Rubin Balang
Rubin Balang | |
|---|---|
| روبين بالڠ | |
| Ministerial Roles (Sabah) | |
| 1994–1996 | Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister |
| 1996–1999 | Assistant Minister of Communication and Works |
| 1999–2001 | Minister of Youth, Culture and Sports Development |
| Vice President of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah | |
| Assumed office 5 February 2023 | |
| President | Hajiji Noor |
| Division Chairman of N43 Kemabong Branch of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
| President | Hajiji Noor |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Kemabong | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jamawi Ja’afar (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 1,012 (2020) |
| In office 18/19 February 1994 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Esar Andamas (PBS) |
| Succeeded by | Jamawi Ja’afar (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 1,150 (1994) 836 (1999) 2,511 (2004) 2,437 (2008) 3,032 (2013) |
| Faction represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 1994 | Parti Bersatu Sabah |
| 1994–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2020 | Independent |
| 2020–2022 | Perikatan Nasional |
| Since 2022 | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rubin bin Balang 1 March 1963 Tenom, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Sabah Party (PBS) (until 1994) United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO) (1994–2018) Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU) (2019–2022)  Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (1994–2018) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2022)  Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2020) |
| Children | Riduan Rubin |
| Occupation | Politician |
Rubin bin Balang (born 1 March 1963) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kemabong from February 1994 to May 2018 and again since September 2020. He is a member and one of the Vice Presidents of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition.[1] He is also the father of Riduan Rubin, the Independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Tenom.
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P181 Tenom | Rubin Balang (UMNO) | 10,230 | 46.00% | Noorita Sual (DAP) | 11,363 | 51.10% | 22,899 | 1,133 | 78.91% | ||
| Laimoi Laikim (PHRS) | 645 | 2.90% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | N40 Kemabong | Rubin Balang (PBS) | 3,521 | 59.22% | Bobbey Ah Fang Suan (PDS) | 2,371 | 39.87% | 6,018 | 1,150 | 81.70% | ||
| Lim Antuka (BERSEKUTU) | 54 | 0.91% | ||||||||||
| 1999 | N31 Kemabong | Rubin Balang (UMNO) | 4,741 | 53.15% | Esar Andamas (PBS) | 3,905 | 43.78% | 8,991 | 836 | 80.71% | ||
| David Jani (BERSEKUTU) | 274 | 3.07% | ||||||||||
| 2004 | N36 Kemabong | Rubin Balang (UMNO) | 4,027 | 54.84% | Peter Lunuk (IND) | 1,516 | 20.65% | 7,666 | 2,511 | 73.72% | ||
| Limun Laikim (IND) | 1,319 | 17.96% | ||||||||||
| Mutang Dawat (IND) | 446 | 6.07% | ||||||||||
| Sim N.C. Rikin (IND) | 35 | 0.48% | ||||||||||
| 2008 | Rubin Balang (UMNO) | 5,158 | 62.78% | Peter Lunuk (PKR) | 2,721 | 33.12% | 8,442 | 2,437 | 79.66% | |||
| Auren Tegko (BERSEKUTU) | 337 | 4.10% | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Rubin Balang (UMNO) | 5,765 | 53.88% | Biou Suyan (PKR) | 2,733 | 25.54% | 11,104 | 3,032 | 84.00% | |||
| Alfred Tan Jin Kiong (STAR) | 1,155 | 10.79% | ||||||||||
| William Ensor Tingkalor (SAPP) | 1,047 | 9.79% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | N43 Kemabong | Rubin Balang (IND) | 4,214 | 38.48% | Lucas Umbul (UPKO) | 3,202 | 29.23% | 10,952 | 1,012 | 72.60% | ||
| Raime Unggi (UMNO) | 2,966 | 27.08% | ||||||||||
| Juster Peter (LDP) | 268 | 2.45% | ||||||||||
| Alfred Tay Jin Kiong (PCS) | 229 | 2.09% | ||||||||||
| Rainus Sagulau (USNO Baru) | 73 | 0.67% | ||||||||||
Honours
Sabah:
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (1996)- Justice of the Peace (JP) (2017)[6]
References
- ^ "1,023 terima darjah kebesaran". Berita Harian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
- ^ "2018 Tenom (P181)". undi.info. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
- ^ "N.43 KEMABONG". SPR Dashboard. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "1,023 Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Sempena Hari Jadi Rasmi TYT Sabah". sabahnews.com.my. 7 October 2017.