Yang Berbahagia Datuk
William Nyallau Badak
PJN
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Lubok Antu
In office
8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byJawah Gerang
(BN–PRS)
Succeeded byJugah Muyang
(Independent)
Majority1,610 (2008)
4,091 (2013)
Personal details
Born (1951-07-22) 22 July 1951 (age 72)
Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyParti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS)
(–2018)
Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB)
(2019–2022)
Independent
(2018–2019, since 2022)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(–2018)
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)
(aligned:since 2022)
OccupationPolitician

William Nyallau Badak (born 22 July 1951) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lubok Antu from March 2008 to May 2018. He is an independent in support for the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition and was a member of the opposition Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) and of the Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1] He was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election, replacing long-serving incumbent Jawah Gerang.[2] Before entering Parliament, he was a Native Court judge.[3] He joined PSB in 2019 after he was sacked from PRS on 22 April 2018 and dropped as a candidate in the 2018 general election. In 2021 Sarawak state election, he contested for the Batang Ai state seat as a PSB candidate but lost. On 8 November 2022, he left PSB and pledged his support for GPS.[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: Lubok Antu, Sarawak[5]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2008 William Nyallau Badak (PRS) 6,769 56% Nicholas Bawin Anggat (IND) 5,159 43%
2013 William Nyallau Badak (PRS) 8,278 55% Larry Soon @ Larry Sng Wei Shien (SWP) 4,187 27%

Honours

References

  1. ^ "William @ Nyallau Anak Badak, Y.B. Tuan" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 11 October 2004. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Jawah Gerang and supporters join PKR". Malaysia Today. 27 December 2008. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  3. ^ Firdaus Abdullah (22 February 2008). "Taib's out, son's in". New Straits Times. New Straits Times Press. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Ex-Lubok Antu MP William Nyallau Badak quits Parti Sarawak Bersatu". The Star. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 15 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. ^ "Senarai Penerima Panglima Jasa Negara Tahun 2014" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
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