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P.172 Kota Kinabalu GE-12 (2008)
Total Voters43,714Sabah average: 32,314
Turnout64.1%Sabah −5.2 · National −11.0
Valid Votes27,583326 rejected (1.17%)
Majority1060.4% · Sabah −31.2
Candidates4
Quick read
- Seat status: Marginal (<5%) — majority of 0.4% of valid votes.
- Spoiler effect: third-placed Chin Tek Ming (PBS) polled 8,420 votes, more than the 106 majority.
- Seat changed hands: PBS → DAP (compared with GE-11 (2004)).
- Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −30.5 pts.
- Turnout 64.1% compared with the Sabah average of 69.3%.
Vote Share
Candidate Results
Area History
Winner Vote (%) Matched by area name across elections (codes may change after redelineation).
| GE | Name | Party | Vote Share | Majority % | Turnout | Candidates | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE-11 | Yee Moh Chai | PBS | 64.82% | 43.80% | 58.16% | 3 | Won |
| GE-12 | Hiew King Cheu | DAP | 34.31% | 0.38% | 64.09% | 4 | Won |
| GE-13 | Jimmy Wong Sze Phin | DAP | 73.15% | 48.64% | 78.29% | 3 | Won |
| GE-14 | Chan Foong Hin | DAP | 74.76% | 56.93% | 76.44% | 3 | Won |
| GE-15 | Chan Foong Hin | DAP | 71.08% | 53.91% | 60.31% | 5 | Won |