Darau

{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district | name = Darau | state = Sabah | image = | image_map = | caption = | coordinates = | coordinates_caption = | coordinates_date = | state-rep = Azhar Matussin | state-rep-link = | state-rep-party = Heritage Party (Malaysia) | state-rep-party-link = | state-status = active | state-created = 2019 | state-abolished = | state-election-first = 2020 | state-election-last = 2025 | demo-census-date = | demo-pop = | demo-pop-ref = | demo-electors = 33016 | demo-electors-date = 2025 | demo-electors-ref = | demo-area = | demo-area-ref = | demo-cd = | demo-csd = }} '''Darau''' is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. This is one of the thirteen new state constituencies as result of approval from state legislative and Dewan Rakyat on 17 July 2019 and presenting for the first time for snap election<ref>{{cite web |last1=Daim |first1=Nuradzimmah |last2=Pei Ying |first2=Teoh |title=Sabah gets 13 more state seats |url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/07/505144/sabah-gets-13-more-state-seats |website=News Straits Times |publisher=NSTP publisher |access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>

== Demographics == As of 2020, Darau has a population of 64,825 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malaysia |first=Department of Statistics |title=N.17 Darau Kawasanku {{!}} OpenDOSM |url=https://open.dosm.gov.my/ |access-date=2025-11-20 |website=open.dosm.gov.my |language=en-GB}}</ref>{{Pie chart|thumb=left|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Darau's electorate as of 2025|label1=Muslim Bumiputera|value1=78.00|color1=purple|label4=Other ethnicities|value4=1.00|color4=yellow|label3=Chinese|value3=8.00|color3=red|label2=Non-Muslim Bumiputera|value2=13.00|color2=blue}}

==History==

=== Polling districts === According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Darau constituency has a total of 8 polling districts.<ref>{{cite web |date=31 October 2022 |title=Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election |url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1747650/PUB514.pdf |website=Attorney General's Chambers}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%" !State constituency !Polling District !Code !Location |- | rowspan="8" |Darau (N17) |Likas Baru |171/17/01 | * Dewan Serbaguna DBKK Likas * Dewan Amil Jaya, DBP Cawangan Sabah |- |Likas Darat |171/17/02 |SK Likas |- |Kampong Likas |171/17/03 |SA Negeri Kampung Likas Kota Kinabalu |- |Bangka-Bangka |171/17/04 |SRS Datuk Simon Fung |- |Kurol Melangi |171/17/05 |SMK All Saints |- |Darau |171/17/06 |SK Darau |- |Warisan |171/17/07 |SMK Inanam |- |Rampayan |171/17/08 |Institut Sinaran Kota Kinabalu |}

===Representation history=== {| class=wikitable |- ! colspan="4" | Members of the Legislative Assembly for Darau |- ! Assembly !! Years !! Member !! Party |- ! colspan=4 align=center| ''Constituency created from Karambunai''<ref>{{Cite web |title=HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/2020-SABAH-STATE-ELECTIONS/SABAH_2019_DUN_REDELINEATION_IMPACT.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS |url=https://github.com/TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/blob/main/2020-SABAH-STATE-ELECTIONS/SABAH_2019_DUN_REDELINEATION_IMPACT.csv |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=GitHub |language=en}}</ref> |- | 16th || 2020–2025 || rowspan=2|Azhar Matussin || rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{Sabah Heritage Party/meta/shading}}" | '''WARISAN''' |- |17th |2025–present |}

==Election results== {{MASelec/top|Sabah|2025|Darau (state constituency)|Darau|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{MASelec|Heritage Party (Malaysia)|Azhar Matussin|8,360|39.94|{{decrease}} 7.36}} {{MASelec|Gabungan Rakyat Sabah|Mohamed Razali Razi|8,297|39.64|{{increase}} 39.64}} {{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Arfandy Abdul Rahman|2,394|11.44|{{decrease}} 31.28}} {{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Nabila Norsahar|1,076|5.14|{{increase}} 5.14}} {{MASelec|Social Democratic Harmony Party|Nordin Thani|553|2.64|{{increase}} 2.64}} {{MASelec|Sabah Dream Party|Meriah Osman|253|1.21|{{increase}} 1.21}} {{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|20,933|}} {{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|274|}} {{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|45|}} {{MASelec/total|Turnout|21,252|64.37|{{increase}} 2.51}} {{MASelec/total|Registered electors|33,016}} {{MASelec/total|Majority|63|0.30|{{decrease}} 4.28}} {{MASelec/hold|Sabah Heritage Party|}} {{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web|url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/3240929/P.U.%20(B)%20439_2025.pdf |title=RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES}}}}{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Sabah|2020|Darau (state constituency)|Darau|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{MASelec|Sabah Heritage Party|Azhar Matussin|5,805|47.30|}} {{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Jumat Idris|5,243|42.72|}} {{MASelec|Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia)|Sumali @ Marino Ahmad|322|2.62|}} {{MASelec|Love Sabah Party|Ansari Abdullah|280|2.28|}} {{MASelec|United Sabah National Organisation (New)|Laliman Kemad|244|1.99|}} {{MASelec|Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah|Dasim @ Ricky Jikah|34|0.28|}} {{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|11,926|97.18}} {{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|312|2.54}} {{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|32|0.26}} {{MASelec/total|Turnout|12,272|66.88}} {{MASelec/total|Registered electors|18,350}} {{MASelec/total|Majority|562|4.58}} {{MASelec/note|This was a new constituency created.|}} {{end}}

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Category:State constituencies in Sabah