2020 Sabah state election

The 2020 Sabah state election took place on 26 September 2020 to elect all 73 elected members of the 16th Sabah State Legislative Assembly. The previous Assembly was dissolved on 30 July 2020.Sabah e-Gazette

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.

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.

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 in 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. GOVERNMENT SEATS Marginal Melalap Peter Anthony WARISAN 46.81 Liawan Rasinin Kautis WARISAN 47.75 Banggi Mohamad Mohamarin WARISAN 47.79 Petagas Uda Sulai WARISAN 47.97 Kunak Norazlinah Arif WARISAN 48.20 Tungku Assaffal P. Alian WARISAN 49.89 Bongawan Dr. Daud Yusof WARISAN 50.62 Gum-Gum Arunarsin Taib WARISAN 51.10 Sindumin Dr. Yusof Yacob WARISAN 51.90 Merotai Sarifuddin Hata WARISAN 51.94 Tanjong Kapor Ben Chong Chen Bin WARISAN 54.31 Pantai Manis Aidi Moktar WARISAN 54.52 Karambunai Azhar Matussin WARISAN 54.66 Lahad Datu Dumi Pg. Masdal WARISAN 55.58 Fairly safe Tanjong Papat Frankie Poon Ming Fung DAP 56.20 Tanjong Aru Junz Wong Hong Jun WARISAN 56.23 Sekong Arifin Asgali WARISAN 56.55 Api-Api Christina Liew Chin Jin PKR 57.04 Safe Moyog Jenifer Lasimbang WARISAN 61.39 Inanam Kenny Chua Teck Ho PKR 62.33 Karamunting Hiew Vun Zin WARISAN 63.67 Elopura Calvin Chong Ket Kiun DAP 68.68 Kapayan Janie Lasimbang DAP 71.95 Sri Tanjong Jimmy Wong Sze Phin DAP 72.00 Sulabayan Jaujan Sambakong WARISAN 74.91 Senallang Mohd. Shafie Apdal WARISAN 75.97 Bugaya Manis Buka Mohd. Darah WARISAN 77.51 Likas Tan Lee Fatt DAP 82.57 Luyang Ginger Phoong Jin Zhe DAP 84.38

NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS Marginal Bingkor Robert Tawik @ Nordin STAR 33.19 Kundasang Joachim Gunsalam PBS 37.14 Matunggong Julita Majunki PBS 41.80 Kiulu Joniston Bangkuai PBS 42.39 Pitas Bolkiah Ismail UMNO 44.40 Klias Isnin Aliasnih UMNO 44.94 Tamparuli Jahid Jahim PBS 45.46 Sebatik Abd. Muis Picho UMNO 46.70 Tambunan Dr. Jeffrey Gapari @ Geoffrey Kitingan STAR 46.78 Balung Osman Jamal UMNO 47.08 Kadamaian Ewon Benedick UPKO 47.80 Paginatan Abidin Madingkir UPKO 48.84 Tempasuk Musbah Jamli UMNO 50.82 Tanjong Batu Hamisa Samat UMNO 50.92 Tandek Anita Baranting PBS 51.21 Usukan Japlin Akim UMNO 52.40 Kemabong Jamawi Ja’afar UMNO 52.68 Sook Ellron Alfred Angin PBRS 53.21 Apas Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan UMNO 53.58 Sungai Sibuga Musa Aman UMNO 53.59 Labuk Abd. Rahman Kongkawang PBS 53.64 Kuala Penyu Limus Jury UPKO 54.64 Kawang Ghulam Haidar Khan Bahadar UMNO 54.97 Sugut James Ratib UPKO 55.77 Fairly safe Lumadan Matbali Musah UMNO 56.65 Membakut Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif UMNO 57.22 Kuamut Masiung Banah UPKO 59.00 Sukau Saddi Abdu Rahman UMNO 59.14 Nabawan Bobbey Ah Fang Suan UPKO 59.52 Safe Karanaan Masidi Manjun UMNO 63.98 Sulaman Hajiji Mohd. Noor UMNO 69.62

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. The new seats are Bengkoka, Bandau, Pintasan, Pantai Dalit, Darau, Tanjung Keramat, Limbahau, Tulid, Telupid, Sungai Manila, Lamag, Segama and Kukusan.

