1987 Bongawan by-election

Election in Malaysia 1987 Bongawan by-election Flag of Sabah (1982-1988).svg Sabah by-election no 1986 Sabah state election 1986 1990 Sabah state election 1990 Bongawan seat in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly 19 September 1987 PBS Abdul Ghani Bidin PBS BN Parti Bersatu Sabah 3,279 53.63% USNO Ak Aliuddin Pg Mohd Tahir United Sabah National Organisation USNO BN 2,835 46.37% . Bongawan assemblyman Abdul Karim Abdul Ghani USNO Abdul Ghani Bidin PBS The 1987 Bongawan by-election is a by-election for the Sabah State Legislative Assembly seat of Bongawan that were held on 19 September 1987.PBS CAPTURES BONGAWAN SEAT https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dmNPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DZADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2857%2C3904971 29 March 2025 New Straits Times 20 September 1987 1 It was called following the automatic resignation of the incumbent, Abdul Karim Abdul Ghani on 9 July 1987 after being sacked from his party.Usno expels Bongawan member https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RGNPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q5ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4468%2C1888129 25 March 2025 New Straits Times 10 July 1987 2 Background Abdul Karim Abdul Ghani, from United Sabah National Organisation (USNO), were elected to the state seat of Bongawan in the 1986 Sabah state election, defeating 5 other candidates with a 151 votes majority. He were a supreme council member of USNO. On 9 July 1987, Abdul Karim were expelled from USNO, after he was found by the party's supreme council to be guilty of breaching party's regulation. This was after he were accused of making public statements detrimental to the party. Abdul Karim were making public statements criticizing USNO and the party leader Mustapha Harun of not supporting the plan to set up United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in Sabah. According to the Sabah Constitution at the time, a member of Sabah Legislative Assembly automatically resigned from his seat, if the member were sacked or resigned from the party that he/she represented when winning the seat. This necessitates for by-election for the seat to be held, as the seat were vacated more that 2 years before the expiry of the state assembly current term. Nomination and campaign In their bid to retain the seat, USNO nominated Ak Aliuddin Pg Mohd Tahir, a businessman and former member of Parliament for Kimanis from 1977 to 1981, while he were representing Sabah People's United Front (BERJAYA).PBS AND USNO TO DO POLLS BATTLE https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gmNPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DZADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6680%2C997791 25 March 2025 New Straits Times 6 September 1987 3 Aliuddin also contested the seat in the 1986 state election as an independent, losing behind Karim of USNO and George Ng of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS). PBS, the current governing party of Sabah, meanwhile nominated Abdul Ghani Bidin @ Gani Bidin, a company secretary, production manager and chief engineer of state-owned Sabah Cement Sdn. Bhd. After nominations closed, it was confirmed by SPR that there will be a straight fight between PBS and USNO for the Bongawan seat. Although both parties are component parties of federal coalition Barisan Nasional (BN), they were allowed to use their own party name and logo in the state election. Timeline The key dates are listed below. DateEventIssue of the Writ of Election 5 September 1987Nomination Day 5-18 September 1987Campaigning Period Early polling day for postal and overseas voters 19 September 1987Polling Day Results Election result 1987 Sabah 19 September 1987 Bongawan (state constituency) Bongawan yes yes yes Upon the resignation of incumbent, Abdul Karim Abdul Ghani Parti Bersatu Sabah Abdul Ghani Bidin 3,279 53.17 12.90 United Sabah National Organisation Pengiran Aliuddin Pengiran Tahir 2,835 45.97 3.33 Total valid votes 6,114 99.14 Total rejected ballots 53 0.86 Unreturned ballots 0 0.00 Turnout 6,167 68.51 8.45 Registered electors 9,001 Majority 444 7.20 4.83 Parti Bersatu Sabah United Sabah National Organisation ? Previous result Sabah 1986 Bongawan (state constituency) Bongawan yes yes United Sabah National Organisation Abdul Karim Abdul Ghani 2,715 42.64 3.73 Parti Bersatu Sabah George Ng Shee Wah 2,564 40.27 2.99 Independent politician Ak Aliuddin Pg Mohd Tahir 689 10.82 10.82 Sabah People's United Front Andrew Mudi 149 2.34 16.61 Independent politician Chong Ah Tan @ Chong Tuck Foong 142 2.23 2.23 Independent politician Chua Hu Thiam 66 1.04 1.04 Total valid votes 6,325 99.34 Total rejected ballots 42 0.66 Unreturned ballots 0 0.00 Turnout 6,367 76.96 2.10 Registered electors 8,273 Majority 151 2.37 0.74 United Sabah National Organisation http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SABAH BAGI TAHUN 1986 Aftermath Observers note that USNO's defeat in Bongawan may be caused by selection of Aliuddin as a last minute candidate, against another candidate offered by the party's local branch.Usno's defeat in Bongawan was expected https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=d2NPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DZADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6568%2C4209570 29 March 2025 New Straits Times 21 September 1987 3 Supporters of sacked Karim also may boycott the by-election or supporting PBS candidate as protest against USNO's choice. Notes References Malaysia Politics Category:By-elections in Malaysia Category:Elections in Sabah