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Balung

Sabah constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Hamid Awang GRS
Constituency created	1967
First contested	1967
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Electors (2020)	14,600

Balung is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Balung constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.^[2]

Sabah state election, 2020: Balung

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hamid Awang	3,524	43.59	2.22
	Sabah Heritage Party	Andi Rus Diana Andi Paladjareng	2,944	36.42	7.75
	Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah	Ariffin Kasim Ibong	1,213	15.00	12.82
	Love Sabah Party	Abdul Hamid Damang	110	1.36	1.36
	LDP	Cyril Aloysius	67	0.83	0.83
	United Sabah National Organisation (Baru)	Labosa @ Ghazali Jakikan	33	0.41	0.71
	GAGASAN	Abu Bakar Jambuan	26	0.32	0.32
Total valid votes			7,917	97.93
Total rejected ballots			133	1.65
Unreturned ballots			34	0.42
Turnout			8,084	55.37	29.56
Registered electors			14,600
Majority			580	7.17	5.53
	Balung hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2018: Balung

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Osman Jamal	4,887	45.81	27.52
	Sabah Heritage Party	Andi Rus Diana Andi Paladjareng	4,713	44.17	44.17
	PAS	Amboase Romano	428	4.01	4.01
	Pakatan HarapanRS	Razali Hamzah	233	2.18	2.18
	United Sabah National Organisation (Baru)	Alipa Jackery	119	1.12	1.12
Total valid votes			10,380	97.29
Total rejected ballots			252	2.36
Unreturned ballots			37	0.35
Turnout			10,669	84.93	5.85
Registered electors			14,541
Majority			174	1.64	50.43
	Balung hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Sabah state election, 2013: Balung

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Abas Syed Ali	7,843	73.33	2.79
	PKR	Frank Salazar @ Franco	2,274	21.26	0.27
	SAPP	Abdul Hamid	200	1.87	1.87
	Independent	Mohd Abdillah Timbasal	180	1.68	1.68
Total valid votes			10,497	98.14
Total rejected ballots			195	1.82
Unreturned ballots			4	0.04
Turnout			10,696	79.08	12.93
Registered electors			13,526
Majority			5,569	52.07	3.06
	Balung hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Sabah state election, 2008: Balung

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Abas Syed Ali	5,160	76.12	9.35
	PKR	Mohd Abdillah Timbasal	1,423	20.99	15.88
Total valid votes			6,593	97.11
Total rejected ballots			188	2.77
Unreturned ballots			8	0.12
Turnout			6,779	66.15	6.96
Registered electors			10,248
Majority			3,737	55.13	24.26
	Balung hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Sabah state election, 2004: Balung

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Abas Syed Ali	5,019	85.47	40.18
	SETIA	Perdes Nelson	357	6.08	6.08
	PKR	Amir Manap	300	5.11	5.11
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyOK	Ahmad Awang	131	2.23	2.23
Total valid votes			5,807	98.89
Total rejected ballots			62	1.06
Unreturned ballots			3	0.05
Turnout			5,872	59.19	5.94
Registered electors			9,921
Majority			4,662	79.39	61.86
	Balung hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Sabah state election, 1999: Balung

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Manan Jakasa	4,787	45.29	11.33
	PBS	Wong Fook Voon	2,934	27.76	13.05
	BERSEKUTU	Kassim Ibong	2,729	25.82	25.09
Total valid votes			10,450	98.86
Total rejected ballots			120	1.14
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			10,570	65.13	3.09
Registered electors			16,230
Majority			1,853	17.53	1.72
	Balung hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Sabah state election, 1994: Balung

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Manan Jakasa	7,370	56.62	2.71
	PBS	Sari Suhut	5,312	40.81	2.65
	BERSEKUTU	Lung Wing Sang	95	0.73	0.73
	PAS	Ahmad Awang @ Madon	79	0.61	0.61
	Independent	Ismail Juma	35	0.27	0.27
Total valid votes			12,891	99.04
Total rejected ballots			125	0.96
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			13,016	68.22	4.70
Registered electors			19,079
Majority			2,058	15.81	15.36
	Balung hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1994".

Sabah state election, 1990: Balung

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	USNO	Ismail Jook	4,892	43.91	5.75
	PBS	Ahmad Bahrom Abu Bakar Titingan	4,841	43.46	6.10
	BERJAYA	Light Nanis	807	7.24	3.44
	LDP	Liew Chiew Chai	214	1.92	1.92
	PRS	Tandek Sedah	95	0.85	0.85
Total valid votes			10,450	98.86
Total rejected ballots			291	1.14
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			11,140	72.92	0.64
Registered electors			15,276
Majority			51	0.45	10.95
	Balung gain from USNO		Swing		PBS
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Sabah state election, 1986: Balung

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PBS	Ahmad Bahrom Abu Bakar Titingan	4,099	49.56	19.51
	USNO	Ahmad Awang @ Madon	3,156	38.16	6.93
	BERJAYA	Lo Ah Su @ Lo Soo On	883	10.68	26.30
	SCCP	Chan Tze Hung Stephen	61	0.74	0.74
Total valid votes			8,199	99.13
Total rejected ballots			72	0.87
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			8,271	73.56	0.65
Registered electors			11,244
Majority			943	11.40	5.65
	Balung gain from PBS		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1986".

Sabah state election, 1985: Balung

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BERJAYA	Ahmad Bahrom Abu Bakar Titingan	2,417	36.98	15.78
	USNO	Pengiran Hashim Pengiran Ibrahim	2,041	31.23	2.54
	PBS	Geoffrey Yee Lung Fook	1,964	30.05	30.05
	BERSEPADU	Ahmad Benjamin	114	1.74	1.74
Total valid votes			6,536	98.85
Total rejected ballots			76	1.55
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			6,612	74.21	2.76
Registered electors			8,910
Majority			376	5.75	13.24
	Balung hold		Swing		BERJAYA
Source(s) "How they fared". New Straits Times. 1985-04-22.