| Yang Berhormat DatukJoniston BangkuaiPGDK JP MLA | |
|---|---|
| State Assistant Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2020 | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| Minister | Jafry Arifin (2020–2023) Christina Liew Chin Jin (since 2023) |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| Preceded by | Assaffal P. Alian |
| Constituency | Kiulu |
| Chairman of the Sabah Tourism Board | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 20 December 2020 | |
| State Minister | Jafry Arifin (2020–2023) Christina Liew Chin Jin (since 2023) |
| Chief Executive Officer | Noredah Othman (2020–2024) Julinus Jeffery Jimit (since 2024) |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Kiulu | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Rampas (BN–PBS) |
| Majority | 44 (2013) 1,443 (2018) 1,221 (2020) |
| 1st Information Chief of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2022 | |
| Chairman | Hajiji Noor |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Information Chief of the United Sabah Party | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2022 | |
| President | Maximus Ongkili |
| Assistant | Johnnybone J. Kurum |
| Preceded by | Julita Majungki |
| Secretary-General of the United Sabah Party | |
| In office 3 January 2021 – 1 July 2022 | |
| President | Maximus Ongkili |
| Assistant | Hendrus Anding |
| Preceded by | Jahid Jahim |
| Succeeded by | Julita Majungki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joniston bin Lumai @ Bangkuai (1961-04-17) 17 April 1961 (age 63) Kiulu, Tuaran, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Sabah Party (PBS) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2020) |
| Spouse | Lucy Irene Yong |
| Occupation | Politician |
Joniston Bangkuai (born 17 April 1961) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the State Assistant Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor and Ministers Jafry Ariffin and Christina Liew Chin Jin since October 2020, Chairman of the Sabah Tourism Board (STB) since December 2020 as well as Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kiulu since May 2013. He is a member of the United Sabah Party (PBS), a component party of the GRS coalition. He has also served as the Information Chief of both GRS and PBS since March and July 2022 respectively. He served as the Secretary-General of PBS from January 2021 to July 2022.
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P170 Tuaran | Joniston Bangkuai (PBS) | 24,710 | 42.44% | Wilfred Madius Tangau (UPKO) | 24,943 | 42.84% | 58,227 | 233 | 69.80% | ||
| Jo-Anna Henley Rampas (WARISAN) | 5,728 | 9.84% | ||||||||||
| Noortaip Suhaili @ Sualee (Independent) | 2,008 | 3.45% | ||||||||||
| Muminin Kalingkong @ Norbinsha (PEJUANG) | 445 | 0.76% | ||||||||||
| Boby Lewat (Independent) | 393 | 0.67% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N11 Kiulu | Joniston Bangkuai (PBS) | 3,745 | 41.08% | Rhodes Panilau (PKR) | 3,701 | 40.60% | 9,288 | 44 | 81.50% | ||
| Terence Sinti (STAR) | 1,025 | 11.24% | ||||||||||
| John Hussein (IND) | 517 | 5.67% | ||||||||||
| Tindil Gonsobil (SAPP) | 129 | 1.41% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Joniston Bangkuai (PBS) | 4,336 | 42.39% | Jo-Anna Sue Henley Rampas (WARISAN) | 2,893 | 28.28% | 10,459 | 1,443 | 80.70% | |||
| Terence Sinti (STAR) | 2,457 | 24.02% | ||||||||||
| Gaibin Ransoi (PCS) | 543 | 5.31% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | N15 Kiulu | Joniston Bangkuai (PBS) | 4,007 | 51.93% | Wilfred Madius Tangau (UPKO) | 2,786 | 36.11% | 7,716 | 1,221 | 70.87% | ||
| Andau Yasun @ Bruno (PCS) | 363 | 4.70% | ||||||||||
| Rozylyn @ Rosalyn Gelunu (LDP) | 274 | 3.55% | ||||||||||
| Dominic Yasun (IND) | 266 | 3.45% | ||||||||||
| Jolianis Lampog (IND) | 20 | 0.26% | ||||||||||
Honours
Sabah :
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2006)- Justice of the Peace (JP) (2010)
References
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