Anita Baranting is a Malaysian politician who served as the State Minister of Community Development and Consumer Affairs. He served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tandek from March 2008 until September 2020. She is a member of the Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR) which is aligned with the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition both in federal and state levels.[1][2][3][4][5]

Lasiah @ Anita Baranting
Ministerial roles (Sabah)
2013–2018Assistant Minister of Community Development and Consumer Affairs
2018Minister of Community Development and Consumer Affairs
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2008–2018Barisan Nasional
2018–2019Parti Bersatu Sabah
2019–2020Sabah Heritage Party
Personal details
Born
Anita Baranting

(1954-09-02) 2 September 1954 (age 69)
Kota Marudu, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyParti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) (until 2018)
Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) (2019-2020)
Independent (2020)
Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR) (2020-present)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present)
OccupationPolitician

Election results edit

Sabah State Legislative Assembly[6][7][8][9]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 N05 Tandek Anita Baranting (PBS) 5,598 51.12% Jurin K K Gunsalam (PKR) 3,361 30.70% 11,315 2,237 70.59%
Andy Vilison (IND) 1,678 15.32%
Masingkan Masampun (BERSEKUTU) 202 1.84%
Isang Rawai (IND) 112 1.02%
2013 Anita Baranting (PBS) 9,399 56.72% Andonny Pilit (PKR) 4,124 24.89% 17,170 5,275 77.50%
Jebon Janaun (STAR) 2,668 16.10%
Yapolai Kundapit (SAPP) 380 2.29%
2018 Anita Baranting (PBS) 8,877 51.21% Baintin Adun (WARISAN) 4,285 24.71% 18,000 4,592 74.70%
Joel Masilung (STAR) 3,621 20.89%
Johnson Assan (PCS) 553 3.19%
2020 N07 Tandek Anita Baranting (IND) 2,364 22.95% Hendrus Anding (PBS) 3,796 36.87% 7,443 1,432 63.55%
Padis Majingkin (UPKO) 1,986 19.29%
Yilson Yanggun (PBRS) 1,520 14.76%
Andy Villson (PCS) 395 3.84%
Danny Leinsin Limpakan (LDP) 236 2.29%

Honours edit

References edit

  1. ^ "PBS quits BN and joins STAR in new coalition". The Star Online. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Tandek rep quits PBS to join Warisan". Malaysiakini.com. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Musa Aman umum cukup majoriti bentuk kerajaan baru Sabah" (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ^ Bernama (31 July 2020). "Warisan defectors 'sacked' themselves; membership cancelled, says secretary-general". The Edge Markets. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Up against BN and PBS, Tandek indie applies to join Star". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  7. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
  8. ^ "N05 Tandek". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  9. ^ "N.05 TANDEK". SPR Dashboard. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2002" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.