16th Sabah State Legislative Assembly
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Overview
Legislative body	Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Jurisdiction	Sabah
Meeting place	Sabah State Legislative Assembly Building
Term	9 October 2020 –
Election	2020 state election
Government	Cabinet of Sabah
Website	www.sabah.gov.my/dun
Members	73 elected members + 6 nominated members
Speaker	Kadzim M Yahya
Secretary	Bernard Joseph Dalinting
Government Leader	Hajiji Noor
Opposition Leader	Shafie Apdal
Party control	Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Head of State
Yang di-Pertua Negeri	Juhar Mahiruddin
Sessions
1st 1st Meeting: 9 October 2020 2nd Meeting: 18 December 2020 - 23 December 2020 2nd 1st Meeting: 21 September 2021 - 23 September 2021 2nd Meeting: 3 December 2021 - 9 December 2021 3rd 1st Meeting: 16 March 2022 – 24 March 2022 2nd Meeting: 18 July 2022 - 21 July 2022 3rd Meeting: 21 November 2022 - 9 December 2022 Special Meeting: 10 January 2023 4th 1st Meeting: 22 May 2023 - 25 May 2023 2nd Meeting: 8 August 2023 - 10 August 2023 3rd Meeting: 24 November 2023 - 30 November 2023 Special Meeting: 3 January 2024

The 16th Sabah State Legislative Assembly is the current term of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly, the legislative branch of the Government of Sabah in Sabah, Malaysia. The 16th Assembly consists of 79 members that 73 members were elected in the 2020 Sabah election and 6 members were nominated by the Government and is serving from 26 October 2020 until the next state election.

Background

Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition won the election with a simple majority of 42 seats. The coalition consists of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (26), Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR) (6), United Sabah Party (PBS) (7), United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) (0), Sabah People's Hope Party (PHRS) (1), Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) (0) and Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) (1). GRS also has 1 direct member representatives from N.21 Limbahau. Hajiji Noor from GAGASAN-GRS was sworn in as Chief Minister 3 days later.

Officeholders

Speakership

• Speaker: Kadzim Yahya (non-MLA)
• Deputy Speaker:
  • Al Hambra Juhar (non-MLA)
  • Richard Yong Ke Wong (non-MLA)

Other parliamentary officers

• Secretary: Rafidah Maqbol Rahman
• Deputy Secretary: Jayreh Jaya
• Serjeants-at-Arms: Mohd Sabri Metan
• Deputy Serjeants-at-Arms: Mahar Rungkim

Party leaders

Government

• Leader of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and the component party, Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN):
  Hajiji Noor ( Chief Minister & Sulaman MLA)
• Leader of the Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR):
  Jeffrey Kitingan (Deputy Chief Minister I & State Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry & Tambunan MLA)
• Leader of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) of Sabah:
  Christina Liew Chin Jin (State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment & Api-Api MLA)
• Leader of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) of Sabah:
  Poon Ming Fung (Chairman of Sabah Development Board & Tanjong Papat MLA)
• Leader of the Social Democratic Harmony Party (KDM):
  Peter Anthony (Melalap MLA)
• Leader of the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP):
  Yong Teck Lee (Nominated MLA)
• Leader of the Barisan Nasional (BN) of Sabah and United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of Sabah:
  Bung Moktar Radin (Lamag MLA)

Opposition

• Leader of the Heritage Party (WARISAN) of Sabah:
  Shafie Apdal (Leader of the Opposition & Senallang MLA)

Floor leaders

• Leader of the House:
• Shadow Leader of the House:

Whips

• Government Whip:
• Opposition Whip:

Current composition

On 25 February 2021, Sebatik MLA Hassan A. Gani Pg. Amir left WARISAN ^[1] and joined BERSATU on 6 April 2021. ^[2]

On 10 March 2021, independent Pitas MLA Ruddy Awah joined BERSATU. ^[3]

On 8 October 2021, Sindumin MLA Yusof Yacob left WARISAN and officially rejoined BN and UMNO on 22 May 2022 after leaving four years ago in 2018. ^[4]

On 30 October 2021, Segama MLA Mohammadin Ketapi left WARISAN and joined BERSATU on 26 November 2021. ^[5] However, he left BERSATU on 28 June 2022. ^[6] He then joined PBM on 28 August 2022. ^[7]

On 28 December 2021, Limbahau MLA Juil Nuatim and Melalap MLA Peter Anthony left WARISAN and founded a new local political party based in Sabah namely Social Democratic Harmony Party (KDM) that is aligned with the ruling GRS coalition on 28 January 2022. ^[8] Juil left KDM on 21 May 2023. ^[9]

On 20 January 2022, Elopura MLA Calvin Chong and Sri Tanjong MLA Justin Wong left DAP but carried on aligning themselves with the PH opposition coalition and officially joined WARISAN on 26 March 2022. ^{[10] [11]}

On 5 June 2022, Kukusan MLA Rina Jainal left WARISAN and joined PHRS on the same day. ^[12]

On 21 October 2022, State Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister and Bandau MLA Wetrom Bahanda left BERSATU and joined KDM on the same day. ^[13]

On 10 December 2022, The leadership of Bersatu Sabah announced its exit from the party and will form a new local party. Bersatu Sabah Chairman Hajiji Noor said the “unanimous decision” by Bersatu Sabah leaders to leave the party is based on the premise that the status quo is “no longer tenable”. ^[14]

On 6 February 2023, Mohammad Mohamarin, Ben Chong Chen Bin and Norazlinah Arif left WARISAN on the same day and support the ruling GRS coalition. ^[15]

On 21 February 2023, Yusof Yacob, along with other 8 MLAs support Hajiji. At the same time, Yusof Yacob, James Ratib, Jasnih Daya, Arshad Bistari, Hamid Awang, Mohammad Mohamarin, Ben Chong and Norazlinah joined GAGASAN. ^[16]

On 27 February 2023, Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Shaari left WARISAN for GAGASAN. ^[17]

On 4 March 2023, Karamunting MLA George Hiew Vun Zin left WARISAN for GAGASAN. ^[18]

On 21 May 2023, Juil Nuatim resigned from KDM and support GRS. ^[9]

Seating plan

References