Rubin Balang

Yang Berhormat Datuk
Rubin Balang
PGDK MLA
Yang Berhormat Datuk Rubin Balang PGDK MLA
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

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%
2018	P181 Tenom, Sabah		Rubin Balang (UMNO)	10,230	46.00%		Laimoi Laikim (PHRS)	645	2.90%	22,899	1,133	78.91%

**Sabah State Legislative Assembly**^[4]^[5]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		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%
1994	N40 Kemabong, P162 Kinabatangan	Rubin Balang (PBS)	3,521	59.22%	Lim Antuka (BERSEKUTU)	54	0.91%	6,018	1,150	81.70%
1999	N31 Kemabong, P158 Tenom	Rubin Balang (UMNO)	4,741	53.15%	Esar Andamas (PBS)	3,905	43.78%	8,991	836	80.71%
1999	N31 Kemabong, P158 Tenom	Rubin Balang (UMNO)	4,741	53.15%	David Jani (BERSEKUTU)	274	3.07%	8,991	836	80.71%
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%
2008		Rubin Balang (UMNO)	5,158	62.78%	Auren Tegko (BERSEKUTU)	337	4.10%	8,442	2,437	79.66%
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%

↑ "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.

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