Rubin bin Balang 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 an official member and Vice President II of the Sabah People's Ideas Party (Gagasan Rakyat) which is 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.
Rubin Balang | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 1994 | Parti Bersatu Sabah |
| 1994–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2020– | Independent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rubin bin Balang Tenom, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Sabah Party (PBS) (–1994) United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO) (1994–2018) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2019) Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU) (2019–2022) Sabah People's Ideas Party (Gagasan Rakyat) (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 |
Election results edit
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P181 Tenom, Sabah | 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 | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | N40 Kemabong, P162 Kinabatangan | 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, P158 Tenom | 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, P181 Tenom | 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, P181 Tenom | 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 edit
Sabah:
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (1996)- Justice of the Peace of Sabah (JP) (2017)[6]
References edit
- ^ "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.
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