Justin Wong Yung Bin

Summary

Justin Wong Yung Bin is a two-term ADUN for Sri Tanjong (N69), Sabah, currently representing WARISAN in opposition to the GRS state government. First elected in 2020 under DAP on the WARISAN Plus ticket, he defected to WARISAN in March 2022 and successfully retained his seat in the November 2025 Sabah state election with 9,774 votes and a 3,113-vote majority. He has used his assembly platform to raise constituency-level concerns on development allocations, electricity tariffs, tourism sustainability, and mining governance in Sabah.

Biography

Justin Wong Yung Bin is a Malaysian politician from Sabah who serves as the Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (ADUN) for Sri Tanjong (N69), representing Parti Warisan Sabah (WARISAN) [1]. He was first elected to the seat in the 2020 Sabah State Election, contesting under the Democratic Action Party (DAP) banner on a WARISAN Plus ticket [1]. On 20 January 2022, he resigned from DAP along with Elopura assemblyman Calvin Chong, citing a lack of confidence in the state party leadership under chairman Datuk Frankie Poon [2]. He and Chong officially joined WARISAN on 26 March 2022 [2]. In the 2025 Sabah State Election held on 29 November 2025, Wong successfully retained the Sri Tanjong seat under the WARISAN banner, polling 9,774 votes with a majority of 3,113 [3]. Throughout his assembly tenure, he has raised issues pertaining to development and allocation for the Tawau area in the State Legislative Assembly, and has asked questions on state matters including mining licence negotiations and tourism industry sustainability [1]. He is the son of Datuk Jimmy Wong Sze Phin, a former WARISAN-era Assistant Minister and former Kota Kinabalu MP who previously held the Sri Tanjong seat himself from 2018 to 2020 [1]. WARISAN sits in opposition to the ruling Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition in the 17th Sabah State Legislative Assembly.

Known for

Wong is known as a two-term ADUN for Sri Tanjong in the Tawau division, first elected in 2020 under DAP on the WARISAN Plus ticket and re-elected in 2025 directly under WARISAN. He is noted for his mid-term party switch from DAP to WARISAN in 2022, and for raising questions in the Sabah State Assembly on development allocations for the Tawau area, electricity tariff policy, tourism sustainability, and mining licence issues.

Political positions

In the Sabah State Legislative Assembly, Wong has questioned the GRS state government on electricity tariff increases — Sinar Harian reported in January 2024 that he described the GRS administration as a 'yes man' government for not opposing the Energy Commission's electricity tariff hike, a characterisation disputed by Chief Minister Hajiji and other GRS assemblymen during the special DUN sitting on the Electricity Supply Bill 2024 [4]. He has also raised questions about the sustainability of Sabah's tourism supply chain in the face of rising air transport costs [5]. In March 2026, as Tawau-based ADUN, he co-led a WARISAN memorandum submission to the MACC (SPRM) urging a public explanation on the pace of investigations into an alleged mining scandal involving politicians in Sabah [2]. His party, WARISAN, sits in opposition to the GRS-led state government.

Political career

1. 26 September 2020First elected as ADUN for Sri Tanjong (N69) in the 2020 Sabah State Election, representing DAP under the WARISAN Plus ticket.⛓
2. 20 January 2022Resigned from DAP together with Elopura assemblyman Calvin Chong, citing loss of confidence in the Sabah DAP leadership under state chairman Datuk Frankie Poon.⛓
3. 26 March 2022Officially joined WARISAN together with Calvin Chong, submitting membership forms to WARISAN President Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal.⛓
4. 29 November 2025Re-elected as ADUN for Sri Tanjong (N69) in the 17th Sabah State Election under WARISAN, polling 9,774 votes with a majority of 3,113 over nearest rival Philip Yap (PH) who received 6,661 votes.⛓

Election history

• 2025Sri Tanjong (N69)Won52.6%⛓
• 2020Sri Tanjong (N69)Won⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• OppositionMalaysiakini reported that Justin Wong, along with fellow Warisan assemblymen, co-led a memorandum submission to the MACC in March 2026 urging a full explanation on the pace of investigations into an alleged mining scandal, with ADUN Kapayan Chin Tek Ming stating the submission was on behalf of eight Warisan assemblymen and that 'the prolonged silence from the MACC on the progress of the investigation' was a concern.⛓
• GovernmentSinar Harian reported that Chief Minister Hajiji Noor interrupted Wong during a special DUN sitting in January 2024 on the Electricity Supply Bill 2024, accusing the Sri Tanjong ADUN of politicking rather than addressing the bill, and that Kemabong ADUN Datuk Rubin Balang also interjected to say Wong's debate had strayed from the bill's subject matter.⛓
• OppositionThe Star reported that when Wong and Calvin Chong resigned from DAP in January 2022, former Sabah DAP senator Adrian Lasimbang stated on their behalf that 'Sabah DAP has lost its direction and ability to fight for issues that are important to the people of Sabah' under the then-state chairman's leadership.⛓
• VerifiedFactsFree Malaysia Today's official post-election results confirmed Justin Wong (WARISAN) won Sri Tanjong with 9,774 votes and a majority of 3,113 in the 17th Sabah State Election on 29 November 2025, defeating Philip Yap (PH) who received 6,661 votes in a six-cornered contest.⛓