Eric Majimbun | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sepanggar, Sabah | |
| In office 21 March 2004 –5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Jumat Idris (BN–UMNO) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Enchin bin Majimbun @ Eric 7 February 1950 |
| Political party | |
| Children | Edna Majimbun |
| Occupation | Politician |
Eric Majimbun (born 7 February 1950) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sepanggar constituency in Sabah from 2004 to 2013, [1] as a member of the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP). [2]
Majimbun was elected to federal Parliament in the 2004 election for the seat of Sepanggar. [3] SAPP was a member of the governing Barisan Nasional coalition until it left in 2008,which Majimbun claimed gave him more freedom to represent his constituents. [4] In the 2013 election,Majimbun contested the Sabah State Legislative Assembly seat of Inanam,but was squeezed into third place behind candidates from the two major national coalitions,the Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat.
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | P171 Sepanggar | Eric Majimbun (SAPP) | 16,226 | 76.09% | Saidatul Badru Mohd Said (PKR) | 5,098 | 23.91% | 22,083 | 11,128 | 63.96% | ||
| 2008 | Eric Majimbun (SAPP) | 16,884 | 64.90% | Yembun Abdullah (PKR) | 5,423 | 20.84% | 26,990 | 11,461 | 68.76% | |||
| Ewol Muji (DAP) | 3,709 | 14.26% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N13 Inanam | Eric Majimbun (SAPP) | 5,003 | 25.46% | Roland Chia Ming Shen (PKR) | 8,926 | 45.42% | 20,106 | 3,202 | 82.39% | ||
| Joseph Paulus Lantip (PBS) | 5,724 | 29.13% | ||||||||||