Wilfred Bumburing

Not to be confused with Wilfred Madius Tangau.

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri Panglima
Wilfred Bumburing
SPDK PGDK PJN JSM
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tuaran
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byWilfred Madius Tangau
(BN–UPKO)
Succeeded byWilfred Madius Tangau
(BN–UPKO)
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Tamparuli
In office
21 April 1985 – 13 March 1999
Preceded byClarence Elong Mansul
Succeeded byEdward Linggu Bukut
In office
5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byJahid Jahim (BN–PBS)
Succeeded byJahid Jahim (PBS)
Personal details
Born
Mojilip bin Bumburing @ Wilfred

(1951-12-02) 2 December 1951 (age 72)
Tenghilan village, Tamparuli, Tuaran, Crown Colony of North Borneo
Political partyUnited Sabah Party (PBS)
(1986–1994)
United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO)
(1994–2012, since 2024)
People's Justice Party (PKR)
(2012–2017)
Love Sabah Party (PCS)
(2017–2022)
Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS)
(2022–2024)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(1994–2012, 2022–2024)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2012–2014)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2014–2016, since 2024)
OccupationPolitician
Websitehttps://wilfredbumburing.com

Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred Bumburing (born 2 December 1951) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tamparuli from 1985 to 1999 and again from May 2013 to May 2018, Member of Parliament (MP) for Tuaran from March 2008 to May 2013.

Bumburing was first elected to the State Assembly in 1986, as a member of the United Sabah Party (PBS). In 1994, he joined Bernard Dompok in defecting from PBS to join the Barisan Nasional coalition, setting up the party that subsequently became the United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO). He was a Deputy Chief Minister in the Barisan Nasional government.[1]

He was elected to federal Parliament in the 2008 election for the seat of Tuaran.[2][3] His election came after UPKO's incumbent member Wilfred Madius Tangau stood down citing the wishes of the party's leadership.[4] In 2011, he left UPKO to sit in Parliament as a member of People's Justice Party (PKR) of the opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition.[5] He recontested the 2013 election as a PKR candidate, but lost his seat to Tangau, who had returned to the UPKO deputy presidency. C did, however, win the seat of Tamparuli in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.[6] In 2016 Wilfred Bumburing left PKR for the newly formed Love Sabah Party (PCS) and was elected as its new president.[7]

On 16 February 2024, Wilfred Bumburing returned United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) after 12 years left the party.[8]

  1. ^ "'Being out of action for 2 terms not a worry'". Daily Express (Malaysia). 23 February 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
  3. ^ "undiinfo - Malaysian Election Data". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Madius steps aside for Bumburing". Daily Express (Malaysia). 22 February 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Bumburing leaves BN, aligns with opposition". The Borneo Post. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Bumburing wins Tamparuli, loses Tuaran". The Borneo Insider. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Parti Cinta Sabah to establish 26 divisions in Sabah". The Borneo Post. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Wilfred Bumburing back in Upko after 12 years". www.freemalaysiatoday.com. 16 February 2024.