Edna Majimbun

Summary

Edna Jessica Majimbun is the Parti Warisan assemblywoman for Inanam (N18), Sabah, elected in November 2025 as the seat's first-ever female representative after winning a 13-cornered race with 9,441 votes [1]. Before entering electoral politics, she served as Sabah's first female Native Court District Chief from 2020, having had no prior party affiliation [1][2]. As an opposition assemblywoman, she has raised concerns over non-citizen population growth in Kota Kinabalu and advocated for Sabah's exemption from revised federal diesel subsidy policies [3][2].

Biography

Edna Jessica Majimbun (born c. 1978) is the Parti Warisan assemblyperson for the Inanam state constituency (N18) in Sabah, elected in the 17th Sabah State Election held on 29 November 2025 [1]. She is the daughter of Datuk Eric Majimbun, a former Member of Parliament for Sepanggar under the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) from 2004 to 2013 [4]. Prior to entering electoral politics, Edna served as the Kota Kinabalu Native Court District Chief (Ketua Daerah Mahkamah Anak Negeri), becoming the first woman appointed to that position in 2020 [1]. She had no prior party affiliation before joining Parti Warisan in September 2025 [2]. At the 17th Sabah State Election, Edna stood as the sole female candidate in the 13-cornered Inanam contest, which included her brother Shone Eric Majimbun Jr., who ran as an independent under the Black Wave movement [1]. She won with 9,441 votes and a majority of 2,952, becoming the first woman ever to represent Inanam in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly [1]. Since taking office, she has been active on the issue of non-citizen population growth in Kota Kinabalu and has joined fellow Warisan assemblypeople in calling for Sabah's exemption from the federal revised targeted diesel subsidy scheme [2]. Her uncle, William Majimbun, a former PBS Supreme Council member, accompanied her at nomination day [1]. Inanam falls within the Sepanggar parliamentary constituency and had a population of 107,352 as of 2020 [4].

Known for

Edna Majimbun is the first woman elected to represent Inanam in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly, winning a 13-cornered race in the November 2025 Sabah state election [1]. Before her electoral career, she made history in 2020 as Sabah's first female District Chief in the Native Court system [1]. She has since been active in Warisan's opposition work, joining colleagues in pressing the Sabah state government on the rising non-citizen population and advocating for Sabah's exemption from revised federal diesel subsidy policies [3][2].

Political positions

On the non-citizen population issue, Edna Majimbun joined fellow Warisan assemblypeople in citing Department of Statistics Malaysia data showing a 58.5 per cent increase in Kota Kinabalu's non-citizen population between 2021 and December 2025, and publicly called for Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor to explain the rise [1]. The group questioned why numbers continued to grow despite the state government's stated policy to reduce non-citizen residents since 2020 [3]. On cost-of-living and subsidy matters, she joined other Warisan representatives in submitting a memorandum to the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry seeking Sabah's exemption from the revised targeted diesel subsidy scheme, citing Sabah's distinct geographical, economic, and infrastructure realities [2]. On the theme of Sabah unity, she has consistently framed her political participation around the need for Sabahans to unite under a single platform [1]. No publicly recorded stances on education, healthcare, or housing policy were found in searched sources at the time of drafting.

Before politics

1. 2020Appointed as Kota Kinabalu Native Court District Chief (Ketua Daerah Mahkamah Anak Negeri), becoming the first woman to hold this position in the Sabah Native Court system.⛓

Political career

1. September 2025Joined Parti Warisan as a new member, with her membership officially received by party president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal at Warisan headquarters in Kolombong, Kota Kinabalu. She stated she had never previously been a member of any political party.⛓
2. November 2025Officially announced as Warisan's candidate for the Inanam state seat (N18) in the 17th Sabah State Election.⛓
3. 15 November 2025Nomination Day for the 17th Sabah State Election. Edna was the sole female candidate in the 13-cornered Inanam contest, accompanied at nomination by her uncle William Majimbun, a former PBS Supreme Council member.⛓
4. 29 November 2025Won the Inanam state seat in the 17th Sabah State Election with 9,441 votes and a majority of 2,952, becoming the first woman ever elected to represent Inanam in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.⛓
5. January 2026Joined three fellow Warisan assemblypeople in a joint statement citing DOSM data showing a 58.5 per cent rise in Kota Kinabalu's non-citizen population, calling on Chief Minister Hajiji Noor to explain the increase.⛓
6. July 2026Joined fellow Warisan assemblypeople in submitting a memorandum to the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry seeking Sabah's exemption from the revised targeted diesel subsidy scheme, citing the state's distinct geographical and economic realities.⛓

Election history

• 2025Inanam (N18), Sabah State Legislative AssemblyWon33.5%⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• GovernmentWarisan president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal described Edna's entry into the party as significant for youth leadership and gender inclusivity, noting her trailblazing role in the Native Court system.⛓
• OppositionThe PGRS (GRS) youth wing responded to the joint Warisan statement on non-citizen figures — which included Edna — by arguing that the term 'non-citizens' encompasses documented foreign workers, permit holders, their dependents, and students, not only undocumented migrants, calling the Warisan framing misleading.⛓
• ExpertUniversiti Malaysia Sabah academic Syahruddin Awang Ahmad said the election of 21 new faces including Edna Majimbun represented 'a rejection of the status quo', signifying that Sabah was entering a new political chapter and that party loyalty alone was no longer the primary driver of voter support.⛓
• VerifiedFactsEdna Jessica Majimbun won the Inanam (N18) seat at the 17th Sabah State Election on 29 November 2025 with 9,441 votes and a majority of 2,952, defeating 12 other candidates including her brother Shone Eric Majimbun Jr. She is the first woman elected to represent Inanam.⛓