Billy Abit Joo

Malaysian politician
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IntroMalaysian politician
PlacesMalaysia
isPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth10 May 1949, Crown Colony of Sarawak
Age75 years
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Biography

Datuk Billy Abit Joo (born 10 May 1949) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Hulu Rajang constituency in Sarawak from 1990 to 2013.
Billy Abit entered Parliament in the 1990 election, running as an independent. He later joined the Sarawak People's Party (PRS) in the Barisan Nasional coalition. His rural constituency was the largest by area in Malaysia. In 2009, he led a parliamentary delegation into the constituency to enquire into living conditions of the Penan people. He has called for the establishment of forest reserves for the Penans. In 2008, he crossed party lines to be the only government MP to sign a petition for the review of Malaysia's Internal Security Act.
Billy Abit's parliamentary career came to an end at the 2013 election, when the PRS nominated Wilson Ugak Kumbong to contest Hulu Rajang.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: Hulu Rajang, Sarawak
YearGovernmentVotesPctOppositionVotesPct
1990Justine Jinggut4,20042%Billy Abit Joo (IND)5,39354%
1995Billy Abit Joo6,73167%Lucius Jimbun (IND)3,08431%
1999Billy Abit Joo6,88470%Kumbong Langit (IND)2,75128%
2004Billy Abit Joo6,94967%Bendindang Manjah (SNAP)3,28332%
2008Billy Abit Joo6,59059%George Lagong (IND)4,42625%

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