Joniston Bangkuai | |
|---|---|
| State Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister of Sabah | |
| Assumed office 2 December 2025 | |
| Governor | Musa Aman |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| Preceded by | Abidin Madingkir |
| Constituency | Kiulu |
| Chairman of the Sabah Tourism Board | |
| Assumed office 20 December 2020 | |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| State Minister | Jafry Arifin (2020–2023,since 2025) Christina Liew Chin Jin (2023–2025) |
| Chief Executive Officer | Noredah Othman (2020–2024) Julinus Jeffery Jimit (since 2024) |
| State Assistant Minister of Tourism,Culture and Environment of Sabah | |
| In office 8 October 2020 –30 November 2025 | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin (2020–2024) Musa Aman (2025) |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| Minister | Jafry Arifin (2020–2023) Christina Liew Chin Jin (2023–2025) |
| Preceded by | Assaffal P. Alian |
| Succeeded by | Anil Jeet Singh |
| Constituency | Kiulu |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Kiulu | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Rampas (BN–PBS) |
| Majority | 44 (2013) 1,443 (2018) 1,221 (2020) 1,437 (2025) |
| 1st Information Chief of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2022 | |
| Chairman | Hajiji Noor |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Information Chief of the United Sabah Party | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2022 | |
| President | Maximus Ongkili |
| Assistant | Jonnybone J Kurum |
| Preceded by | Julita Majungki |
| Secretary-General of the United Sabah Party | |
| In office 3 January 2021 –30 June 2022 | |
| President | Maximus Ongkili |
| Assistant | Hendrus Anding |
| Preceded by | Jahid Jahim |
| Succeeded by | Julita Majungki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joniston bin Lumai @ Bangkuai 17 April 1962 |
| Nationality | |
| Party | United Sabah Party (PBS) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2020) |
| Spouse | Lucy Irene Yong |
| Occupation | Politician |
Joniston Bangkuai (born 17 April 1962) is a Malaysian politician who has served as State Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor since December 2025,State Assistant Minister of Tourism,Culture and Environment of Sabah under Ministers Jafry Ariffin and Christina Liew Chin Jin from October 2020 until November 2025 and Chairman of the Sabah Tourism Board (STB) since December 2020,as well as Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kiulu since May 2013. He is a member of the United Sabah Party (PBS),a component party of the GRS coalition. [1] [2] [3] He has also served as the Information Chief of both GRS and PBS since March and July 2022 respectively. He previously served as the Secretary-General of PBS from January 2021 to June 2022. [4] [5]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P170 Tuaran | Joniston Bangkuai (PBS) | 24,710 | 42.44% | Wilfred Madius Tangau (UPKO) | 24,943 | 42.84% | 58,227 | 233 | 69.80% | ||
| Jo-Anna Sue Henley Rampas (WARISAN) | 5,728 | 9.84% | ||||||||||
| Noortaip Suhaili @ Sualee (IND) | 2,008 | 3.45% | ||||||||||
| Muminin B. Norbinsha (PEJUANG) | 445 | 0.76% | ||||||||||
| Boby Lewat (IND) | 393 | 0.67% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N11 Kiulu | Joniston Bangkuai (PBS) | 3,745 | 41.08% | Rhodes Panilau (PKR) | 3,701 | 40.60% | 9,288 | 44 | 81.50% | ||
| Terence Sinti (STAR) | 1,025 | 11.24% | ||||||||||
| John Hussein (IND) | 517 | 5.67% | ||||||||||
| Tindil Gonsobil (SAPP) | 129 | 1.41% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Joniston Bangkuai (PBS) | 4,336 | 42.39% | Jo-Anna Sue Henley Rampas (WARISAN) | 2,893 | 28.28% | 10,459 | 1,443 | 80.70% | |||
| Terence Sinti (STAR) | 2,457 | 24.02% | ||||||||||
| Gaibin Ransoi (PCS) | 543 | 5.31% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | N15 Kiulu | Joniston Bangkuai (PBS) | 4,007 | 51.93% | Wilfred Madius Tangau (UPKO) | 2,786 | 36.11% | 7,716 | 1,221 | 70.87% | ||
| Andau Yasun @ Bruno (PCS) | 363 | 4.70% | ||||||||||
| Rozylyn @ Rosalyn Gelunu (LDP) | 274 | 3.55% | ||||||||||
| Dominic Yasun (IND) | 266 | 3.45% | ||||||||||
| Jolianis Lampog (IND) | 20 | 0.26% | ||||||||||
| 2025 | Joniston Bangkuai (PBS) | 4,316 | 36.51% | Terence Sinti (STAR) | 2,879 | 24.35% | 11,935 | 1,437 | 69.53% | |||
| Joisin Romut (UPKO) | 2,736 | 23.14% | ||||||||||
| Henry Saimpon (KDM) | 1,192 | 10.08% | ||||||||||
| Saibin Gunsari (WARISAN) | 389 | 3.29% | ||||||||||
| Trevor Maringking (ANAK NEGERI) | 176 | 1.49% | ||||||||||
| Niyky @ Niky J Bosikol (IMPIAN) | 78 | 0.66% | ||||||||||
| Dusi Gingging (PKS) | 56 | 0.47% | ||||||||||