United Sabah Party


The United Sabah Party, formerly the United Sabah Movement, is a political party of Sabah. The PBS was founded by Joseph Pairin Kitingan in 1985 and it is Sabah's oldest local party. PBS is also the one of eight major component parties that formed the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah, a Sabah-based official political coalition since 2022.
Since 2022, the PBS acts as an allied partner, providing confidence and supply to the ruling federal Pakatan Harapan coalition as part of GRS. PBS is a major component of the Sabah-based Gabungan Rakyat Sabah state governing alliance since 2022.
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History

PBS was registered as a political party on 5 March 1985. Its founding president Joseph Pairin Kitingan had broken away from the ruling Parti Bersatu Rakyat Jelata Sabah because of his differences with the Chief Minister of Sabah and party president, Harris Salleh, whose state cabinet Pairin had served in. BERJAYA itself had ousted the previous state government of United Sabah National Organisation to govern Sabah for 8 years from 1976 to 1985.
PBS later formed the state government after winning the 1985 state elections. Following the 1986 Sabah riots, which occurred after PBS' victory in the 1986 state election, PBS joined the Barisan Nasional coalition and governed Sabah from 1985 to 1994. However, on the eve of the 1990 state elections, PBS pulled out of BN to join the Gagasan Rakyat coalition and won the state election for a third time. It also won the 1994 state elections by a narrow margin. The subsequent administration was short-lived as defectors switched their allegiance to BN, resulting in Pairin's resignation. PBS subsequently rejoined the BN coalition in 2002.
Following the fall of both federal and state BN governments in the 2018 general election, PBS left the coalition and formed a new Sabah-based informal coalition of parties known as the United Alliance or "Gabungan Bersatu". During the 2020–21 Malaysian political crisis, PBS provided confidence and supply to Perikatan Nasional and prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin. The party joined the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah or "Sabah People's Alliance" just before the 2020 Sabah state election which was won eventually by GRS.

Ideology and support base

Although it is mainly seen as an ethnically-based Kadazan-Dusun political party, PBS calls itself a "Malaysian multi-racial political party". Members are mostly of Kadazan-Dusun and Murut ethnic descent, though the second and third largest ethnic membership are mostly Muslim Bumiputeras, mostly ethnic local Sabahan based ethnic Malays, and also from the Bajau community of peoples. Its declared political mission is to strive to safeguard Sabah's autonomy and state rights, promoting democratic principles, economic advancement, human rights and a fair justice system. It also seeks preserving the traditional culture of each race in Sabah and freedom of religion in Malaysia.
Among the most vocal issues voiced by the party were the issue of illegal immigrants along with 'ghost voters' in Sabah, the issue of the IC Project in East Malaysia, unbalanced development and the 20 points of the Malaysian Agreement 1963 for Sabah's entry into Malaysia.
Since 1994 major defections from PBS, several political parties with similar ideologies have emerged. The closest one is the STAR Party, founded by Datuk Dr. Jeffrey G. Kitingan, the younger brother of the former president of PBS, Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Joseph Pairin Kitingan. Other similar parties include Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah.

