Wetrom Bahanda
Wetrom bin Bahanda (born 26 May 1971) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Marudu since November 2022 and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bandau since September 2020. He served as the State Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor from October 2020 to his resignation in October 2022. He is a member of the Social Democratic Harmony Party (KDM) and was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) and GRS as well as formerly the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He has also served as the 1st Deputy President of KDM for the Muslim bumiputera quota since October 2022.[1][2][3][4] He is also the older brother of Verdon Bahanda, the MP for Kudat.
Wetrom Bahanda | |
|---|---|
| State Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister of Sabah | |
| In office 8 October 2020 – 21 October 2022 Serving with Abidin Madingkir | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| Preceded by | Arifin Asgali |
| Succeeded by | Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan |
| Constituency | Bandau |
| 1st Deputy President of the Social Democratic Harmony Party (Muslim bumiputera) | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2022 Serving with Juil Nuatim (non-Muslim bumiputera) | |
| President | Peter Anthony |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kota Marudu | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Maximus Ongkili (BN–PBS) |
| Majority | 8,174 (2022) |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Bandau | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Majority | 3,363 (2020) |
| Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2020–2022 | Perikatan Nasional |
| 2022– | Social Democratic Harmony Party |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2022– | Social Democratic Harmony Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wetrom bin Bahanda 26 May 1971 Kota Marudu, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (–2018) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2019–2022) Social Democratic Harmony Party (KDM) (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018, aligned:2020–2022, since 2022) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–2020, aligned:since 2022) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2022) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (2020–2022) |
| Spouse | Doreen Yubing |
| Relations | Verdon Bahanda (brother) Vedonah Bahanda (Sister) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Name | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P168 Kota Marudu | Wetrom Bahanda (KDM) | 24,318 | 48.69% | Maximus Ongkili (PBS) | 16,144 | 32.32% | 49,946 | 8,174 | 61.86% | ||
| Jilid Kuminding (WARISAN) | 5,320 | 10.65% | ||||||||||
| Shahrizal Denci (MUDA) | 3,225 | 6.46% | ||||||||||
| Norman Tulang (Independent) | 660 | 1.32% | ||||||||||
| Mohd Azmi Zulkiflee (PEJUANG) | 279 | 0.56% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | N06 Bandau, P168 Kota Marudu | Wetrom Bahanda (BERSATU) | 5,863 | 60.41% | Majamis Timbong (WARISAN) | 2,500 | 23.18% | 10,612 | 3,363 | 68.86% | ||
| Azahari Amit (USNO Baru) | 477 | 1.06% | ||||||||||
| Webley Disim (PCS) | 477 | 8.53% | ||||||||||
| Raphael Biun (LDP) | 331 | 1.11% | ||||||||||
| Tolok Delly Surag (IND) | 58 | 14.96% | ||||||||||
Honours
- Sabah :
- Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) - Datuk (2011)
References
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- ^ "19 Ketua Bahagian Bersatu Sabah menang tanpa bertanding". Sinar Harian. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "5 menteri, 18 pembantu menteri angkat sumpah". Berita Harian. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Politik Sabah berpaksi pembangunan ekonomi". Berita Harian. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ . The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
- ^ "Undi.info". undi.info. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "N.06 BANDAU". SPR Dashboard. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.