Sabah state election, 2018

Sabah state election, 2018
9 May 2018
All 60 seats to the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority

  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Musa Aman Shafie Apdal
Party BN Sabah Heritage Party
Leader since 27 March 2003 (2003-03-27) 7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
Leader's seat Sungai Sibuga Senallang
Last election 48 seats, 55.8% new party
Seats before 46 2
Seats won 29 21
Seat change Decrease19 Increase21
Popular vote 355,091 271,446
Percentage 42.0% 32.1%
Swing Decrease13.8 Increase32.1
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Christina Liew Jeffrey Kitingan
Party Pakatan Harapan (PKR) Homeland Solidarity Party
Leader since 2017 6 January 2012 (2012-01-06)
Leader's seat Api Api Bingkor
Last election 11 seats, 29.6%
(Pakatan Rakyat)		 1 seat, 5.63%
Seats before 4 1
Seats won 8 2
Seat change Decrease3 Increase1
Popular vote 126,817 39,803
Percentage 15.0% 4.71%
Swing Decrease14.6 Decrease1.1
Chief Minister before election

Musa Aman
Barisan Nasional

 Chief Minister-designate

Shafie Apdal
Sabah Heritage Party

The 2018 Sabah state election took place on 9 May 2018 in concurrence with the 14th Malaysian general election. This election was to elect 60 members of the 15th Sabah State Legislative Assembly. The previous Assembly was dissolved on 7 April 2018.

Barisan Nasional (BN), with the most seats, would be able to form a minority government alone. But BN and Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR) decided to form a group of 31 seats, which would allow them to form a coalition government. Musa Aman reinstalled as Chief Minister on 10 May 2018.

However, Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) (including 6 BN assemblymen who switched allegiance to WARISAN), Democratic Action Party (DAP) and People's Justice Party (PKR), with confidence and supply of United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO), managed to form a pact of 39 seats in order to form a coalition government.

Governor Juhar Mahiruddin installed Mohd. Shafie Apdal as the 15th Chief Minister on 12 May 2018. That marks the end of 24-year rule of BN in Sabah and the change of governing party in Sabah for the fifth time since 1963.

Results

The following political parties contested in this election. The following is a summary of results of this election.

 Summary of the 2018 Sabah state election results[1]
Party Vote Seats
Votes % Won % +/–
Sabah Heritage PartyWARISAN271,24631.302135.00Increase 21
Pakatan HarapanPH126,81714.63813.33Decrease 3
People's Justice Party[lower-alpha 1]PKR47,7235.5123.33Decrease 5
Democratic Action Party[lower-alpha 2]DAP78,9019.10610.00Increase 2
National Trust Party[lower-alpha 3]AMANAH1930.0200Steady
Barisan Nasional[lower-alpha 4]BN355,09140.972948.33Decrease 19
United Malays National OrganisationUMNO208,60024.071728.33Decrease 14
Malaysian Chinese AssociationMCA14,9701.7300Decrease 2
United Sabah PartyPBS70,9988.19610.00Decrease 1
United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut OrganisationUPKO33,3953.85611.67Increase 2
United Sabah People's PartyPBRS8,0420.9311.67Steady
Malaysian People's Movement PartyGerakan4,0020.4600Decrease 2
Liberal Democratic PartyLDP15,0841.7400Decrease 3
United Sabah AllianceUSA63,9787.3823.33Increase 2
Homeland Solidarity PartySTAR (Sabah)39,8034.5923.33Increase 1
Sabah People's Hope PartyPHRS17,7132.0400Steady
Sabah Progressive PartySAPP4,9710.5700Steady
Sabah People's Unity PartyPPRS1,4910.1700Steady
Gagasan SejahteraGS11,2411.3000Steady
Malaysian Islamic PartyPAS11,2411.3000Steady
Love Sabah PartyPCS9.3111.0700Steady
Sabah Native Co-operation PartyAnak Negeri3,0590.3500Steady
Sabah Nationality PartyPKS2,0180.2300Steady
United Sabah National Organisation (New)USNO1470.0200Steady
State Reform Party (Sarawak)STAR (Sarawak)1090.0100Steady
IndependentsIND1,0790.1200Steady
Valid votes844,356
Invalid/blank votes22,369
Total votes (voter turnout: 77.53%)866,725100.0060100.00TBA
Did not vote251,152
Registered voters[lower-alpha 5]1,117,877
Ordinary voters[lower-alpha 5]0
Early voters[lower-alpha 5]0
Postal voters[lower-alpha 5]0
Source: Election Commission of Malaysia (SPR)[2]
  1. ↑ Contested using double crescent election symbol on the ballot papers.
  2. ↑ Contested using rocket election symbol on the ballot papers.
  3. ↑ Contested using white mountain election symbol on the ballot papers.
  4. ↑ Contested using dacing election symbol on the ballot papers.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Abdullah, Mohd. Hashim (10 April 2018). Urusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-14 (in Malay). SPR Media Statement. Retrieved on 8 May 2018.