Leadership structure

;Executive CouncilPresident:
  • * Maximus OngkiliDeputy Presidents:
  • * Joachim Gunsalam
  • * Jahid Jahim
  • * Yee Moh Chai Vice Presidents:
  • * Hendrus Anding
  • * Johnny Mositun
  • * Daniel Kinsik
  • * Ruslan Muharam
  • * Mursid Mohd Said
  • * Arthur Sen Siong Choo
  • * Linda Tsen Thau Lin
  • * Peter MakWomen's Wing Chief:
  • * Malianah UgauYouth Wing Chief:
  • * Christopher MandutSecretary-General:
  • * Julita MajungkiDeputy Secretary-General:
  • * Johnnybone J. KurumTreasurer-General:
  • * Lu Kim YenDeputy Treasurer-General:
  • * Lo Su FuiInformation Chief:
  • * Joniston BangkuaiDeputy Information Chief:
  • * Bonaventure BonifaceSupreme Council Members:
  • * Peter Jino Allion
  • * Samuil Mopun
  • * Fredoline Totin Bangon
  • * Stanis Buandi
  • * Suman Yasambun
  • * William Majimbun
  • * Masum bin Takin
  • * John Chryso Masabal
  • * Bernard Joseph Dalinting
  • * Muji bin Ampau
  • * Hajjah Fazidah Mohd Yassin
  • * Kasirin Bin Kamiran
  • * Juin Saman
  • * Azmi Haji Ahmad
  • * Omar Hakim
  • * Zamil Ismail
  • * Johnny Goh
  • * Kong Nyuk Thou
  • * Lim Vun Chan
  • * Fredian Gan
  • * Ng Tze Tsai
  • * Goon Thien Shang
  • * Joseph LeeDivisional Chairpersons:
  • * N02 Bengkoka: Dr. Samuil Mopun
  • * N03 Pitas: Awang Okik
  • * N04 Tanjong Kapor: Martin Majamil
  • * N05 Matunggong: Julita Mojungki
  • * N06 Bandau: Maximus Ongkili
  • * N07 Tandek: Hendrus Anding
  • * N08 Pintasan: Muji Ampau
  • * N09 Tempasuk: James Baga
  • * N10 Usukan: Lamdin Kuyad
  • * N11 Kadamaian: Demis Rumanti
  • * N12 Sulaman: Juin Saman
  • * N13 Pantai Dalit: Lizuan Sarabun
  • * N14 Tamparuli: Jahid Jahim
  • * N15 Kiulu: Joniston Bangkuai
  • * N16 Karambunai: Johnny Goh
  • * N18 Inanam: Fredoline Totin Bangon
  • * N19 Likas: Joseph Lee Han Khyun
  • * N20 Api-Api: Yee Moh Chai
  • * N21 Luyang: Goon Thien Shang
  • * N22 Tanjung Aru: Louis Lai Vui Leong
  • * N23 Petagas: Azmi Hj. Ahmad
  • * N24 Tanjung Keramat: Tahir Hj. Mohd Soon
  • * N25 Kapayan: Augustin Anthony
  • * N26 Moyog: John Chryso Masabal
  • * N27 Limbahau: Johnny Juani Mositun
  • * N30 Bongawan: Jitim Abak
  • * N31 Membakut: Egol Onsim
  • * N32 Klias: Hamin Gundim
  • * N33 Kuala Penyu: Sebastian Dirih Anjim
  • * N34 Lumadan: Ruslan Muharam
  • * N35 Sindumin: Angian Alai
  • * N36 Kundasang: Joachim Gunsalam
  • * N37 Karanaan: Bernard Joseph Dalinting
  • * N38 Paginatan: Arthur Sen
  • * N39 Tambunan: Daniel Isidore Stanislaus Kinsik
  • * N40 Bingkor: Peter Jino Allion
  • * N41 Liawan: Zachary Robert Stanislaus Kinsik
  • * N42 Melalap: Martin Johanis
  • * N43 Kemabong: Raimun Tindil
  • * N44 Tulid: Suman Yasambun
  • * N45 Sook: Abraham Akimau
  • * N46 Nabawan: Likin Simin
  • * N47 Telupid: Johnnybone Kurum
  • * N48 Sugut: Jamika Jeppy
  • * N49 Labuk: Zamil Ismail
  • * N50 Gum Gum: Matilda Sapot
  • * N51 Sungai Manila: Sariah Duling
  • * N52 Sungai Sibuga: Kasirin Kamiran
  • * N54 Karamunting: Kong Nyuk Thau
  • * N55 Elopura: Linda Tsen Thau Lin
  • * N56 Tanjong Papat: Ong Chih Qun
  • * N57 Kuamut: Masum Takin
  • * N60 Tungku: Ayuh Pandasan
  • * N62 Silam: Haji Mursid Mohd Rais
  • * N63 Kunak: Hatta Mulok
  • * N64 Sulabayan: Alibun Gimboh
  • * N65 Senallang: Omar Hakim
  • * N66 Bugaya: Hjh Fazidah Hj Mohd Yassin
  • * N67 Balung: Zakaria Hj Guntik
  • * N68 Apas: Chong Soo Yin @ Mohd Irwan Chong Abdullah
  • * N69 Sri Tanjung: Lo Su Fui
  • * N71 Tanjong Batu: Samson Gapid
  • * N72 Merotai: A Hasin Nawa
  • * N73 Sebatik: Sahrol Mahoolop
  • * P166 Labuan: Peter Mak Chun Vun

Elected representatives

Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)

Members of Parliament of the 15th Malaysian Parliament

PBS has currently only 1 MP in the House of Representatives.

Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)

Malaysian State Assembly Representatives

Sabah State Legislative Assembly

Government offices

State governments

PBS currently serves as junior partner in GRS governmentSabah
Note: bold as Menteri Besar/Chief Minister, italic as junior partner

State election results