Harris Mohd Salleh | |
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حارث محمّد صالح | |
6th Chief Minister of Sabah | |
In office 6 June 1976 –22 April 1985 | |
Governor | Mohd Hamdan Abdullah Ahmad Koroh Mohamad Adnan Robert |
Preceded by | Fuad Stephens |
Succeeded by | Joseph Pairin Kitingan |
Personal details | |
Born | Harris bin Mohd Salleh 4 November 1930 |
Political party | USNO (–1975) BERJAYA (1975–1991) UMNO (1991–1998) BERSEKUTU (1998–2010) [1] |
Spouse | Rupiah Bachee Khan |
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Harris bin Mohd Salleh (born 4 November 1930) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th Chief Minister of Sabah from June 1976 to April 1985. During his tenure,he ceded the island of Labuan,which used to be part of the state of Sabah,to the federal Government,making it the second federal territory of Malaysia. [2] He was also the founding President of the Sabah People's United Front (BERJAYA).
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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1967 | N18 Sipitang-Ulu Padas | Harris Salleh (USNO) | 2,686 | 63.05% | Sadum Agong (UPKO) | 1,574 | 36.95% | 4,354 | 1,112 | 88.91% | ||
1971 | N15 Labuan | Harris Salleh (USNO) | Unopposed | |||||||||
1976 | N43 Tenom | Harris Salleh (BERJAYA) | 2,292 | 74.05% | Yong Peck Fong (SCA) | 763 | 24.65% | 3,176 | 1,529 | 82.67% | ||
Bijun Ginandah (IND) | 40 | 1.29% | ||||||||||
1981 | Harris Salleh (BN) | 2,988 | 75.84% | Gamparon Lajah (PASOK) | 861 | 21.85% | 4,036 | 2,127 | 77.85% | |||
Awang Yahya (USNO) | 51 | 1.29% | ||||||||||
Yong Yung Lee (IND) | 40 | 1.02% | ||||||||||
1985 | N39 Tenom | Harris Salleh (BN) | 1,727 | 35.88% | Kadoh Agundong (PBS) | 2,622 | 54.48% | 4,858 | 895 | 78.56% | ||
Leong Chau Chu (USNO) | 427 | 8.87% | ||||||||||
Arajai Mantias (BERSEPADU) | 37 | 0.77% | ||||||||||
1990 | N38 Sipitang | Harris Salleh (BERJAYA) | 969 | 15.41% | Jawawi Isa (PBS) | 2,437 | 38.77% | 6,361 | 276 | 82.24% | ||
Yusof Yacob (USNO) | 2,161 | 34.38% | ||||||||||
Othman Mohamad Yassin (IND) | 597 | 9.49% | ||||||||||
Pius Ganang (AKAR) | 86 | 1.36% | ||||||||||
Ramlah Rammelan (PRS) | 35 | 0.55% |
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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1978 | P129 Ulu Padas | Harris Salleh (BN) | Unopposed | |||||||||
1982 | Harris Salleh (BN) | 8,252 | 72.81% | Halik Zaman (IND) | 2,486 | 21.93% | 11,595 | 5,766 | 73.22% | |||
Jamparon Laja (PAS) | 425 | 3.75% | ||||||||||
Lawrence Liki (IND) | 171 | 1.51% |