Pintasan 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[1]

Pintasan
Sabah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSabah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Fairuz Renddan
Independent
Constituency created2019
First contested2020
Last contested2025
Demographics
Electors (2025)15,896

Demographics

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As of 2020, Pintasan has a population of 19,371 people.[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Pintasan's electorate as of 2025
  1. Muslim Bumiputera (76.0%)
  2. Non-Muslim Bumiputera (23.8%)
  3. Chinese (0.20%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.00%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pintasan constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Pintasan(N08) Dudar 169/08/01 SK Dudar
Rampayan 169/08/02 SK Nanamun
Timbang 169/08/03 SK Timbang
Tamau 169/08/04 SK Tamau
Merbau 169/08/05 SA Negeri Merabau Kota Belud
Pandasan 169/08/06 SK Pandasan
Kota Peladok 169/08/07 Dewan Serba Guna Kota Peladok
Rampayan Ulu 169/08/08 SK Rampayan Ulu
Pulau Mantani 169/08/09 SK Pulau Mantanani
Peladok 169/08/10 SK Peladok

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pintasan
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Tempasuk and Usukan[4]
16th2020–2022Fairuz RenddanGRS (BERSATU)
2022-2023 GRS (Direct)
2023–2025 GRS (GAGASAN)
17th 2025–present Independent

Election results

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Sabah state election, 2025: Pintasan
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
IndependentFairuz Renddan4,67539.32Increase 39.32
GRSPandikar Amin Mulia3,60530.32Increase 30.32
HeritageAbdullah Otong1,1679.81Increase 11.82
BNTadzul Radim1,0248.61Increase 8.61
KDMAlmudin Kaida3653.07Increase 3.07
IndependentTajuddin Padis3562.99Increase 2.99
Homeland Solidarity PartyRaplin Samat2101.77Increase 1.77
PNAwang Salleh Makmud1961.65Decrease 31.04
IndependentMohd Rizal Saiman1160.98Increase 0.98
IndependentSyarif Mohd Shukree Danchingan1020.86Increase 0.86
Sabah Dream PartyLomog Rudin750.63Increase 0.63
Total valid votes 11,891
Total rejected ballots 139
Unreturned ballots 10
Turnout 12,04074.89Decrease 0.92
Registered electors 15,896
Majority 1,0709.00Increase 8.00
Independent gain from PN Swing ?
Sabah state election, 2020: Pintasan
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PNFairuz Renddan2,74432.69
USNO (Baru)Pandikar Amin Mulia2,66031.69
Sabah Heritage PartyMohd Safian Saludin1,81621.63
IndependentAlmudin Kaida7809.29
Love Sabah PartyPadlan Samad1882.24
Sabah People's Unity PartyRoslan Mayahman500.60
Total valid votes 8,23898.13
Total rejected ballots 1381.64
Unreturned ballots 190.22
Turnout 8,39575.81
Registered electors 10,867
Majority 841.00
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  1. Daim, Nuradzimmah; Pei Ying, Teoh. "Sabah gets 13 more state seats". News Straits Times. NSTP publisher. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.08 Pintasan Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  3. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
  4. "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/2020-SABAH-STATE-ELECTIONS/SABAH_2019_DUN_REDELINEATION_IMPACT.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-06-10.