Peter Anthony Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berhormat Datuk
Peter Anthony
Honorific-Suffix:PGDK MLA
Birth Name:Peter Anthony
Birth Date:24 February 1971
Birth Place:Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia
Term Start1:16 May 2018
Term End1:29 September 2020
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Shafie Apdal
2Blankname1:Assistant Minister
2Namedata1:Abdul Muis Picho
Governor1:Juhar Mahiruddin
Constituency1:Melalap
Predecessor1:Hajiji Noor
Successor1:Bung Moktar Radin
Term Start2:28 January 2022
Predecessor2:Position established
Constituency Am3:Melalap
Assembly3:Sabah State Legislative
Term Start3:9 May 2018
Majority3:298 (2018)
1,719 (2020)
Predecessor3:Radin Malleh
(BNPBS)
Office5:Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Subterm5:2018–2021
Subterm6:2021–2022
Suboffice6:Independent
Subterm7:2022–
Suboffice7:Social Democratic Harmony Party
Citizenship:Malaysian
Party:Heritage Party (WARISAN)

Independent

Social Democratic Harmony Party (KDM)
Otherparty:Pakatan Harapan (PH)

Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
Occupation:Politician & singer

Datuk Peter Anthony (born 24 February 1971) is a Malaysian politician, singer and businessman who has served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Melalap since May 2018. He served as State Minister of Infrastructure Development of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) state administration under former Chief Minister Shafie Apdal from May 2018 to the collapse of the WARISAN administration in September 2020. He is also a founder of Asli Jati Engineering Sdn Bhd, a construction company involved in Universiti Malaysia Sabah tender scandal in 2014. He is a founder and member of the Social Democratic Harmony Party (KDM), a party that is aligned with the ruling Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition. He has also served as 1st and founding President of KDM since party foundation in January 2022. He was independent after leaving WARISAN on 28 December 2021 along with Limbahau MLA Juil Nuatim and before founding KDM on 28 January 2022. He was also the member and Vice President of WARISAN.[1] He founded KDM, also a native based party in Tenom, Sabah on 28 January 2022 along with Juil.

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2018N35 MelalapPeter Anthony (WARISAN)5,01046.81%Radin Malleh (PBS)4,71744.08%10,986 293 78.50%
Jaineh Juata (STAR)8618.05%
Chinly Moniu (PCS)690.64%
Lidos Rabih (PKS)450.42%
2020N42 Melalap (WARISAN)5,24550.18%Jamawi Ja’afar (UMNO)3,52633.73%10,453 1,719 74.70%
Radin Malleh (PBS)1,35913.00%
Apiang Sausun (PCS)2682.56%
bgcolor= Sazali Justi (USNO Baru)320.31%
Masdin Tumas (LDP)230.22%

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shafie's party to be called Warisan Sabah. Malay Mail Online. 17 October 2016. 22 October 2016.
  2. Web site: 6 October 2018. 6 October 2018. Borneo Post. Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak head list of 1,158 Sabah award recipients. Bernama.