Ethnic breakdown of Balung's electorate as of 2020
Malay-Muslim Bumiputera (46.37%)
Sabah Bumiputera (30.56%)
Other ethnicities (16.49%)
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Balung constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.[2]
State constituency
|
Polling District
|
Code
|
Location
|
Balung (N67)
|
Kinabutan
|
190/67/01
|
SMK Kinabutan
|
Andrassy
|
190/67/02
|
SK Andrassy
|
Balung
|
190/67/03
|
SMK Balung
|
Kinabutan Besar
|
190/67/04
|
SMK Jalan Apas
|
Bukit Quoin
|
190/67/05
|
SK Bukit Quoin
|
Ranggau
|
190/67/06
|
SK Ranggau
|
Representation History
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Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Balung
|
Assembly
|
Years
|
Member
|
Party
|
Constituency created
|
3rd
|
1969 – 1971
|
Edwin Chan Foo Sang
|
Alliance (SCA)
|
4th
|
1971 – 1976
|
5th
|
1976 – 1979
|
Abu Bakar Titingan
|
Alliance (USNO)
|
1979 – 1981
|
Syed Abas Syed Ali
|
BN (BERJAYA)
|
6th
|
1981
|
1981 – 1985
|
Ahmad Bahrom Abu Bakar Titingan
|
7th
|
1985 – 1986
|
1986
|
PBS
|
8th
|
1986 – 1990
|
9th
|
1990
|
Ismail Jook
|
USNO
|
1990 – 1994
|
BN (UMNO)
|
10th
|
1994 – 1999
|
Abdul Manan Jakasa
|
11th
|
1999 – 2004
|
12th
|
2004 – 2008
|
Syed Abas Syed Ali
|
13th
|
2008 – 2013
|
14th
|
2013 – 2018
|
15th
|
2018
|
Osman Jamal
|
2018 – 2020
|
WARISAN
|
2020
|
Independent
|
16th
|
2020 – 2023
|
Hamid Awang
|
BN (UMNO)
|
2023–present
|
GRS (GAGASAN)
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|