Yahya Lampong
Malaysian politician
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Mohammad Yahya bin Lampong (born 1940) is a Malaysian politician from PKR. He was the Member of Parliament for Kota Belud from 1982 to 1986 and Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tempasuk from 1985 to 1986. He was also the Deputy Minister of Rural Development.
Mohammad Yahya Lampong | |
|---|---|
| محمد يحي لمڤوڠ | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kota Belud | |
| In office 1982–1986 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamad Said Keruak |
| Succeeded by | Paul Maidom Pansai |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tempasuk | |
| In office 1985–1986 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Noor Mansoor |
| Succeeded by | Robert Ripin Minggir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammad Yahya bin Lampong 1940 (age 85–86) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Party | USNO (till 1990) UMNO (1990-1999, 1999-2012) BERSEKUTU (1999) PKR (since 2012) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (1990-1999, 1999-2012) Pakatan Harapan (since 2015) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Politics
In 1990, he joined UMNO after USNO was dissolved and he became the Division Chief of UMNO Tanjung Aru. In 1999, he left UMNO and join BERSEKUTU but rejoined UMNO within 12 hours.[1] On 23 August 2001, he was removed as the Division Chief of UMNO Tanjung Aru by the Disciplinary Committee.[2] In 2012, he quitted UMNO again and joined PKR. He said that he decided to leave UMNO due to Nik Aziz's influence.[3] He was also the pro tem Vice President of Perkasa till 2009.[4]
Election result
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | P117 Kota Belud | Yahya Lampong (IND) | 9,952 | 57.51% | Pandikar Amin Mulia (USNO) | 5,362 | 30.99% | 17,305 | 4,590 | 79.63% | ||
| Majikon Moluni (PASOK) | 884 | 5.11% | ||||||||||
| Mohamed Yakin Mumin (IND) | 419 | 2.42% | ||||||||||
| Sisambin Bungan (IND) | 262 | 1.51% | ||||||||||
| Jailin Toh (PUSAKA) | 80 | 0.46% | ||||||||||
| 2013 | P175 Papar | Yahya Lampong (PKR) | 10,661 | 32.05% | Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin (UMNO) | 21,196 | 63.72% | 33,262 | 10,535 | 85.79% | ||
| Balon Mujim (STAR) | 838 | 2.52% | ||||||||||
Honours
Sabah
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (1998)[6]
