The federal constituency was created in the 1966 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Kinabatangan is the largest parliamentary constituency in Sabah and third largest in Malaysia overall, spanning an area of over 18,000 sq km.

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kinabatangan constituency has a total of 27 polling districts.

[3][4] "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U.

[permanent dead link‍] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sabah [P.U.