| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berhormat Datuk |
| Joniston Bangkuai | |
| Birth Name: | Joniston bin Lumai @ Bangkuai |
| Birth Date: | 17 April 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Kiulu, Tuaran, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Term Start: | 8 October 2020 |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Hajiji Noor |
| 2Blankname: | Minister |
| 2Namedata: | Jafry Arifin Christina Liew Chin Jin |
| Governor: | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Constituency: | Kiulu |
| 3Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 3Namedata: | Hajiji Noor |
| Office1: | Chairman of the Sabah Tourism Board |
| 1Blankname1: | State Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | Jafry Arifin Christina Liew Chin Jin |
| 2Blankname1: | Chief Executive Officer |
| 2Namedata1: | Noredah Othman Julinus Jeffery Jimit |
| Term Start1: | 20 December 2020 |
| Constituency Am2: | Kiulu |
| Assembly2: | Sabah State Legislative |
| Term Start2: | 5 May 2013 |
| Majority2: | 44 (2013) 1,443 (2018) 1,221 (2020) |
| Predecessor2: | Louis Rampas (BN–PBS) |
| Term Start3: | 4 March 2022 |
| 3Blankname3: | Chairman |
| 3Namedata3: | Hajiji Noor |
| Predecessor3: | Position established |
| Office4: | Information Chief of the United Sabah Party |
| Term Start4: | 1 July 2022 |
| President4: | Maximus Ongkili |
| 1Blankname4: | Assistant |
| 1Namedata4: | Johnnybone J. Kurum |
| Predecessor4: | Julita Majungki |
| Office5: | Secretary-General of the United Sabah Party |
| Term Start5: | 3 January 2021 |
| Term End5: | 1 July 2022 |
| President5: | Maximus Ongkili |
| 3Blankname5: | Assistant |
| 3Namedata5: | Hendrus Anding |
| Predecessor5: | Jahid Jahim |
| Successor5: | Julita Majungki |
| Citizenship: | Malaysian |
| Party: | United Sabah Party (PBS) |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Spouse: | Lucy Irene Yong |
Joniston Bangkuai (born 17 April 1961) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the State Assistant Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor and Ministers Jafry Ariffin and Christina Liew Chin Jin since October 2020, Chairman of the Sabah Tourism Board (STB) since December 2020 as well as Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kiulu since May 2013. He is a member of the United Sabah Party (PBS), a component party of the GRS coalition.[1] [2] [3] He has also served as the Information Chief of both GRS and PBS since March and July 2022 respectively. He served as the Secretary-General of PBS from January 2021 to July 2022.[4] [5]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P170 Tuaran | Joniston Bangkuai (PBS) | 24,710 | 42.44% | Wilfred Madius Tangau (UPKO) | 24,943 | 42.84% | 58,227 | 233 | 69.80% | |||
| Jo-Anna Henley Rampas (WARISAN) | 5,728 | 9.84% | |||||||||||
| Noortaip Suhaili @ Sualee (Independent) | 2,008 | 3.45% | |||||||||||
| Muminin Kalingkong @ Norbinsha (PEJUANG) | 445 | 0.76% | |||||||||||
| Boby Lewat (Independent) | 393 | 0.67% | |||||||||||
| Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N11 Kiulu | Joniston Bangkuai (PBS) | 3,745 | 41.08% | Rhodes Panilau (PKR) | 3,701 | 40.60% | 9,288 | 44 | 81.50% | |||
| Terence Sinti (STAR) | 1,025 | 11.24% | |||||||||||
| John Hussein (IND) | 517 | 5.67% | |||||||||||
| Tindil Gonsobil (SAPP) | 129 | 1.41% | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Joniston Bangkuai (PBS) | 4,336 | 42.39% | Jo-Anna Sue Henley Rampas (WARISAN) | 2,893 | 28.28% | 10,459 | 1,443 | 80.70% | ||||
| Terence Sinti (STAR) | 2,457 | 24.02% | |||||||||||
| Gaibin Ransoi (PCS) | 543 | 5.31% | |||||||||||
| 2020 | N15 Kiulu | Joniston Bangkuai (PBS) | 4,007 | 51.93% | (UPKO) | 2,786 | 36.11% | 7,716 | 1,221 | 70.87% | |||
| Andau Yasun @ Bruno (PCS) | 363 | 4.70% | |||||||||||
| Rozylyn @ Rosalyn Gelunu (LDP) | 274 | 3.55% | |||||||||||
| Dominic Yasun (IND) | 266 | 3.45% | |||||||||||
| Jolianis Lampog (IND) | 20 | 0.26% | |||||||||||