2020 Sabah state election
The 2020 Sabah state election took place on 26 September 2020[1] to elect all 73 elected members of the 16th Sabah State Legislative Assembly. The previous Assembly was dissolved on 30 July 2020.[2]
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| Registered | 1,124,598 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 66.61% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The state snap election was called prematurely after a political crisis arose. Both Shafie Apdal, incumbent Chief Minister and leader of Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition government and Musa Aman, leader of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition opposition claimed to have the majority to form the government. However, the Governor of Sabah, Juhar Mahiruddin decided to dissolve the State Legislative Assembly on the advice of Shafie.[3]
The state election was conducted under the New Normal and special standard operating procedures (SOP) imposed by the Electoral Commission (EC) as the country is still observing the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) due to COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition won the election with a simple majority of 38 seats. Hajiji Noor from BERSATU–PN was sworn in as Chief Minister 3 days later. The alliance of Perikatan Nasional with 17 seats, Barisan Nasional with 14 seats, and PBS with 7 seats made GRS the biggest electoral coalition in Sabah since September 2020.
This was the first Sabah state election not held on the same day as the Malaysia general election since 1999, when Sabah held its election on March that year as opposed to the general election date on November 1999.
Background
The 14th general election witnessed 29 seats from the government side and 31 seats from the non-government side filled the State Legislative Assembly. This count, however, did not include six seats from United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) and four from UMNO that switched allegiance from Musa to Shafie. The government side has 11 safe seats and four fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has two safe seats and fivefairly safe seats.
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Constituencies
13 new seats are added into the existing 60 state constituencies as a result of redelineation of Sabah state constituencies approved by the Dewan Rakyat on 17 July 2019.[5] The new seats are Bengkoka, Bandau, Pintasan, Pantai Dalit, Darau, Tanjung Keramat, Limbahau, Tulid, Telupid, Sungai Manila, Lamag, Segama and Kukusan.
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Departing incumbents
The following members of the 15th State Legislative Assembly did not participate in this election.
| No. | State Constituency | Departing MLA | Party | Date confirmed | First elected | Reason |
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| N03 | Pitas | Bolkiah Ismail | IND | 12 September 2020 | 2008 | Not seeking re-election |
| N10 | Usukan | Japlin Akim | PN (BERSATU) | 10 September 2020 | 2018 | No nomination by the party |
| N23 | Petagas | Uda Sulai | WARISAN | 10 September 2020[9] | 2018 | Not chosen by the party |
| N26 | Moyog | Jennifer Lasimbang | WARISAN | 10 September 2020[9] | 2018 | Not chosen by the party |
| N29 | Pantai Manis | Aidi Moktar | WARISAN | 10 September 2020[9] | 2018 | Not chosen by the party |
| N34 | Lumadan | Matbali Musah | PN (BERSATU) | 10 September 2020 | 2018 | No nomination by the party |
| N46 | Nabawan | Bobbey Ah Fang Suan | PN (BERSATU) | 10 September 2020 | 2004 | No nomination by the party |
| N52 | Sungai Sibuga | Musa Aman | BN (UMNO) | 10 September 2020 | 1994 | No nomination by the party |
| N53 | Sekong | Arifin Asgali | WARISAN | 10 September 2020[9] | 2018 | Not chosen by the party |
| N67 | Balung | Osman Jamal | IND | 12 September 2020 | 2018 | Not seeking re-election |
| N69 | Sri Tanjong | Jimmy Wong Sze Phin | PH (DAP) | 10 September 2020 | 2018 | Not chosen by the party |
| N71 | Tanjong Batu | Hamisa Samat | IND | 12 September 2020 | 2008 | Not seeking re-election |
Opinion polls
The following table shows recent opinion polling from last two weeks.
