Rubin Balang

Rubin bin Balang is a Malaysian politician who is serving as the member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kemabong since September 2020. He is a member of the Independent politician (BEBAS) which is aligned with the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition both in federal and state levels.[1][2][3]

Yang Berhormat Datuk Rubin Balang PGDK MLA
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Kemabong
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 September 2020
Preceded by	Jamawi Jaafar (UMNO–BN)
Majority	1,012 (2020)
In office 19 February 1994 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Esar Andamas (PBS)
Succeeded by	Jamawi Jaafar (UMNO–BN)
Majority	1,150 (1994) 836 (1999) 2,511 (2004) 2,437 (2008) 3,032 (2013)
Personal details
Born	Rubin bin Balang Tenom, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) (until 1994) United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (1994-2018) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2019-present)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (1994-2018) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019-2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present)
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[4][5]

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%

Sabah State Legislative Assembly[6][7]

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

•  Sabah:
  • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (1996)

References

1. "1,023 terima darjah kebesaran". Berita Harian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
2. "Sabah Umno leader: Umno not just for Malays". Free Malaysia Today. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
3. "My support is for PN, says victorious independent candidate". Free Malaysia Today. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
4. "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).
5. "2018 Tenom (P181)". undi.info. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
6. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
7. "N.43 KEMABONG". SPR Dashboard. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.