Malaysian politician
Joachim Gunsalam (born 22 January 1958) is a Malaysian politician and physician who has served as the Deputy Chief Minister II and State Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor since January 2023 as well as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kundasang since March 2004. He is a member of the United Sabah Party (PBS), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions. He has served as the Acting President of PBS since June 2024 and Deputy President of PBS for the Non-Muslim Bumiputera quota since June 2022.[2][3] He previously served as Vice President of PBS for the Non-Muslim Bumiputera quota from 2006 to 2022.[4][5]
Career
He was appointed one of the Deputy Chief Ministers of Sabah as part of the victorious Gabungan Rakyat Sabah coalition in the 2020 state election.
Election results
Sabah State Legislative Assembly[6][7][8]
Year
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Constituency
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Votes
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Pct
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Opponent(s)
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Votes
|
Pct
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Ballots cast
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Majority
|
Turnout
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2004
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N29 Kundasang
|
|
Joachim Gunsalam (PBS)
|
3,091
|
54.12%
|
|
Kaibi Laiman (SETIA)
|
1,097
|
19.21%
|
5,931
|
1,997
|
68.31%
|
|
Arimin Moidi (IND)
|
1,075
|
18.82%
|
|
Asidin Teilok (keADILan)
|
448
|
7.85%
|
2008
|
|
Joachim Gunsalam (PBS)
|
3,597
|
54.77%
|
|
Japiril Suhaimin (IND)
|
1,791
|
27.26%
|
6,780
|
1,806
|
70.47%
|
|
Karim Adam (PKR)
|
1,180
|
17.97%
|
2013
|
|
Joachim Gunsalam (PBS)
|
4,206
|
41.93%
|
|
Satiol Indong (PKR)
|
2,231
|
22.23%
|
10,295
|
1,975
|
77.40%
|
|
Japiril Suhaimin (SAPP)
|
2,102
|
20.96%
|
|
Jain Sauting (STAR)
|
1,117
|
11.14%
|
|
Sam Hondou (IND)
|
288
|
2.87%
|
|
Cleftus Stephen Spine (IND)
|
87
|
0.87%
|
2018
|
|
Joachim Gunsalam (PBS)
|
3,971
|
37.14%
|
|
Siriman Basir (WARISAN)
|
3,716
|
34.76%
|
11,070
|
255
|
74.50%
|
|
Japiril Suhaimin (STAR)
|
2,105
|
19.69%
|
|
Henrynus Amin (PKAN)
|
733
|
6.86%
|
|
Jinus Sodiong (PKS)
|
166
|
1.55%
|
2020
|
N36 Kundasang
|
|
Joachim Gunsalam (PBS)
|
4,332
|
43.35%
|
|
Siriman Basir (WARISAN)
|
2,910
|
29.12%
|
9,994
|
1,422
|
66.69%
|
|
Ewon Ebin (PCS)
|
2,384
|
23.85%
|
|
Jeafry Goh Kautah (LDP)
|
293
|
2.93%
|
|
Osman Marajin (USNO Baru)
|
75
|
0.75%
|
Honours
References
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