| Institute | Date | Warisan Plus (WARISAN) | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) | Other |
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| SEEDS Sabah[10] | 25 September 2020 | 40.7% | 43.4 % | 15.9% |
| Sabah state election, 2018 | 9 May 2018 | 45.93% | 46.13% | 7.94% |
Results
| Gabungan Rakyat Sabah government (41) | Warisan-led opposition (32)* | |||||||
| 17 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 23 | |||
| Perikatan Nasional | PBS | Barisan Nasional | Other | Pakatan Harapan | WARISAN | |||
| 11 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 23 | ||
| BERSATU | STAR | PBS | UMNO | DAP | WARISAN | |||
| Sabah State Legislative Assembly, 26 September 2020 (73 seats) | ||||||||
Summary
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabungan Rakyat Sabah | United Malays National Organisation | 122,358 | 16.73 | 14 | –3 | ||
| Malaysian United Indigenous Party | 86,383 | 11.81 | 11 | +11 | |||
| United Sabah Party | 49,941 | 6.83 | 7 | +1 | |||
| Homeland Solidarity Party | 35,586 | 4.87 | 6 | +4 | |||
| Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah | 9,687 | 1.32 | 0 | –1 | |||
| Malaysian Chinese Association | 8,948 | 1.22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sabah Progressive Party | 3,146 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 316,049 | 43.22 | 38 | +7 | |||
| Warisan Plus | Sabah Heritage Party | 186,749 | 25.54 | 23 | +2 | ||
| Democratic Action Party | 69,477 | 9.50 | 6 | 0 | |||
| People's Justice Party | 28,372 | 3.88 | 2 | 0 | |||
| United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation | 29,473 | 4.03 | 1 | –5 | |||
| National Trust Party | 3,470 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 317,541 | 43.42 | 32 | +3 | |||
| Love Sabah Party | 29,118 | 3.98 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Liberal Democratic Party | 12,447 | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | |||
| United Sabah National Organisation (New) | 8,815 | 1.21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sabah People's Hope Party | 4,415 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah | 3,747 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sabah People's Unity Party | 2,160 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sabah Native Co-operation Party | 604 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sabah Nationality Party | 24 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Independents | 36,411 | 4.98 | 3 | +3 | |||
| Total | 731,331 | 100.00 | 73 | +13 | |||
| Valid votes | 731,331 | 97.63 | |||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 17,752 | 2.37 | |||||
| Total votes | 749,083 | 100.00 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,124,598 | 66.61 | |||||
| Source: Election Commission of Malaysia[11] | |||||||
Seats that changed allegiance
| No. | Seat | Previous Party (2018) | Current Party (2020) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N02 | Bengkoka |
new seat | BN (UMNO) | ||
| N03 | Pitas |
BN (UMNO) | Independent | ||
| N05 | Matunggong |
BN (PBS) | PBS | ||
| N06 | Bandau |
new seat | PN (BERSATU) | ||
| N07 | Tandek |
