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Rolland Duat Jubin

Party
PDP · Progressive Democratic Party
Coalition
GPS
Constituency
Meluan
State
Sarawak
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Why this matters to you

As Meluan's assemblyman, Rolland Duat Jubin is the primary channel through which the roughly 14,671 registered voters of Meluan — many residing in interior longhouses accessible only by river — secure state government development funding for roads, electricity, water supply, and clinics (Source: bernama.com, malaysiakini.com). His advocacy for the Malaysian Pepper Board to return to Sarawak directly affects pepper smallholders in the Julau area whose incomes depend on fair pricing and marketing support (Source: malaymail.com). The new Meluan–Layar road he proposed, if completed, is expected to cut travel time to Kuching to around two and a half hours, opening access to markets and services for thousands of longhouse residents (Source: bernama.com).

Summary

Rolland Duat Jubin is the two-term Assemblyman for N48 Meluan in Sarawak, representing the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) under the GPS coalition, and serves as PDP's vice-president. First elected in 2016 under BN-SPDP with a majority of 677 votes, he was re-elected in the 12th Sarawak State Election on 18 December 2021 under GPS-PDP with 5,269 votes and a majority of 822. His assembly work has focused on rural infrastructure, pepper farmer welfare, and healthcare access for the Meluan-Julau interior.

Biography

Rolland Duat Jubin is the Assemblyman (ADUN) for N48 Meluan, a state constituency in the Julau parliamentary area of Sarawak, Malaysia [1]. He represents the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), a component party of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), which governs Sarawak [1]. He was first elected to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly in the 11th Sarawak State Election in 2016, standing under Barisan Nasional-SPDP — the predecessor party to PDP — and winning the Meluan seat with a majority of 677 votes [2]. He was re-elected in the 12th Sarawak State Election on 18 December 2021, this time under GPS-PDP, polling 5,269 votes (35.9%) with a majority of 822 votes [3]. As of October 2020, Malay Mail reported him as vice-president of PDP [4]. In the Sarawak State Assembly, he has raised issues including rural infrastructure, the pepper industry, and healthcare facilities in the Julau district [4]. He has advocated for the return of the Malaysian Pepper Board from federal to Sarawak jurisdiction and called for a new clinic in Julau [4]. In August 2025, Bernama reported that the Sarawak government agreed to his proposal to build a new road linking Meluan to Layar in Betong [1]. The constituency of Meluan, as of 2020, has a population of 17,951 and comprises 7 polling districts [5].

Known for

Rolland Duat Jubin is known as the two-term Assemblyman for Meluan under GPS-PDP, advocating for rural infrastructure, road connectivity, and basic amenities for longhouse communities in the Julau interior. He has been a vocal advocate for returning control of the Malaysian Pepper Board to Sarawak to better protect smallholder pepper farmers. He also serves as vice-president of PDP, one of the four GPS component parties governing Sarawak [4].

Political positions

Based on reported parliamentary and assembly activity, Rolland Duat Jubin has consistently advocated for rural development and basic services in the Meluan-Julau area. He has called for the Malaysian Pepper Board (MPB), currently a federal agency, to be returned to Sarawak's jurisdiction, arguing that federal administration risks sidelining smallholder pepper growers in favour of commercial profit [4]. He has raised the inadequacy of the Julau clinic — originally built in 1957 — for the district's growing population of around 34,500 people, and called for a replacement facility [4]. He has also advocated for improved road connectivity within Meluan, including the approved 6km road linking Ulu Entabai/Ulu Entaih to Layar in Betong, and has been involved in initiatives under the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) and the Sarawak Alternative Rural Electricity Supply Scheme (SARES) to bring electricity to interior longhouses [1][6]. He operated as a GPS backbencher in the Sarawak State Assembly during the 2016–2021 term [4].

References

  1. [1]bernama.com
  2. [2]hmetro.com.my
  3. [3]election.thestar.com.my
  4. [4]malaymail.com
  5. [5]en.wikipedia.org
  6. [6]malaysiakini.com

Political career

  1. May 2016First elected as Assemblyman for N48 Meluan under Barisan Nasional-SPDP in the 11th Sarawak State Election, with a majority of 677 votes.⛓
  2. October 2020Reported by Malay Mail as vice-president of the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), a GPS component party.⛓
  3. November 2020As a GPS backbencher, raised in the Sarawak State Assembly the proposal to return the Malaysian Pepper Board from federal to Sarawak jurisdiction, and called for a new clinic in Julau.⛓
  4. October 2021Officiated the Traffic Light System Installation Ceremony at Julau Junction in connection with the Pan Borneo Highway Julau alignment completion.⛓
  5. December 2021Re-elected as Assemblyman for N48 Meluan under GPS-PDP in the 12th Sarawak State Election, polling 5,269 votes (35.9%) with a majority of 822 votes over PSB candidate Elly Lawai Ngalai.⛓
  6. August 2025Sarawak Premier Abang Johari approved Rolland Duat Jubin's proposal to build a new 6km road linking Ulu Entabai/Ulu Entaih in Meluan with Ulu Penebak, Layar in Betong, benefiting 2,500 longhouse residents.⛓

Election history

  • 2021N48 MeluanWon35.9%⛓
  • 2016N48 MeluanWon37.4%⛓

Stance evolution

Public statements grouped chronologically. The party tag shows which party the politician was contesting under at that point.

  1. 2020PDP
    • I am worried that this move will cause the interests of smallholders to be sidelined.

      Rolland Duat Jubin speaking in Kuching about the Malaysian Pepper Board subsidiary Sara Spice taking over pepper purchase operations, as reported by Malay Mail. · Source

    • I think this proposal is relevant because the majority of pepper growers are here in Sarawak.

      Rolland Duat Jubin explaining his proposal to return the Malaysian Pepper Board to Sarawak jurisdiction, as reported by Malay Mail. · Source

    • With pepper prices falling (now only RM8 per kg) we see that MPB does not seem to have a clear direction to address the problem of falling pepper prices and help small pepper growers.

      Rolland Duat Jubin on the condition of the Malaysian pepper industry, as reported by Malay Mail. · Source

Perspectives on key issues

  • GovernmentBernama reported that Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Tun Openg approved Rolland Duat Jubin's proposal to build a new road linking Meluan to Layar in Betong, with the Premier noting the project would end the area's isolation from Kuching.⛓
  • ExpertBernama reported that Senior Fellow of the National Professors' Council Dr Jeniri Amir observed that the GPS state election victory in Meluan in December 2021 — in which Rolland Duat Jubin won — contributed to positive political sentiment for GPS in the wider Julau parliamentary area ahead of GE15.⛓
  • PublicMalaysiakini reported that Meluan voters in 2021 raised concerns about inadequate basic amenities including lack of a bank, petrol station, and road connectivity to upriver longhouses accessible only by boat.⛓
  • OppositionMalaysiakini reported that PSB candidate Elly Lawai Ngalai contested Meluan in 2021 on the basis that GPS development had favoured main towns and certain districts, with rural areas left behind, and that land and resources should be shared equitably among all Sarawakians.⛓
  • VerifiedFactsIn the 2021 Sarawak state election (PRN12) held on 18 December 2021, Rolland Duat Jubin (GPS-PDP) won N48 Meluan with 5,269 votes (35.9%), defeating PSB's Elly Lawai Ngalai (4,447 votes, 30.3%) and PBK's Abdul Hamid Siong (186 votes, 1.3%), with a registered voter base of 14,671 and a voter turnout of 67.5%.⛓

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