Abu Bakar bin Taib (born 21 March 1943) is a former Malaysian politician, who represented the seat of Langkawi in the Parliament of Malaysia from 1995 to 2013. He was a member of the governing United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party and from 1999 to 2004 was a Parliamentary Secretary in the Agriculture Ministry.
Abu Bakar was re-elected to Parliament in the 2008 election, Percentage figures based on total turnout. having earlier survived a speculated challenge by Mukhriz Mahathir for the UMNO nomination for his seat. He was dropped from UMNO's list of candidates for the 2013 election, to be replaced by the state assemblyman for Kuah, Nawawi Ahmad.
Election results + Parliament of MalaysiaYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout1995P004 LangkawiAbu Bakar Taib (UMNO)11,97777.13%Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (S46)3,55222.87%16,5328,42576.12%1999Abu Bakar Taib (UMNO)12,34968.03%Amiruddin Hamzah (PAS)5,80231.97%18,5666,54780.43%2004Abu Bakar Taib (UMNO)16,51074.21%Zubir Ahmad (PAS)5,73825.79%22,84410,77281.64%2008Abu Bakar Taib (UMNO)13,76261.02%Wan Salleh Wan Isa (PKR)8,79238.98%23,2734,97078.71%
Honours
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1986)
Dato' Wira Mahkota (2017) Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (DHMS) – Dato' Paduka (2006) Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (1988) State of Kedah Distinguished Service Star (BCK)
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