BN (PBS) | PBS | ||
| N08 | Pintasan |
new seat | PN (BERSATU) | ||
| N11 | Kadamaian |
BN (UPKO) | UPKO | ||
| N12 | Sulaman |
BN (UMNO) | PN (BERSATU) | ||
| N13 | Pantai Dalit |
new seat | BN (UMNO) | ||
| N14 | Tamparuli |
BN (PBS) | PBS | ||
| N15 | Kiulu |
BN (PBS) | PBS | ||
| N16 | Karambunai |
WARISAN | BN (UMNO) | ||
| N17 | Darau |
new seat | WARISAN | ||
| N24 | Tanjung Keramat |
new seat | BN (UMNO) | ||
| N27 | Limbahau |
new seat | WARISAN | ||
| N28 | Kawang |
BN (UMNO) | PN (BERSATU) | ||
| N29 | Pantai Manis |
WARISAN | BN (UMNO) | ||
| N31 | Membakut |
BN (UMNO) | PN (BERSATU) | ||
| N32 | Klias |
BN (UMNO) | PN (BERSATU) | ||
| N33 | Kuala Penyu |
BN (UPKO) | PN (BERSATU) | ||
| N34 | Lumadan |
BN (UMNO) | PBS | ||
| N36 | Kundasang |
BN (PBS) | PBS | ||
| N37 | Karanaan |
BN (UMNO) | PN (BERSATU) | ||
| N38 | Paginatan |
BN (UPKO) | PN (STAR) | ||
| N39 | Tambunan |
STAR | PN (STAR) | ||
| N40 | Bingkor |
STAR | PN (STAR) | ||
| N41 | Liawan |
WARISAN | PN (STAR) | ||
| N43 | Kemabong |
BN (UMNO) | Independent | ||
| N44 | Tulid |
new seat | PN (STAR) | ||
| N45 | Sook |
BN (PBRS) | PN (STAR) | ||
| N46 | Nabawan |
BN (UPKO) | PN (BERSATU) | ||
| N47 | Telupid |
new seat | PBS | ||
| N49 | Labuk |
BN (PBS) | PN (BERSATU) | ||
| N51 | Sungai Manila |
new seat | BN (UMNO) | ||
| N57 | Kuamut |
BN (UPKO) | Independent | ||
| N58 | Lamag |
new seat | BN (UMNO) | ||
| N61 | Segama |
new seat | WARISAN | ||
| N68 | Apas |
BN (UMNO) | PN (BERSATU) | ||
| N70 | Kukusan |
new seat | WARISAN | ||
| N73 | Sebatik |
BN (UMNO) | WARISAN | ||
Election pendulum
The 14th general election witnessed 29 seats from the government side and 31 seats from the non-government side filled the State Legislative Assembly. This count, however, did not include 6 seats from United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) and 4 from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) that switched allegiance from Musa to Shafie. The government side has 11 safe seats and 4 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has 2 safe seats and 5 fairly safe seats.
| GOVERNMENT SEATS | |||
| Marginal | |||
| Bengkoka | Harun Durabi | UMNO | 31.98 |
| Pintasan | Fairuz Renddan | BERSATU | 33.31 |
| Kundasang | Dr. Joachim Gunsalam | PBS | 43.35 |
| Tulid | Flovia Ng | STAR | 33.45 |
| Lumadan | Ruslan Muharam | PBS | 34.55 |
| Paginatan | Abidin Madingkir | STAR | 35.65 |
| Tandek | Hendrus Anding | PBS | 36.87 |
| Kemabong | Rubin Balang | IND | 38.48 |
| Matunggong | Julita Majungki | PBS | 39.09 |
| Kuamut | Masiung Banah | IND | 39.11 |
| Liawan | Annuar Ayub Aman | STAR | 39.12 |
| Pitas | Ruddy Awah | IND | 40.14 |
| Telupid | Johnnybone J. Kurum | PBS | 42.29 |
| Karambunai | Yakubah Khan | UMNO | 42.86 |
| Balung | Hamid Awang | UMNO | 44.51 |
| Tempasuk | Mohd. Arsad Bistari | UMNO | 45.35 |
| Labuk | Samad Jambri | BERSATU | 46.11 |
| Sook | Ellron Alfred Angin | STAR | 46.71 |
| Pantai Manis | Tamin @ Mohd. Tamin Zainal | UMNO | 49.56 |
| Kuala Penyu | Limus Jury | BERSATU | 49.56 |
| Tanjung Keramat | Shahelmey Yahya | UMNO | 51.75 |
| Kiulu | Joniston Lumai @ Bangkuai | PBS | 51.93 |
