Datuk Seri Wilfred Bumburing is a Malaysian politician. He is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia

Parliament of Malaysia

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 for the Tuaran

Tuaran

Tuaran is a town as well as a district located in West Coast Division, in the northwest of Sabah, East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Tuaran district has an area of 1,166 square kilometres and an estimated population of 94,100 in 2006. About half the population consists of ethnic Dusun, a third...

 constituency in Sabah

Sabah

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, representing the United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation

United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation

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 (UPKO) party in the ruling Barisan Nasional

Barisan Nasional

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 coalition.

Abdul Rahman was elected to federal Parliament in the 2008 election

Malaysian general election, 2008

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 for the seat of Tuaran. His election came after UPKO's incumbent member Wilfred Madius Tangau stood down citing the wishes of the party's leadership. Bumburing had previously served as Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah.

Election results

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia

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: P170 Tuaran

Tuaran

Tuaran is a town as well as a district located in West Coast Division, in the northwest of Sabah, East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Tuaran district has an area of 1,166 square kilometres and an estimated population of 94,100 in 2006. About half the population consists of ethnic Dusun, a third...

, Sabah

Sabah

Sabah is one of 13 member states of Malaysia. It is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in the country after Sarawak, which it borders on its southwest. It also shares a border with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south...

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|2008

Malaysian general election, 2008

The 12th Malaysian general election was held on March 8, 2008, in accordance with Malaysian laws for national elections, which states that a general election must be held no later than five years subsequent to the previous elections; the previous general election was held in 2004...

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| | (UPKO)
| align="right" |17,645
| |58%
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| |Umsery @ Ansari bin Abdullah (PKR)
| align="right" |11,023
| |36%