* Other ethnicities 3.4 (3.40%)
* 18-20 (3.32%)
* 21-29 (14.06%)
* 30-39 (19.12%)
* 40-49 (18.19%)
* 50-59 (16.55%)
* 60-69 (16.09%)
* 70-79 (8.69%)
* 80-89 (2.85%)
* above 90 (1.12%)
* Male (49.03%)
* Female (50.97%)

## History

The constituency was first delineated as Jesselton. For the 1969 General Elections, this constituency was referred to as Jesselton (Kota Kinabalu). For Parliamentary sittings (1971–1974), member of Parliament of this area was referred as Kota Kinabalu. It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.

### Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kota Kinabalu constituency has a total of 22 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Likas (N19) | Bandar Utara | 172/19/01 | Dewan Serbaguna Kompleks Sukan Likas |
| Likas (N19) | Bandar Selatan | 172/19/02 | Kolej Vokasional Likas |
| Likas (N19) | Likas Barat | 172/19/03 | SMK Perempuan Likas |
| Likas (N19) | Likas | 172/19/04 | SK St. Agnes |
| Likas (N19) | Likas Tengah | 172/19/05 | SJK (C) St. James Likas |
| Likas (N19) | Likas Selatan | 172/19/06 | SM Kian Kok |
| Likas (N19) | Likas Park | 172/19/07 | SMK Likas |
| Likas (N19) | Dah Yeh Villa | 172/19/08 | SM Tshung Tsin Sabah |
| Api-Api (N20) | Kampong Ayer | 172/20/01 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa Kg Air, Karamunsing |
| Api-Api (N20) | Jalan Istana | 172/20/02 | Tadika Tzu Yu |
| Api-Api (N20) | Jalan Kebajikan | 172/20/03 | Pusat Tingkatan Enam Maktab Sabah |
| Api-Api (N20) | Sunny Garden | 172/20/04 | SK Sacred Heart |
| Api-Api (N20) | Jalan Bandaran | 172/20/05 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa Kg Air, Karamunsing |
| Luyang (N21) | Jalan Rumah Sakit | 172/21/01 | Tadika Peak Nam Toong |
| Luyang (N21) | Luyang | 172/21/02 | SJK (C) Anglo-Chinese |
| Luyang (N21) | Foh Sang | 172/21/03 | Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Gaya Dewan Serbaguna Wisma Pertanian |
| Luyang (N21) | Jindo | 172/21/04 | Dewan Serbaguna Luyang |
| Luyang (N21) | Bukit Padang | 172/21/05 | Dewan Foochow Bukit Padang |
| Luyang (N21) | Kepayan Ridge | 172/21/06 | SM Maktab Sabah |
| Luyang (N21) | Taman Fu Yen | 172/21/07 | SMK Taman Tun Fuad |
| Luyang (N21) | Jalan Penampang | 172/21/08 | SK Sri Gaya |
| Luyang (N21) | Lido | 172/21/09 | SMK Tinggi Kota Kinabalu |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kota Kinabalu :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created |||||
| | | 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended | Parliament was suspended |
| 3rd | P109 | 1971-1973 | Pang Tet Tshung (彭德聪) | SCA |
| 3rd | P109 | 1973-1974 | Pang Tet Tshung (彭德聪) | BN (SCA) |
| Constituency abolished, renamed to Gaya |||||
| Constituency re-created from Gaya and Tanjong Aru |||||
| 11th | P172 | 2004-2008 | Yee Moh Chai (于墨斋) | BN (PBS) |
| 12th | P172 | 2008–2013 | Hiew King Cheu (邱庆洲) | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | P172 | 2013-2015 | Wong Sze Phin @ Jimmy (黄仕平) | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | P172 | 2015–2018 | Wong Sze Phin @ Jimmy (黄仕平) | PH (DAP) |
| 14th | P172 | 2018–2022 | Chan Foong Hin (陈泓缣) | PH (DAP) |
| 15th | P172 | 2022–present | Chan Foong Hin (陈泓缣) | 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 |
| Kota Kinabalu | | | | | Api-Api | Api-Api |
| Kota Kinabalu | Jesselton Bandar | | | | | |
| Kota Kinabalu | | | | | Likas | Likas |
| Kota Kinabalu | | | | | Luyang | Luyang |
| Kota Kinabalu | Tanjong Aru | | | | | |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N19 | Likas | Tan Lee Fatt | PH (DAP) |
| N20 | Api-Api | Christina Liew Chin Jin | PH (PKR) |
| N21 | Luyang | Ginger Phoong Jin Zhe | PH (DAP) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N19 | Likas | Kota Kinabalu City Hall | 80000, 88100, 88200, 88300, 88400, 88450, 88460, 88500, 88502, 88506 Kota Kinabalu 89500 Penampang |
| N20 | Api-Api | Kota Kinabalu City Hall | 80000, 88100, 88200, 88300, 88400, 88450, 88460, 88500, 88502, 88506 Kota Kinabalu 89500 Penampang |
| N21 | Luyang | Kota Kinabalu City Hall Penampang Municipal Council (Taman Fraser area) | 80000, 88100, 88200, 88300, 88400, 88450, 88460, 88500, 88502, 88506 Kota Kinabalu 89500 Penampang |