Henry Sum Agong

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Bukit Mas
In office
29 November 1999 – 8 March 2008
Preceded byMichael Lisa Kaya
(BNPBB)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Majority10,526 (1999)
Walkover (2004)
Personal details
Born
Henry Sum Agong

(1946-02-18) 18 February 1946 (age 79)
British Military Administration (Borneo) (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
Political partyParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(–2018)
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)
(since 2018)
SpouseTunung Palong
ChildrenChristina Busak
OccupationPolitician

Henry Sum Agong (born 18 February 1946) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the

Bukit Mas from November 1999 to March 2008. He is a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and formerly BN coalitions.[1] He is the first deputy minister of the Lun Bawang ethnicity in the history of Malaysia
.

Having represented the

Bukit Mas constituency,[2] Henry Sum moved to the seat of Lawas for the 2008 election, which he won with 92% of the vote.[3]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[4]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots Cast Majority Turnout
1999 P193
Bukit Mas
Henry Sum Agong (PBB) 13,642 79.24% Charlee Soh (
keADILan
)
3,116 18.10% 17,638 10,526 51.53%
Mohamad Brahim (IND) 459 2.67%
2004 P219
Bukit Mas
Henry Sum Agong (PBB) Walkover
2008 P222 Lawas Henry Sum Agong (PBB) 8,526 92.07% Japar Suyut (
PKR
)
734 7.93% 9,342 7,792 59.44%
2013 Henry Sum Agong (PBB) 9,928 71.45% Baru Langub (DAP) 3,898 28.05% 14,113 6,030 74.89%
Alirahman Kamseh (
STAR
)
69 0.50%
2018 Henry Sum Agong (PBB) 10,037 70.44% Danny Piri (PKR) 4,037 28.33% 14,550 6,000 68.32%
Mohamad Brahim (IND) 176 1.24%
2022 Henry Sum Agong (PBB) 11,361 62.40% Baru Bian (PSB) 5,684 31.22% 18,495 5,677 54.10%
Japar Suyut (PKR) 1,163 6.39%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ^ "Henry Sum Agong, Y.B. Tuan" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ Wong, Jack (13 March 2004). "BN wins six seats uncontested in Sarawak". The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  3. ^ Hamdan Ismail (10 March 2008). "BN Does Well in Northern Sarawak". Berita Wilayah Sarawak. Bernama. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2010. Table excludes votes for candidates finishing in third place or lower.
  5. ^ "Sarawak Honours List 2008". The Star. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Sarawak Yang di-Pertua Negri's birthday honours list". The Star. 15 September 2003. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
Parliament of Malaysia
New creation Member of Parliament for Lawas
8 March 2008–present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Michael Lisa Kaya
Member of Parliament for
Bukit Mas

29 November 1999–7 March 2008
Constituency abolished