Sabah People's Hope Party ( (Harapan Rakyat/PHRS)) is a Sabah-based party located in Tawau city, founded by Lajim Ukin and Liew Yun Fah. Its ideology is based on Sabah regionalism which supports Sabah state administration by local-based parties and to reduce the control of peninsula-based parties over the state, such as Barisan Nasional, Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional.
First established in 2016, the party was temporarily dissolved in 2019 to allow members to join Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU). In 2020, it was founded once again ahead of snap election.
History The party was formed on 25 October 2016, founded by Lajim Ukin. It was previously a party in the alliance of United Sabah Alliance (USA) from 2017 until 2018. In 2019, Harapan Rakyat planned and was supposed to hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to dissolve the party and absorb its 64,000 members into Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) at the launch of the party's Sabah chapter on 6 April 2019 in Kota Kinabalu.
Somehow the dissolution was deferred and registration of party was left to remain dormant until it was revived and reestablished again ahead of the September 2020 Sabah state election which allowed the party led by new president, Liew Yun Fah to participate in the snap polls. To date, only two members of the party have served as member of legislative (MLA): the founder himself Lajim Ukin between 2016 until 2018, and Rina Jainal of Kukusan seat, who defected from the WARISAN party in 2022. Rina Jainal later was sacked by the party immediately before 2025 Sabah state election and ran as independent
On 5 April 2023, the party has officially been admitted into Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) after its membership application had been accepted by the coalition.
Elected representatives
Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Government offices
State governments
Sabah (2022–2025)
Note: bold as Chief Minister, italic as junior partner
General election results
Election Total seats won seats contested Total votes Voting Percentage Outcome of election Election leader2018 25 37,708 0.31% 0 seat; No representation in Parliament Lajim Ukin20221,1730.01%0 seat; No representation in ParliamentZainal Nasirudin
State election results
ElectionTotal seats won Seats contestedTotal votesVoting PercentageOutcome of electionElection leader201891,1730.01%0 seat; No representation in AssemblyLajim Ukin202091,1730.01%0 seat; No representation in AssemblyLiew Yun Fah202512,0630.01%0 seat; No representation in AssemblyLiew Yun Fah
See also Politics of Malaysia List of political parties in Malaysia
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