Railey Jeffrey

Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Railey Jeffrey
PGDK JMN
Deputy Minister of Works
In office
8 May 1995 – 14 December 1999
MonarchJaafar
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
MinisterSamy Vellu
Preceded by
Succeeded byMohamed Khaled Nordin
ConstituencySilam
Deputy Minister of Information
In office
20 May 1987 – 3 May 1995
MonarchsIskandar
Azlan Shah
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Minister
Preceded byRahmah Othman
Succeeded bySuleiman Mohamed
ConstituencySilam
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Silam
In office
22 April 1986 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byAbdillah Abdul Hamid
Succeeded bySamsu Baharun Abdul Rahman
Personal details
Born(1945-05-31)31 May 1945
North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Died26 December 2020(2020-12-26) (aged 75)
Petaling Jaya
Resting placeBukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
United Sabah National Organisation (USNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseSheril Aida Alyahya (div.)
Children4

Railey Jeffrey (31 May 1945 – 26 December 2020) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Information from May 1987 to May 1995, Deputy Minister of Works from May 1995 to December 1999 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Silam from April 1986 to March 2004. He was a member of the United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) and United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party, a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1][2]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[3]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1986 P152 Silam, Sabah Railey Jeffrey (USNO) 4,299 45.74% Mohd Yusof Yahya (IND) 1,796 19.11% 9,514 2,503 42.99%
Madris Lee Buati (IND) 1,271 13.52%
Mohd Jhastu Batu Emas (IND) 1,054 0.91%
Zamrin Ismail @ Jamut (IND) 979 10.42%
1990 Railey Jeffrey (USNO) 10,322 55.26% Mohammadin Ketapi (IND) 8,269 44.27% 18,860 2,053 58.91%
Hassan Malempeng (IND) 89 0.48%
1995 P163 Silam, Sabah Railey Jeffrey (UMNO) 15,815 70.13% Abdullah Minun Sahirun (PBS) 6,737 29.87% 23,057 9,078 58.32%
1999 Railey Jeffrey (UMNO) 14,629 64.33% Badrulamin Bahron (KeADILan) 8,110 35.67% 23,144 6,519 54.66%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ^ "Former Deputy Information Minister Datuk Railey Jeffrey dies". Bernama. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Former Deputy Information Minister Datuk Railey Jeffrey dies". New Starits Times. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
  4. ^ a b "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".


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