Edward Linggu Bukut | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tamparuli | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfred Bumburing |
| Succeeded by | Jahid Jahim |
| Secretary-general of STAR | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| President | Jeffrey Kitingan |
| Preceded by | Guan Dee Koh Hoi |
| Vice president of STAR | |
| In office 2018–2021 | |
| President | Jeffrey Kitingan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Linggu Bukut 11 May 1979 |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | PBS (till 2001) PBRS (2001-?) STAR |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (2005-2015) Pakatan Harapan (since 2015) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Edward Linggu Bukut is a Malaysian politician from STAR. He has been the Secretary-general of STAR since 2021. He was also the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tamparuli from 1999 to 2004.
Politics
In 2001, he quitted PBS to join PBRS together with Jeffrey Kitingan. Then, he joined STAR and become the Vice president before being appointed as the Secretary-general and also Strategy Director of the party.[1][2] He had also participated in the 2013 Sabah state election, contesting for the Tamparuli state seat but lost.
Election result
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Tamparuli | Edward Linggu (PBS) | 6,125 | 57.77% | Wilfred Bumburing (UPKO) | 3,939 | 37.15% | 10,603 | 2,186 | 78.62% | ||
| Monggoh Orow (BERSEKUTU) | 475 | 4.48% | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Edward Linggu (STAR) | 589 | 4.07% | Wilfred Bumburing (PKR) | 6,862 | 47.43% | 14,469 | 383 | 83.80% | |||
| Jahid Jahim (PBS) | 6,479 | 44.78% | ||||||||||
| Stephan Gaimin (SAPP) | 185 | 1.28% | ||||||||||
| James Ongkili Jr. (IND) | 185 | 0.87% | ||||||||||
References
- ↑ Oriental, Warta (2021-11-02). "Edward Linggu appointed as new STAR Sec-General". Warta Oriental. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "Edward Linggu Dilantik Seriausaha Agung STAR". Sabah Gazette. 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-12". semak.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ↑ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM - DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". resultpru13.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
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