Federal seat No. Constituency Electors(2020) Area(km2) Density District Last electionassemblyperson Last electionheld party (GE14) Majority Current assemblyperson'srepresent party (2020 SE) P.167 N01 Banggi Kudat Mohamad Mohamarin WARISAN 379 WARISAN N02 Bengkoka Pitas colspan=5 N03 Pitas Pitas Bolkiah Ismail BN (UMNO) 1282 N04 Tanjong Kapor Kudat Chong Chen Bin WARISAN 2992 WARISAN P.168 N05 Matunggong Kudat Julita Majungki BN (PBS) 1687 PN+ (PBS) N06 Bandau Kota Marudu colspan=5 N07 Tandek Kota Marudu Lasiah Baranting @ Anita BN (PBS) 4592 P.169 N08 Pintasan Kota Belud colspan=5 N09 Tempasuk Kota Belud Musbah Jamli BN (UMNO) 2264 IND N10 Usukan Kota Belud Japlin Akim BN (UMNO) 1225 N11 Kadamaian Kota Belud Ewon Benedick BN (UPKO) 3294 WARISAN+ (UPKO) P.170 N12 Sulaman Tuaran Hajiji Mohd. Noor BN (UMNO) 7774 N13 Pantai Dalit Tuaran colspan=5 N14 Tamparuli Tuaran Jahid Jahim BN (PBS) 2080 PN+ (PBS) N15 Kiulu Tuaran Joniston Bangkuai BN (PBS) 1443 PN+ (PBS) P.171 N16 Karambunai Kota Kinabalu Azhar Matussin WARISAN 5366 WARISAN (contested in Darau) N17 Darau Kota Kinabalu colspan=5 N18 Inanam Kota Kinabalu Kenny Chua Teck Ho PH (PKR) 7783 P. 172 N19 Likas Kota Kinabalu Tan Lee Fatt PH (DAP) 7902 WARISAN+ (DAP) N20 Api-Api Kota Kinabalu Christina Liew PH (PKR) 2954 WARISAN+ (PKR) N21 Luyang Kota Kinabalu Phoong Jin Zhe PH (DAP) 12408 WARISAN+ (DAP) P.173 N22 Tanjong Aru Kota Kinabalu Junz Wong Hong Jun WARISAN 4610 WARISAN N23 Petagas Penampang (Putatan) Uda Sulai WARISAN 208 N24 Tanjung Keramat Penampang (Putatan) colspan=5 P.174 N25 Kapayan Penampang & Kota Kinabalu Jannie Lasimbang PH (DAP) 13250 WARISAN+ (DAP) N26 Moyog Penampang Jenifer Lasimbang WARISAN 4442 P.175 N27 Limbahau Papar colspan=5 N28 Kawang Papar Ghulam Haidar Khan Bahadar BN (UMNO) 2862 N29 Pantai Manis Papar Aidi Moktar WARISAN 2108 P.176 N30 Bongawan Beaufort & Papar Daud Yusof WARISAN 795 WARISAN N31 Membakut Beaufort Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif BN (UMNO) 2403 P.177 N32 Klias Beaufort Isnin Aliasnih BN (UMNO) 2336 N33 Kuala Penyu Kuala Penyu Limus Jury BN (UPKO) 3545 P.178 N34 Lumadan Beaufort Matbali Musah BN (UMNO) 2935 N35 Sindumin Sipitang Yusof Yakob WARISAN 760 WARISAN P.179 N36 Kundasang Ranau Joachim Gunsalam BN (PBS) 255 PN+ (PBS) N37 Karanaan Ranau Masidi Manjun BN (UMNO) 3782 N38 Paginatan Ranau Abidin Madingkir BN (UPKO) 2066 P.180 N39 Tambunan Tambunan Jeffrey Kitingan GSB (STAR) 1037 N40 Bingkor Keningau Robert Tawik @ Nordin GSB (STAR) 165 N41 Liawan Keningau Rasinin Kautis WARISAN 1382 WARISAN P. 181 N42 Melalap Tenom Peter Anthony WARISAN 293 WARISAN N43 Kemabong Tenom Jamawi Ja’afar BN (UMNO) 895 BN (UMNO) (contested in Melalap) P.182 N44 Tulid Keningau colspan=5 N45 Sook Keningau Ellron Alfred Angin BN (PBRS) 4485 N46 Nabawan Nabawan Bobbey Ah Fang Suan BN (UPKO) 2072 P.183 N47 Telupid Telupid colspan=5 N48 Sugut Beluran James Ratib BN (UMNO) 1521 BN (UMNO) N49 Labuk Beluran Abd. Rahman Kongkawang BN (PBS) 2600 IND P.184 N50 Gum-Gum Sandakan Arunarsin Taib WARISAN 598 WARISAN N51 Sungai Manila Sandakan colspan=5 N52 Sungai Sibuga Sandakan Musa Aman BN (UMNO) 2184 P.185 N53 Sekong Sandakan Arifin Asgali WARISAN 2035 N54 Karamunting Sandakan Hiew Vun Zin WARISAN 3848 WARISAN P.186 N55 Elopura Sandakan Chong Ket Kiun PH (DAP) 6647 WARISAN+ (DAP) N56 Tanjong Papat Sandakan Poon Ming Fung PH (DAP) 1816 WARISAN+ (DAP) P.187 N57 Kuamut Tongod & Kinabatangan Masiung Banah BN (UPKO) 4121 IND N58 Lamag Kinabatangan colspan=5 N59 Sukau Kinabatangan Saddi Abdul Rahman BN (UMNO) 1628 IND P.188 N60 Tungku Lahad Datu Assafal P. Alian WARISAN 1001 WARISAN N61 Segama Lahad Datu colspan=5 N62 Silam Lahad Datu Dumi Masdal WARISAN 2932 WARISAN N63 Kunak Kunak Norazlinah Arif WARISAN 268 WARISAN P.189 N64 Sulabayan Semporna Jaujan Sambakong WARISAN 4926 WARISAN N65 Senallang Semporna Shafie Apdal WARISAN 5301 WARISAN N66 Bugaya Semporna Manis Buka Mohd. Darah WARISAN 7851 WARISAN P.190 N67 Balung Tawau Osman Jamal BN (UMNO) 174 N68 Apas Tawau Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan BN (UMNO) 1787 N69 Sri Tanjong Tawau Wong Sze Phin PH (DAP) 9383 P.191 N70 Kukusan Tawau colspan=5 N71 Tanjong Batu Tawau Hamisa Samat BN (UMNO) 1986 N72 Merotai Tawau & Kalabakan Sarifuddin Hata WARISAN 2150 WARISAN N73 Sebatik Kalabakan Abd. Muis Picho BN (UMNO) 193