| Sungai Sibuga | Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supian | UMNO | 52.70 |
| Lamag | Bung Moktar Radin | UMNO | 54.06 |
| Sungai Manila | Mokran Ingkat | UMNO | 55.61 |
| Sukau | Jafry Ariffin | UMNO | 55.67 |
| Nabawan | Abdul Ghani Mohamed Yassin | BERSATU | 55.94 |
| Fairly safe | |||
| Sugut | James Ratib | UMNO | 57.88 |
| Apas | Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan | BERSATU | 58.30 |
| Tamparuli | Jahid Jahim | PBS | 59.26 |
| Klias | Isnin Aliasnih | BERSATU | 59.90 |
| Safe | |||
| Bandau | Mohd. Fikri Bahanda | BERSATU | 60.41 |
| Membakut | Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif | BERSATU | 60.70 |
| Tanjung Batu | Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy | UMNO | 62.08 |
| Pantai Dalit | Jasnih Daya | UMNO | 62.73 |
| Usukan | Salleh Said Keruak | UMNO | 65.28 |
| Sulaman | Hajiji Mohd. Noor | BERSATU | 65.83 |
| Bingkor | Robert Tawik @ Nordin | STAR | 67.04 |
| Kawang | Ghulamhaidar Khan Bahadar | BERSATU | 71.24 |
| Karanaan | Masidi Manjun | BERSATU | 73.70 |
| Tambunan | Dr. Jeffrey G. Kitingan | STAR | 75.21 |
| NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS | |||
| Marginal | |||
| Gum-Gum | Arunarsin Taib | WARISAN | 39.21 |
| Bongawan | Daud Yusof | WARISAN | 42.26 |
| Kukusan | Rina Jainal | WARISAN | 42.53 |
| Sebatik | Hassan A. Gani Pg. Amir | WARISAN | 44.58 |
| Petagas | Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari | WARISAN | 45.49 |
| Banggi | Mohammad Mohamarin | WARISAN | 45.89 |
| Merotai | Sarifuddin Hata | WARISAN | 47.83 |
| Kunak | Norazlinah Arif | WARISAN | 48.65 |
| Darau | Azhar Matussin | WARISAN | 48.67 |
| Sindumin | Dr. Yusof Yacob | WARISAN | 48.96 |
| Tungku | Assaffal P. Alian | WARISAN | 49.15 |
| Tanjong Kapor | Ben Chong Chen Bin | WARISAN | 49.84 |
| Melalap | Peter Anthony | WARISAN | 50.18 |
| Inanam | Peto Galim | PKR | 50.92 |
| Kadamaian | Ewon Benedick | UPKO | 51.07 |
| Segama | Mohamaddin Ketapi | WARISAN | 52.41 |
| Sekong | Alias Sani | WARISAN | 55.07 |
| Silam | Dumi Pg. Masdal | WARISAN | 55.40 |
| Fairly safe | |||
| Limbahau | Juil Nuatim | WARISAN | 57.12 |
| Karamunting | George Hiew Vun Zin | WARISAN | 58.76 |
| Safe | |||
| Tanjong Aru | Junz Wong Hong Jun | WARISAN | 60.34 |
| Moyog | Ignatius Darell Leiking | WARISAN | 62.83 |
| Api-Api | Christina Liew Chin Jin | PKR | 67.80 |
| Tanjong Papat | Frankie Poon Ming Fung | DAP | 68.00 |
| Sulabayan | Jaujan Sambakong | WARISAN | 69.04 |
| Elopura | Calvin Chong Ket Kiun | DAP | 73.61 |
| Bugaya | Manis Muka Mohd. Darah | WARISAN | 74.44 |
| Sri Tanjong | Justin Wong Yung Bin | DAP | 76.58 |
| Senallang | Mohd. Shafie Apdal | WARISAN | 77.16 |
| Kapayan | Jannie Lasimbang | DAP | 77.40 |
| Likas | Tan Lee Fatt | DAP | 86.33 |
| Luyang | Phoong Jin Zhe | DAP | 90.56 |
Aftermath
The GRS governing coalition formed on September 2020 after the victory consists of
- United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (14) :Barisan National Party seat – Won 14 seats
- Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (11), Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR) (6) : Perikatan Nasional – Won 17 seats
- With support from United Sabah Party (PBS) (7).