Government formation

In the 2018 general election, WARISAN together with the coalition of Pakatan Harapan (PH) are tied up with 29-29 seats with the Barisan Nasional in the election.[3] Jeffrey Kitingan with his party of Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR) under the United Sabah Alliance (USA) which are not aligned from either the two sides, has won two seats in the election and subsequently emerged as the decision maker for the formation of a state government from the two sides.[4] Kitingan then decide to team up with the BN to form coalition state government with him appointed as a Deputy Chief Minister while Musa Aman from BN to become the Chief Minister for another 5 years under the new coalition government.[5] However, the situation changed when six seats assemblymen from the BN allied parties of United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) and United Sabah People's Party (PBRS) switched their allegiance to WARISAN, giving Shafie an advantage with 35 seats which is sufficient to establish a coalition state government.[6] Earlier, Musa Aman had initially been sworn in as Chief Minister following the help of two seats from STAR. This situation has left Sabah with two ruling Chief Ministers, the second time in its history since the dispute between PBS and USNO in 1980s.

The result of these events sparks a constitutional crisis in Sabah, and the need to review and change the current constitution so as to curb the "allegiance switching" of assemblymen, after the swearing-in ceremony of the chief minister.[7] Another four seats assemblymen from BN allied parties of UMNO and UPKO switching their allegiance to WARISAN on 13 May 2018.[8][9] The Yang di-Pertua Negeri (TYT) Juhar Mahiruddin also had requested for Musa to step down,[10][11] despite Musa still stressing that he still the rightful Chief Minister.[12] Musa was then issued a letter from the TYT that he is no longer the Chief Minister effective from 12 May 2018 that was delivered into his residence on 14 May 2018.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ Malaysia (28 May 2018). Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes: State Constituencies for the State of Sabah. Federal Government Gazette.
  2. ↑ "Dashboard PRU 14". Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia 14. Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Muguntan Vanar; Fatimah Zainal (10 May 2018). "Hung assembly in Sabah sees intense political horse-trading". The Star. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Alyaa Azhar (10 May 2018). "Hung assembly in Sabah, Star to be kingmaker". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Chok Simyee (10 May 2018). "Jeffrey forms pact with BN to form coalition state government". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Avila Geraldine; Norasikin Daineh (11 May 2018). "Warisan now has 35 seats, enough to form state government: Shafie [NSTTV]". New Straits Times. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Sabah having two CMs sparks constitutional crisis?". The Borneo Post. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Ruzaini Zulkepli (13 May 2018). "Empat lagi ADUN BN sertai Mohd Shafie?" (in Malay). Astro Awani. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Fatimah Zainal (14 May 2018). "Two more Upko reps join Shafie". The Star. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  10. ↑ Rodelio Junjun Taucan (12 May 2018). "Tun Juhar arah Musa letak jawatan" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  11. ↑ Ruzaini Zulkepli (13 May 2018). "Warisan tidak akan sama dengan UMNO - Shafie Apdal" (in Malay). Astro Awani. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  12. ↑ Fatimah Zainal (13 May 2018). "Musa Aman: I'm still the Chief Minister". The Star. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Istana serah surat kepada Musa" (in Malay). Berita Harian. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  14. ↑ Samantha Khor (14 May 2018). "[BREAKING] Musa Aman Is No Longer Chief Minister Of Sabah". Says.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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