The Sabah state election yesterday saw eight out of 10 candidates implicated in an alleged corruption scandal involving businessperson Albert Tei emerging victorious.
These included seven who contributed to Gabungan Rakyat Sabah's (GRS) 29 seats that allowed the coalition to cement its hold on the land below the wind, and one from a former GRS component party, Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (Star).
The politicians - who have denied any wrongdoing - are as follows:
Won
Hajiji Noor (GRS-Sulaman)
The newly sworn-in chief minister and GRS chairperson defended his Sulaman seat for the ninth term with an 8,919-vote majority.
All four of his opponents, including those from BN, Warisan and Perikatan Nasional, lost their deposits.
Jeffrey Kitingan (Star-Tambunan)
Jeffrey is the Star president and a former Sabah deputy chief minister when the party was part of the Hajiji-led GRS state government.
He managed to defend his Tambunan seat after securing 12,595 votes to defeat six others with a 7,311-vote majority.
Dr Joachim Gunsalam (GRS-Kundasang)
Joachim is the acting president for Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) and was the deputy chief minister II under Hajiji.
He defended the seat after receiving 4,640 votes, defeating nine others with a 1,031-vote majority.
Seven of his opponents, including those from BN, Warisan and PN, lost their deposits.
Masidi Manjun (GRS-Karanaan)
The GRS secretary-general emerged with a stylish victory in a seven-corner fight for the Karanaan seat after securing 7,081 votes.
Masidi defended the seat with a 5,361-vote majority, higher than what he recorded in the last Sabah state election in 2020.
Four of his opponents lost their deposits.
Arifin Arif (GRS-Membakut)
The son-in-law of Sabah governor Musa Aman defeated nine others.
He received a total of 5,668 votes to win the race with a 2,017-vote majority, which also saw six candidates losing their deposits.
Rubin Balang (GRS-Kemabong)
The incumbent Kemabong assemblyperson managed to retain his seat after receiving a total of 6,326 votes.
He won with a 2,129 majority, defeating eight others, including six who lost their deposits.
Arsad Bistari (GRS-Tempasuk)
The first-time assemblyperson from the GRS component party, Gagasan Rakyat Sabah, successfully defended his seat after defeating six opponents.
He received a total of 4,914 votes to record a 1,821-vote majority ahead of the other contenders, four of whom lost their deposits.
Masiung Banah (GRS-Kuamut)
Masiung, who has held the Kuamut seat for four consecutive terms since 2008, managed to defend it for the fifth time.
The chairperson of Sabah’s housing and urban development board received 4,980 votes to secure a 457-vote majority against seven others, including five who lost their deposits.
Lost
Ellron Angin (GRS-Sook)
Ellron, who has held the Sook state seat for four consecutive terms since 2008, failed to defend his seat in this round.
He was with Star as one of the party’s deputy presidents but decided to back GRS after Star exited the ruling coalition last month.
The caretaker state youth and sports minister was defeated by Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) president Arthur Joseph Kurup, who is also the federal deputy agriculture and food security minister.
Arthur, who contested under the BN logo, received 8,307 votes to secure a comfortable 4,727-vote majority against Ellron's 3,580.
Robert Tawik (GRS-Bingkor)
Another former Star deputy president, Robert, also failed to retain his seat.
Robert, who received 3,919 votes, lost to Star’s Ishak Ayub with a 5,427-vote majority.
Like Ellron, Robert switched sides after Star exited GRS last month. - Mkini
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