Siringan Gubat

Yang Berhormat Datuk
Siringan Gubat
MLA
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Ranau, Sabah
In office
2008–2013
Preceded by Bernard Dompok (UPKO—BN)
Succeeded by Ewon Ebin (UPKO—BN)
Personal details
Born Siringan bin Gubat @ Aliance
(1949-11-28) 28 November 1949
Ranau, Crown Colony of North Borneo
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party UPKO—Barisan Nasional
Occupation Politician

Datuk Siringan bin Gubat @ Aliance (born 28 November 1949) is a Malaysian politician. He is the Minister for Resource Development and Information Technology in the state government of Sabah, and represents the seat of Paginatan in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. From 2008 to 2013 he was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Ranau constituency. He is a member of the United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) party in the Barisan Nasional coalition.[1]

Siringan was a member of the State Assembly between 1990 and 2004.[2] He was first elected as a member of the United Sabah Party (PBS), but defected with Bernard Dompok in 1994 to join the Barisan Nasional coalition with a newly formed party that became UPKO.

He was elected to the federal Parliament in the 2008 election after the incumbent member, UPKO's President Bernard Dompok, shifted to the seat of Penampang.[3][4] He served one term, before returning to the State Assembly at the Malaysian general election, 2013. After the election he was appointed as the Sabah Minister for Resource Development and Information Technology.

Election results

Sabah State Legislative Assembly: Ranau[3]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
1990 Siringan Gubat (PBS) 3,790 57% Mark Koding (AKAR) 2,558 38%
1994 Siringan Gubat (PBS) 4,615 56% Mark Koding (BN) 3,593 44%
1999 Siringan Gubat (UPKO–BN) 6,074 54% Henrynus Amin (PBS) 4,847 43%
Sabah State Legislative Assembly: Paginatan[3]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2013 Siringan Gubat (UPKO–BN) 5,142 47% Amru Abd Kadir (PKR) 4,163 38%
Parliament of Malaysia: P179 Ranau, Sabah[3]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2008 Siringan Gubat (UPKO) 14,074 63% Jonathan Yasin (PKR) 6,823 31%

References

  1. ↑ "Siringan bin Gubat, Y.B. Datuk" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 11 December 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Dusun raised by Chinese is Upko's man for Penyu". Daily Express (Malaysia). 23 February 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 30 March 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout. Table excludes votes for candidates who finished below second place.
  4. ↑ "A Penampang homecoming for Dompok". Daily Express (Malaysia). 23 February 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
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