Arifin bin Asgali is a Malaysian politician who has been the State Assistant Minister. He served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sekong from May 2018 until September 2020. He was a former member of the Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) from 2016 until 2023.[1][2] Since 2024, He currently a member of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah or better known as "Gagasan Rakyat", a component party of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition.
Arifin Asgali | |
|---|---|
| Ministerial roles (Sabah) | |
| 2018–2020 | Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister |
| Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2018–2020 | Sabah Heritage Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arifin bin Asgali Batu Sapi, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) (2016-2023) Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (Gagasan Rakyat) (official member since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (official coalition member since 2024) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N43 Sekong | Arifin Asgali (WARISAN) | 6,740 | 56.56% | Samsudin Yahya (UMNO) | 4,705 | 39.48% | 12,304 | 2,035 | 74.50% | ||
| Sahar Abdul Majid (PAS) | 366 | 3.07% | ||||||||||
| Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman (STAR) | 48 | 0.40% | ||||||||||
| Datu Mohd Faisal Datu Bachtiyal (IND) | 43 | 0.36% | ||||||||||
| Alias Rahmad Benjamin (PKS) | 16 | 0.13% | ||||||||||
References
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- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 14 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout, including votes for third parties. Results before 1986 election unavailable.
- ^ "Undi.info". undi.info. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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