Arthur Joseph Kurup

Yang Berhormat Tuan
Arthur Joseph Kurup
MP
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Pensiangan, Sabah
Assumed office
2018
Preceded by Joseph Kurup
Personal details
Born Sabah, Malaysia
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party PBRS (2018–)
Spouse(s) Riwana Arthur Kurup
Relations Joseph Kurup (father)[1]
Residence Seri Pensiangan
Occupation Politician
Profession Lawyer and economist

Arthur Joseph Kurup is a Malaysian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Pensiangan, as well the Deputy President of United Sabah People's Party (PBRS).[2][3][4]

Career

Arthur previously work as a Trade and Legal Officer at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland before returning to Malaysia.[5] He served as a Director of Sabah Housing and Development Town Board.[4]

Elections

2018 general election

In the 2018 election, his party of United Sabah People's Party (PBRS) fielded him to contest the Pensiangan parliamentary seat to succeed his father, Joseph Kurup.[6][7][8] He faced Raymond Ahuar from the People's Justice Party (PKR) and defeated him.[9]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P182 Pensiangan, Sabah[10]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2018 Arthur Joseph Kurup (PBRS) 11,783 37.6%2 Raymond Ahuar (PKR) 9,469 30.2%2
Notes:
Table excludes votes for candidates who finished in third place or lower.
2 Different % used for 2018 election.

References

  1. ↑ Ryan Stanley (3 May 2018). "Terharu bapa jadi teman berkempen" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Ruben Sario (30 October 2015). "Anak Joseph Kurup Bakal Jadi Timbalan Presiden PBRS" (in Malay). mStar. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Olivia Miwil (26 April 2018). "Arthur bawa suara orang muda" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 Julia Chan (27 April 2018). "Sabah's scions rise to GE14 challenge". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 25 May 2018. The younger Kurup was elected deputy president of Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah in 2015, and appointed to the board of directors for the Sabah Town and Housing Development Board in 2016. He is also a trained lawyer and a TN50 ambassador.
  5. ↑ Muguntan Vanar; Natasha Joibi (4 May 2018). "Uphill task ahead for Kurup's son". The Star. Retrieved 25 May 2018. Located close to the Kalimantan-Sabah border, the constituency, which was held by Tan Sri Joseph Kurup for two terms, has an almost equal number of ethnic Dusun and Murut voters. The area will test Arthur, who used to be a lawyer with the World Trade Organisation in Geneva, Switzerland, as he enters the complex game of localised family politics.
  6. ↑ Olivia Miwil (26 April 2018). "Joseph Kurup confident son, Arthur, is best candidate for Pensiangan". New Straits Times. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Ryan Stanley (3 May 2018). "Arthur Kurup on the campaign trail with incumbent dad". New Straits Times. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Rizalmi Liman (5 May 2018). "Kurup yakin dengan Arthur sebagai calon BN Pensiangan" (in Malay). New Sabah Times. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Nandini Balakrishnan (10 May 2018). "Historic Win: The Complete Result Of GE14's Parliamentary Seats Across Malaysia". Says.com. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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