Onn Abu Bakar

Summary

Onn bin Abu Bakar (born 1 January 1963) is a PKR politician and the Member of Parliament for Batu Pahat (P150), Johor, having won the seat at the November 2022 general election with 34,708 votes in a five-cornered contest. He previously contested the Sembrong parliamentary seat at GE13 and GE14 without success before securing the Batu Pahat win for PH. In June 2026, he was named Pakatan Harapan's candidate for the Senggarang state seat in the 16th Johor State Election, scheduled for 11 July 2026.

Biography

Onn bin Abu Bakar (born 1 January 1963) is a Malaysian politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for the Batu Pahat parliamentary constituency (P150) in Johor, a seat he has held since the 15th General Election in November 2022 [1]. He is a member of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition [1]. Prior to winning Batu Pahat, Onn contested the Sembrong parliamentary seat twice under PKR — in GE13 (2013) and GE14 (2018) — losing on both occasions to Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein of UMNO [2][3]. In GE14, Onn received 14,691 votes, representing approximately 33.3% of votes cast in a straight fight at Sembrong [4]. At GE15 in November 2022, Onn contested Batu Pahat under PH and won with 34,708 votes in a five-cornered contest, defeating PN's Datuk Rashid Hasnon (20,714 votes) and BN's Ishak Sarah (16,968 votes) [5]. In April 2024, Onn was appointed to lead the Cooperative Institute of Malaysia (Institut Koperasi Malaysia) [6]. In April 2025, he won the PKR Batu Pahat branch chief election for the 2025–2028 term, defeating incumbent Khairuddin A Rahim with 462 votes to 391 [7]. In June 2026, PH announced Onn as its candidate for the Senggarang state seat in the 16th Johor State Election, with polling day set for 11 July 2026 [6][8].

Known for

Onn Abu Bakar is identified primarily as PKR's elected representative for Batu Pahat since GE15 in 2022, when he broke a four-year absence of the seat from PH's column [6]. He is noted as a persistent PKR organiser in southern Johor, having contested the Sembrong seat twice before succeeding at Batu Pahat, and for his appointment as chairman of the Cooperative Institute of Malaysia in April 2024 [6]. In 2025, he further consolidated his party standing by winning the PKR Batu Pahat branch chief position for 2025–2028 [7].

Political positions

No detailed policy statements by Onn Abu Bakar were found in indexed allowlist sources at the time of research. His known institutional role — chairmanship of the Cooperative Institute of Malaysia (Institut Koperasi Malaysia) as of April 2024 — situates him within the cooperative economy and small enterprise development space [6]. As a PKR MP within the PH-led federal government, he operates within the coalition's broader reform and anti-corruption platform. Specific public positions on legislation, economic policy, or social issues could not be sourced from the allowlist and are therefore not stated here.

Political career

1. 2013Contested Sembrong parliamentary seat under PKR in GE13; lost to Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (UMNO), who won with a majority of 10,631 votes over Onn's 12,210 votes.⛓
2. May 2018Contested Sembrong parliamentary seat under PKR in GE14 for the second consecutive time; received 14,691 votes (33.3% share) but lost to Hishammuddin Hussein (UMNO) who won with a majority of 6,662 votes.⛓
3. November 2022Won the Batu Pahat parliamentary seat (P150) in GE15 under PH, receiving 34,708 votes in a five-cornered contest and defeating PN's Datuk Rashid Hasnon (20,714 votes) and BN's Ishak Sarah (16,968 votes).⛓
4. April 2024Appointed chairman of the Cooperative Institute of Malaysia (Institut Koperasi Malaysia).⛓
5. April 2025Won the PKR Batu Pahat branch chief election for the 2025–2028 term, defeating incumbent Khairuddin A Rahim with 462 votes to 391 votes.⛓
6. June 2026Named by Pakatan Harapan as its candidate for the Senggarang (N.24) state seat in the 16th Johor State Election, with polling day on 11 July 2026.⛓

Election history

• 2026SenggarangPending⛓
• 2022Batu PahatWon47.7%⛓
• 2018SembrongLost33.3%⛓
• 2013SembrongLost⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsOnn Abu Bakar won the Batu Pahat parliamentary seat at GE15 in November 2022 with 34,708 votes, defeating PN and BN candidates in a five-cornered fight. The Election Commission's official result was confirmed by multiple outlets.⛓
• GovernmentPKR Deputy President Nurul Izzah Anwar personally accompanied Onn Abu Bakar to the nomination centre for the Senggarang state seat in the 16th Johor State Election on 27 June 2026, signalling party-level backing for his state election candidacy.⛓
• VerifiedFactsOnn Abu Bakar won the PKR Batu Pahat branch chief election for the 2025–2028 term with 462 votes to 391, with the result confirmed by PKR Election Committee chairperson Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa.⛓