Warisan saw a gain of 2 more seats from its previous 21 seats in the 2018 election. While its ally PKR and DAP retained their number of seats with 2 and 6 respectively. Warisan also made history by becoming the first and only single party in Sabah to not govern the state despite winning the most seats overall.
On the other side, STAR, led by Jeffrey Kitingan won 6 seats compared to 2 in the previous election, with most of the seats won hailing from the interior of Sabah which is dominated by the Kadazan-Dusun-Murut (KDM) community. UPKO, even though representing the KDM community, managed only 1 seat in this election, a loss from 6 seats in the previous election.
PPBM or Bersatu, despite being a Malay-based party from West Malaysia and contesting in Sabah for the first time, won 11 seats.
The elected assemblywoman for Bugaya, Manis Muka Mohd Darah from WARISAN later passed away on November 2020, triggering a by-election which was not held until November 2022, concurrently with the 2022 Malaysian general election. A few elected assemblymen also changed parties after the election; see List of seats that changed allegiance in Sabah after state election 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic
Following the Sabah state government's announcement on 9 August that the state election would be held on 26 September, several members of the public and democracy observers urged local authorities to consider postal voting due to the ongoing pandemic and in order to reduce virus transmissions during the election.[12][13] On 21 August, the High Court dismissed an appeal by 33 Sabah assemblymen against Governor Juhar Mahiruddin's consent for the dissolution of Sabah's legislative assembly, allowing the state election to go ahead.[14][15] On 11 September, the Federal Court dismissed Datuk Jahid Noordin Jahim's appeal to stop the election, allowing nominations to proceed the following day.[16]
The return of voters and politicians from Sabah to Peninsular Malaysia has caused a significant influx of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia. Daily reported cases increased to three digit numbers. Several of these ministers and politicians had reportedly not complied with standard procedures around COVID-19.[17][18][19] On 14 October, the Federal Government announced the implementation of a Conditional Movement Control Order in Selangor, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur due to the rising number of cases.[20][21]
Effects of the 2022 general election
Following the results of the Malaysian general election in November 2022, and the formation of government consisting of the alliance between Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional, GRS announced their inclusion into the alliance (despite GRS members Bersatu, SAPP and STAR aligning with Perikatan Nasional at the time), and signed a cooperation agreement with other parties involved on 16 December 2022.[22] On 10 December 2022, MLAs and MPs from Bersatu Sabah announced they will quit the party and become direct member of GRS, in line of the coalition at federal level.[23][24] On 17 December 2022, GRS officially expelled Bersatu from the coalition.[25] STAR, another member party of both GRS and PN, announced its exit from PN on 5 December 2022.[26] SAPP is the only member party of both GRS and PN as of December 2022.[27]
Aside from the change above, the status quo is not changed for the government in Sabah. Even though PH and WARISAN is allied with GRS at federal level, they are still opposition to the GRS-led administration at state level.[28]
2023 political crisis
The 2023 Sabah political crisis began on 6 January 2023, when the state government of Sabah led by Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) collapsed when its coalition party Barisan Nasional (BN) withdrew its support.[29] The Leader of UMNO Sabah, a component party of BN, Bung Moktar Radin cited a lack of confidence in the leadership of Chief Minister of Sabah Hajiji Noor in the withdrawal.[30] On 9 January, both Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim and deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi travelled to Kota Kinabalu to meet with Sabah political leaders.[31]
Notes
- Combined result of Barisan Nasional (excluding UPKO, which left BN and allied with Warisan between elections; Gerakan, which did not contest the election; and LDP, which also left BN and contested independently; 24 seats, 34.92%), STAR (2 seats, 4.59%) and SAPP (0 seats, 0.57%) in the last election. This was Bersatu's first election in Sabah.
- Combined result of Warisan (21 seats, 31.30%), Pakatan Harapan (8 seats, 14.63%) and UPKO (5 seats, 3.85%) in the last election. UPKO left BN and allied with Warisan in between elections.
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