Arunarsin Taib

Arunarsin bin Taib is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gum-Gum since May 2018. He served as the State Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) administration under former Chief Minister Shafie Apdal and former Ministers Frankie Poon Ming Fung and Ginger Phoong Jin Zhe from May 2018 to the collapse of the WARISAN administration in September 2020. He is a member of WARISAN.

Yang Berhormat Tuan Arunarsin Taib ASDK MLA
أرونارسين بن تايب
State Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports of Sabah
In office 16 May 2018 – 29 September 2020
Minister	Frankie Poon Ming Fung (2018–2019) Ginger Phoong Jin Zhe (2019–2020)
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Shafie Apdal
Preceded by	Masiung Banah
Succeeded by	Andi Muhammad Suryandy Bandy
Constituency	Gum-Gum
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Gum-Gum
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Zakaria Edris (BN–UMNO)
Majority	598 (2018) 269 (2020)
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2018–	Heritage Party
Personal details
Born	Arunarsin bin Taib (1966-01-19) 19 January 1966 (age 58) Sandakan, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN)[1]
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (−2018)
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Sabah State Legislative Assembly^[2][3][4][5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N41 Gum-Gum		Arunarsin Taib (WARISAN)	4,710	51.10%		Juslie Ajirol (UMNO)	4,112	44.61%	9,493	598	76.20%
							Dahil Masdik (PHRS)	252	2.73%
							Joilin Bugung (PKS)	81	0.88%
							Jamaludin Lamba (PPRS)	63	0.68%
2020	N50 Gum-Gum		Arunarsin Taib (WARISAN)	3,140	39.21%		Suhaimi Nasir (UMNO)	2,871	35.84%	8,009	269	64.21%
							Yunus Nurdin (IND)	1,690	21.10%
							Undang Tumpong (PCS)	172	2.15%
							Jainudin Berahim (LDP)	113	1.41%
							Riduan Smapai (PPRS)	23	0.29%

Honours

•  Sabah :
  • Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018)^[6]

References

1. Muguntan Vanar (12 December 2018). "Sabah Umno exodus sees nine of 10 Aduns, five of six MPs leave". The Star Online. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
2. "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
3. "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
4. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
5. "N53 Senallang". Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
6. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2018" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.