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 N03 Pitas Bolkiah IsmailIND 12 September 2020 2008 Not seeking re-election N10 Usukan Japlin Akim 10 September 2020 2018 No nomination by the party N23 Petagas Uda SulaiWARISAN 10 September 2020 2018 Not chosen by the party N26 Moyog Jennifer LasimbangWARISAN 10 September 2020 2018 Not chosen by the party N29 Pantai Manis Aidi MoktarWARISAN 10 September 2020 2018 Not chosen by the party N34 Lumadan Matbali Musah 10 September 2020 2018 No nomination by the party N46 Nabawan Bobbey Ah Fang Suan 10 September 2020 2004 No nomination by the party N52 Sungai Sibuga Musa AmanBN (UMNO) 10 September 2020 1994 No nomination by the party N53 Sekong Arifin AsgaliWARISAN 10 September 2020 2018 Not chosen by the party N67 Balung Osman JamalIND 12 September 2020 2018 Not seeking re-election N69 Sri Tanjong Jimmy Wong Sze PhinPH (DAP) 10 September 2020 2018 Not chosen by the party N71 Tanjong Batu Hamisa SamatIND 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 SEEDS Sabah 25 September 2020 40.7% 43.4% 15.9% Sabah state election, 2018 9 May 2018 45.93% 46.13% 7.94%

Results

Summary

Seats that changed allegiance No. Seat Previous Party (2018) Current Party (2020) N02 Bengkoka colspan="2" BN (UMNO) N03 Pitas BN (UMNO) Independent N05 Matunggong BN (PBS) PBS N06 Bandau colspan="2" PN (BERSATU) N07 Tandek BN (PBS) PBS N08 Pintasan colspan="2" PN (BERSATU) N11 Kadamaian BN (UPKO) UPKO N12 Sulaman BN (UMNO) PN (BERSATU) N13 Pantai Dalit colspan="2" BN (UMNO) N14 Tamparuli BN (PBS) PBS N15 Kiulu BN (PBS) PBS N16 Karambunai WARISAN BN (UMNO) N17 Darau colspan="2" WARISAN N24 Tanjung Keramat colspan="2" BN (UMNO) N27 Limbahau colspan="2" 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 colspan="2" PN (STAR) N45 Sook BN (PBRS) PN (STAR) N46 Nabawan BN (UPKO) PN (BERSATU) N47 Telupid colspan="2" PBS N49 Labuk BN (PBS) PN (BERSATU) N51 Sungai Manila colspan="2" BN (UMNO) N57 Kuamut BN (UPKO) Independent N58 Lamag colspan="2" BN (UMNO) N61 Segama colspan="2" WARISAN N68 Apas BN (UMNO) PN (BERSATU) N70 Kukusan colspan="2" WARISAN N73 Sebatik BN (UMNO) WARISAN

Election pendulum