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| party = [[United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation]] (UPKO)
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| otherparty = [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) <br> {{small|(−2018, aligned;since 2022)}} <br> [[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH) <br> {{small|(since 2021, aligned:2018−2021)}}
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| occupation = Politician
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| education = [[SM St. Michael, Penampang]]<br />[[Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka]]
| education = [[SM St. Michael, Penampang]]<br />[[Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka]]

Revision as of 16:06, 12 January 2023

Ewon Benedick
Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative
Assumed office
3 December 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputySaraswathy Kandasami
Preceded byNoh Omar
ConstituencyPenampang
State Minister of Rural Development of Sabah
In office
16 May 2018 – 29 September 2020
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterShafie Apdal
AssistantRasinin Kautis
Dumi Pg. Masdal
Preceded byEllron Alfred Angin
Succeeded byJahid Jahim
ConstituencyKadamaian
3rd President of the
United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation
Assuming office
16 January 2023
DeputyTBD
SucceedingWilfred Madius Tangau
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Penampang
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byDarell Leiking (WARISAN)
Majority14,410 (2022)
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Kadamaian
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byUkoh Malajad (Independent)
Majority3,459 (2020)
3,294 (2018)
Personal details
Born
Ewon Benedick

(1983-08-01) 1 August 1983 (age 40)
Kampung Penampang Proper, Donggongon, Penampang, Sabah, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(−2018, aligned;since 2022)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2021, aligned; 2018−2021)
EducationSM St. Michael, Penampang
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
OccupationPolitician

Ewon Benedick (born 1 August 1983) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Penampang since November 2022 and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kadamaian since May 2018. He 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 is a member and Vice President of the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO), a component party of the PH coalition. He is also the President-elect of UPKO, one of the two UPKO MPs and sole UPKO MLA. He was set to officially take over Wilfred Madius Tangau as the 3rd UPKO president after the UPKO party election in the party triennial delegates convention on 16 October 2022. However on 10 October 2022, the 14th Parliament was dissolved and the 2022 general election was to be held on 19 November 2022, the convention was delayed to 16 January 2023.[1][2][3]

Election results

Sabah State Legislative Assembly[4][5][6]
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%
Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 P174 Penampang, Sabah Ewon Benedick (UPKO) 29,066 57.30% Darell Leiking (WARISAN) 14,656 28.89% 50,730 14,410 65.70%
Kenny Chua Teck Ho (STAR) 6,719 13.24%
Richard Jimmy (IND) 289 0.57%

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Ewon to take over as Upko chief during party congress next year". The Borneo Post. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. ^ Sadho Ram (12 May 2018). "Sabah Musical Chairs To End With Shafie Swearing In As Chief Minister Tonight". Says.com. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. ^ Alyaa Azhar (11 May 2018). "Six switch sides, Warisan has majority with 35 seats". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
  6. ^ "N02 Tanjong Kapor". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak head list of 1,158 Sabah award recipients". Bernama. Borneo Post. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.