Rubin Balang
Ministerial roles (Sabah)
1994–1996Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister
1996–1999Assistant Minister of Communication and Works
1999–2001Minister of Youth, Culture and Sports Development
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
1994Parti Bersatu Sabah
1994–2018Barisan Nasional
2020–Independent
Personal details
Born
Rubin bin Balang

Tenom, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited 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)
ChildrenRiduan Rubin
OccupationPolitician

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.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[2][3]
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[4][5]
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

References

  1. "1,023 terima darjah kebesaran". Berita Harian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. "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).
  3. "2018 Tenom (P181)". undi.info. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
  5. "N.43 KEMABONG". SPR Dashboard. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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