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Mohd Chee Kadir
- Party
- PBB · United Bumiputera Heritage Party
- Coalition
- GPS
- Constituency
- Kabong
- State
- Sarawak
Why this matters to you
As ADUN for Kabong — a predominantly Sarawak Malay constituency in Betong Division — Mohd Chee Kadir is the primary representative through whom residents channel requests for local infrastructure, rural development funding, and state government services. As a member of the governing GPS coalition in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly, his votes support the state budget and legislation that affect daily matters such as road access, rural electrification, and water supply in the Kabong area. Residents with concerns about local amenities, community grants, or state development projects would engage with his office as their first point of contact with state government.
Summary
Mohd Chee Kadir is the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)–PBB assemblyman for the Kabong state constituency in Sarawak's Betong Division, having held the seat since its inaugural election in 2016. He was re-elected in the 2021 Sarawak state election with 47.4% of the vote and a majority of 2,763 votes. He also serves as Branch Chief of PBB in his area.
Biography
Mohd Chee Kadir is a Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (ADUN) representing the Kabong state constituency in Betong Division, Sarawak. He is a member of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition [1]. Kabong is a state constituency created in the 2015 redistribution, first contested in the 2016 Sarawak state election, and is located within Kabong District — a district described as predominantly Sarawak Malay community [2]. Mohd Chee Kadir first won the Kabong seat in the 2016 Sarawak state election under the Barisan Nasional–PBB banner with a majority of 3,585 votes [3]. Following PBB's transition out of Barisan Nasional in June 2018 and the formation of GPS, he successfully defended the seat in the 2021 Sarawak state election under the GPS-PBB banner, polling 4,789 votes (47.4% vote share) and winning with a majority of 2,763 [4]. Sinar Harian described him as the Kabong ADUN and Branch Chief (Ketua Cawangan) of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera [5]. He has held the Kabong seat continuously since the constituency's first election in 2016, making him the only person to have represented Kabong in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly. Personal biographical details such as date of birth, educational background, and prior career history are not available from the reviewed allowlist sources.
Known for
Mohd Chee Kadir is the sole holder of the Kabong state seat since its creation in the 2015 redistribution, having won both the 2016 and 2021 Sarawak state elections. He serves as Branch Chief (Ketua Cawangan) of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) in his area. His constituency of Kabong is situated within a district described as predominantly Sarawak Malay in ethnic composition.
Political positions
No specific policy statements or publicly recorded positions by Mohd Chee Kadir were identified in the reviewed allowlist sources. He contests under the GPS-PBB banner, a Sarawak-based coalition that focuses on state rights and autonomy under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). As a PBB assemblyman within GPS, his voting position in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly is aligned with the governing GPS coalition, which holds a dominant majority in the assembly.
References
Political career
- May 2016Won the Kabong state seat in the 11th (2016) Sarawak state election under the BN-PBB banner with a majority of 3,585 votes. This was the first election held for the Kabong constituency, which was created in the 2015 redistribution.⛓
- December 2021Successfully defended the Kabong state seat in the 12th (2021) Sarawak state election under the GPS-PBB banner, receiving 4,789 votes (47.4% vote share) and winning with a majority of 2,763 from 10,111 registered voters.⛓
Election history
Perspectives on key issues
- VerifiedFactsMohd Chee Kadir won the Kabong seat in both the 2016 and 2021 Sarawak state elections under PBB. In 2021, he received 4,789 votes (47.4%) against three opponents, with a majority of 2,763 from 10,111 registered voters and a 70.4% voter turnout.⛓
- VerifiedFactsBernama confirmed Mohd Chee Kadir as the GPS-PBB candidate for Kabong in the 12th Sarawak state election (2021).⛓
- VerifiedFactsSinar Harian identified Mohd Chee Kadir as the ADUN for Kabong and Branch Chief (Ketua Cawangan) of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera.⛓
Sources
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