| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Dato' Paduka |
| Abu Bakar Taib | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | DHMS DSDK KMN BCK PJK |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1943 |
| Birth Place: | Kedah, Japanese occupation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Office1: | Ministerial roles |
| Subterm1: | 1995–2004 |
| Suboffice1: | Parliamentary Secretary of Agriculture |
| Office9: | Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat |
| Subterm9: | 1995–2013 |
| Suboffice9: | Barisan Nasional |
| Term End2: | 13 |
| Party: | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Native Name: | Malay: {{Script|Arab|أبو بکر طيب |
Dato' Paduka Abu Bakar bin Taib (born 21 March 1943) is a former Malaysian politician, who represented the seat of Langkawi in the Parliament of Malaysia from 1995 to 2013.[1] He was a member of the governing United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party and from 1999 to 2004 was a Parliamentary Secretary in the Agriculture Ministry.[2]
Abu Bakar was re-elected to Parliament in the 2008 election,[3] having earlier survived a speculated challenge by Mukhriz Mahathir for the UMNO nomination for his seat.[4] He was dropped from UMNO's list of candidates for the 2013 election, to be replaced by the state assemblyman for Kuah, Nawawi Ahmad.[5]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | P004 Langkawi, Kedah | Abu Bakar Taib (UMNO) | 11,977 | 77.13% | Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (S46) | 3,552 | 22.87% | 16,532 | 8,425 | 76.12% | ||||
| 1999 | Abu Bakar Taib (UMNO) | 12,349 | 68.03% | Amiruddin Hamzah (PAS) | 5,802 | 31.97% | 18,566 | 6,547 | 80.43% | |||||
| 2004 | Abu Bakar Taib (UMNO) | 16,510 | 74.21% | Zubir Ahmad (PAS) | 5,738 | 25.79% | 22,844 | 10,772 | 81.64% | |||||
| 2008 | Abu Bakar Taib (UMNO) | 13,762 | 61.02% | Wan Salleh Wan Isa (PKR) | 8,792 | 38.98% | 23,273 | 4,970 | 78.71% | |||||
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