Ewon Benedick
Ewon Benedick is a Malaysian politician who served as State Minister of Rural Development of Sabah in the Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) administration under former Chief Minister Shafie Apdal from May 2018 to the collapse of the WARISAN state administration in September 2020. He has served as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kadamaian since May 2018. He is a member and Vice President of the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition. He is also the sole UPKO MLA. [1][2]
Ewon Benedick | |
|---|---|
| Ministerial roles (Sabah) | |
| 2018–2020 | Minister of Rural Development |
| Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2018–2019 | United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation |
| 2019–2021 | United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation |
| 2021– | Pakatan Harapan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ewon Benedick 1982 (age 39–40) Kota Belud, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (allied : 2018−2021, since 2021) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N07 Kadamaian, P169 Kota Belud | Ewon Benedick (UPKO) | 6,861 | 47.80% | Lukia Indan (PKR) | 3,567 | 24.86% | 14,712 | 3,294 | 72.10% | ||
| Rubbin Guribah (STAR) | 3,034 | 21.14% | ||||||||||
| Mail Balinu (PCS) | 764 | 5.32% | ||||||||||
| Satail Manjungkat (PAS) | 129 | 0.88% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | N11 Kadamaian, P169 Kota Belud | Ewon Benedick (UPKO) | 6,823 | 51.07% | Demis Rumanti (PBS) | 3,364 | 25.18% | 13,360 | 3,459 | 74.35% | ||
| Duanis Mogirong (PBRS) | 2,050 | 15.34% | ||||||||||
| Joshua Betting Giling (PCS) | 799 | 5.98% | ||||||||||
| Ernest Leduning Lengik (LDP) | 223 | 1.67% | ||||||||||
| Mohd Farhan Raiting (IND) | 101 | 0.76% | ||||||||||
Honours
Sabah :
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) - Datuk (2018)[6]
References
- Sadho Ram (12 May 2018). "Sabah Musical Chairs To End With Shafie Swearing In As Chief Minister Tonight". Says.com. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- Alyaa Azhar (11 May 2018). "Six switch sides, Warisan has majority with 35 seats". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
- "N02 Tanjong Kapor". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- "Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak head list of 1,158 Sabah award recipients". Bernama. Borneo Post. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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