Noorita Sual

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Noorita Sual
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tenom
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byRaime Unggi
(BNUMNO)
Majority1,133 (2018)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2018–Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born
Noorita binti Sual

(1980-04-28) 28 April 1980 (age 43)
Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Noorita binti Sual (born 1980) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tenom since May 2018.[1][2] She is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition.

Elections

2018 general election

In the 2018 election, her party of Democratic Action Party (DAP) field her to contest the Tenom parliamentary seat to facing a new candidate Rubin Balang from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).[3] She subsequently won the seat, breaking a long time rule by the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the area.[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P181 Tenom, Sabah[5]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2018 Rubin Balang (UMNO) 10,230 35.1%2 Noorita Sual (DAP) 11,363 38.9%2
Notes:
Table excludes votes for candidates who finished in third place or lower.
2 Different % used for 2018 election.

References

  1. ^ "Rakyat berhak pilih ketua" (in Malay). Utusan Borneo. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Pelantikan KK, JKKK, Kapitan Cina dibuat semula secara undi". Utusan Borneo (in Malay). PressReader. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. ^ Neil Brian Joseph (17 April 2018). "DAP to field two women in Tenom, Kapayan". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. ^ Nandini Balakrishnan (10 May 2018). "Historic Win: The Complete Result Of GE14's Parliamentary Seats Across Malaysia". Says.com. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

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