Edward Linggu Bukut | |
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Senator Elected by the Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 10 December 2024 Servingwith Bobbey Ah Fang Suan | |
Monarch | Ibrahim |
Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
Preceded by | Noraini Idris |
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tamparuli | |
In office 12/13 March 1999 –21 March 2004 | |
Preceded by | Wilfred Bumburing (PBS) |
Succeeded by | Jahid Jahim (BN–PBS) |
Secretary-General of the Homeland Solidarity Party | |
Assumed office 2 November 2021 | |
President | Jeffrey Kitingan |
Preceded by | Guan Dee Koh Hoi |
Vice President of the Homeland Solidarity Party | |
In office 2018–2021 Servingwith Robert Tawik &Annuar Ayub | |
President | Jeffrey Kitingan |
Succeeded by | Abidin Madingkir & Paul Porodong & Suling Isib & Apas Nawawi Saking |
Personal details | |
Born | Linggu @ Edward bin Bukut 20 December 1958 |
Citizenship | ![]() |
Political party | PBS (until 2001) PBRS (2001-?) ![]() |
Other political affiliations | ![]() |
Occupation | Politician |
Linggu @ Edward bin Bukut, or commonly known as Edward Linggu is a Malaysian politician who has served as a Senator since December 2024. He had served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tamparuli from 1999 to 2004. He is a member of the Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR),a major component of the ruling Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition. He has been the Secretary-General of STAR since 2021 and had served as a Vice President from 2018 to 2021.
In 2001,he quit PBS to join PBRS together with Jeffrey Kitingan. Then,he joined STAR and was appointed as a Vice President before being appointed as the Secretary-general and also Strategy Director of the party. [1] [2] He had also participated in the 2013 Sabah state election for Tamparuli state seat again but ultimately lost.
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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1999 | Tamparuli | Edward Linggu (PBS) | 6,125 | 57.77% | Wilfred Bumburing (UPKO) | 3,939 | 37.15% | 10,603 | 2,186 | 78.62% | ||
Monggoh Orow (BERSEKUTU) | 475 | 4.48% | ||||||||||
2013 | Edward Linggu (STAR) | 589 | 4.07% | Wilfred Bumburing (PKR) | 6,862 | 47.43% | 14,469 | 383 | 83.80% | |||
Jahid Jahim (PBS) | 6,479 | 44.78% | ||||||||||
Stephan Gaimin (SAPP) | 185 | 1.28% | ||||||||||
James Ongkili Jr. (IND) | 185 | 0.87% |