Clarence Elong Mansul

Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Clarence Elong Mansul
PGDK
Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts
In office
1981–1983
MonarchAhmad Shah
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
MinisterLeo Moggie
Preceded byNik Hussein Wan Abdul Rahman
Succeeded byAbdul Rahim Abu Bakar
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Penampang
In office
1978–1986
Preceded byJames Stephen Tibok
Succeeded byBernard Giluk Dompok
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Tamparuli
In office
1983–1985
Preceded byJames Peter Ongkili
Succeeded byWilfred Bumburing
Personal details
Born
Clarence Elong Mansul

1940
Kampung Terawi, Putatan, Penampang, North Borneo (now Sabah)
Died2 March 1999(1999-03-02) (aged 58–59)
General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeSt. Joseph's Benevolent Fund Roman Catholic Cemetery, 4½ Mile, Old Penampang Road, Kampung Dontozidon, Penampang, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyBERJAYA
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional
OccupationPolitician

Clarence Elong Mansul (1940–2 March 1999) was a Malaysian politician from BERJAYA. He was the Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts from 1981 to 1983.[1][2] He was also the Member of Parliament for Penampang from 1978 to 1986 and Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tamparuli from 1983 to 1985.[3][4][5]

Politics

Clarence was once a Deputy Chairman of the Kadazan Cultural Association (now today known as the Kadazandusun Cultural Association).[6]

Election result

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct. Opponent(s) Votes Pct. Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1978 Penampang Clarence Elong Mansul (BERJAYA) 8,444 63.48% Ignatius Stephen Malanjum (IND) 4,857 36.52% 13,301 3,587 69.18%
1982 Clarence Elong Mansul (BERJAYA) 10,425 66.27% Justine Jogumba Stimol (PASOK) 5,089 32.35% 15,730 5,336 67.21
Sabah State Legislative Assembly[7]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct. Opponent(s) Votes Pct. Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1986 Petagas Clarence Elong Mansul (BERJAYA) 866 11.42% James Andrew Vitales (PBS) 4,935 65.11% 7,580 3,258 74.75%
Thomas Fung Chik Tong (PCS) 1,677 22.12
Peter Ho See Ming (PCBS) 64 0.84

Health and death

He died on 2 March 1999, aged 59, after suffering a heart failure in Hospital Kuala Lumpur whilst campaigning for the 1999 Sabah state election as well as vacationing simultaneously with his family in Kuala Lumpur during that period and was survived by his widow, Datin Annie Kong (born 1948), eight children and several grandchildren as well as an elderly 77-year-old mother, Bridget Boluin Molijiu (1922–2013), who outlived him by 14 years aged 91.[8]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "PENYATA RASMI PARLIMEN" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  2. ^ "Clarence Mansul to quit Ministry" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  3. ^ "Arkib Senarai Ahli Dewan Rakyat PARLIMEN 5". Portal Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  4. ^ "Arkib Senarai Ahli Dewan Rakyat PARLIMEN 6". Portal Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  5. ^ "Tanding tiga penjuru rebut kerusi Tamparuli" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  6. ^ https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/the-borneo-post-sabah/20180715/281668255748183. Retrieved 2022-10-30 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-12". semak.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  8. ^ "MAHATHIR PAYS LAST RESPECTS TO CLARENCE MANSUL" (PDF). 1999-03-05. Retrieved 2022-10-31.