The 16th Sabah State Legislative Assembly was the term of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly, the legislative branch of the Government of Sabah in Sabah, Malaysia. The 16th Assembly comprises 79 members, of whom 73 were elected in the 2020 Sabah State Election, and 6 were appointed by the Government. The term of the 16th Assembly began on 9 October 2020 and ended upon its dissolution on 6 October 2025 ahead of 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), Love Sabah Party (PCS) (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 & Tambunan MLA) Acting Leader of the United Sabah Party (PBS): Joachim Gunsalam (Deputy Chief Minister II & Kundasang MLA) Leader of the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP): Yong Teck Lee (Nominated MLA) Leader of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) of Sabah and United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) : Ewon Benedick (Kadamaian MLA) Leader of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) of Sabah: Phoong Jin Zhe (State Minister of Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship & Luyang MLA) Leader of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) of Sabah: Aliakbar Gulasan (Nominated MLA)
Opposition Leader of the Heritage Party (WARISAN) of Sabah: Shafie Apdal (Leader of the Opposition & Senallang MLA) Leader of the Barisan Nasional (BN) of Sabah and United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of Sabah : Bung Moktar Radin (Lamag MLA)
Whips
Government Whip: Yusof Yacob Opposition Whip:
Current composition
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No.Parliamentary constituencyNo.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)PositionP167KudatN01BanggiMohammad MohamarinN02 BengkokaHarun Durabi BN (UMNO)Assistant Minister of Science, Technology and InnovationN03PitasRuddy AwahAssistant Minister of Rural DevelopmentN04Tanjong KaporBen Chong Chen BinP168Kota MaruduN05MatunggongJulita MajungkiAssistant Minister of FinanceN06BandauWetrom BahandaKDMMP for Kota MaruduN07TandekHendrus AndingAssistant Minister of Agriculture and FisheriesP169Kota BeludN08PintasanFairuz RenddanAssistant Minister of Youth and SportsN09TempasukMohd Arsad BistariN10UsukanSalleh Said Keruak BN (UMNO)Former Chief Minister of SabahN11KadamaianEwon BenedickPH (UPKO) MP for Penampang Federal Minister P170TuaranN12SulamanHajiji NoorChief MinisterN13 Pantai DalitJasnih DayaN14TamparuliJahid JahimMinister of Rural DevelopmentN15KiuluJoniston BangkuaiAssistant Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment P171SepanggarN16KarambunaiYakubah Khan BN (UMNO)N17DarauAzhar MatussinWARISANN18InanamPeto Galim PH (PKR)Assistant Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food IndustryP172Kota Kinabalu N19LikasTan Lee Fatt PH (DAP)Assistant Minister of FinanceN20Api-ApiChristina Liew Chin Jin PH (PKR)Minister of Tourism, Culture and EnvironmentN21LuyangPhoong Jin Zhe PH (DAP)Minister of Industrial Development and EntrepreneurshipP173PutatanN22Tanjung AruJunz WongWARISANN23PetagasAwang Ahmad Sah Awang SahariN24Tanjung KeramatShahelmey Yahya BN (UMNO) Deputy Chief Minister III Minister of Works MP for PutatanP174PenampangN25KapayanJannie Lasimbang PH (DAP)N26MoyogDarell LeikingWARISANP175PaparN27LimbahauJuil NuatimN28KawangGulamhaidar @ Yusof Khan BahadarN29Pantai ManisMohd Tamin Zainal BN (UMNO)P176KimanisN30BongawanDaud YusofWARISANN31MembakutMohd Arifin Mohd ArifMinister of Science, Technology and Innovation P177BeaufortN32KliasIsnin AliasnihAssistant Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentN33Kuala PenyuLimus JuryAssistant Minister of WorksP178SipitangN34LumadanRuslan MuharamAssistant Minister to the Chief MinisterN35SinduminYusof YacobGRS-PH Chief WhipP179RanauN36KundasangJoachim Gunsalam Deputy Chief Minister II Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentN37KaranaanMasidi ManjunMinister of FinanceN38PaginatanAbidin Madingkir STARAssistant Minister to the Chief MinisterP180KeningauN39TambunanJeffrey Gapari Kitingan STAR Deputy Chief Minister I Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry MP for KeningauN40BingkorRobert Tawik STARAssistant Minister of WorksN41LiawanAnnuar Ayub Aman STARP181TenomN42MelalapVacantThe seat incumbent Peter Anthony (KDM) was disqualified after being sentenced to jail for falsifying documents on 4 March 2025.N43KemabongRubin BalangP182PensianganN44TulidFlovia Ng STARAssistant Minister of Community Development and People's WellbeingN45SookEllron Alfred Angin STARMinister of Youth and SportsN46NabawanAbdul Ghani Mohamed YassinP183BeluranN47TelupidJonnybone KurumN48SugutJames RatibMinister of Community Development and People's Wellbeing N49LabukSamad JambriAssistant Minister of Rural DevelopmentP184LibaranN50Gum-GumArunarsin TaibWARISANN51Sungai ManilaMokran Ingkat BN (UMNO)N52Sungai SibugaVacantThe seat incumbent Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supain (BN-UMNO) died from kidney failure on 19 January 2025.P185Batu SapiN53SekongAlias SaniWARISANN54KaramuntingGeorge Hiew Vun ZinP186SandakanN55ElopuraCalvin Chong Ket KiunWARISANN56Tanjong PapatFrankie Poon Ming Fung PH (DAP)P187KinabatanganN57KuamutMasiung BanahN58LamagBung Moktar Radin BN (UMNO)MP for KinabatanganN59SukauJafry Ariffin BN (UMNO)P188Lahad DatuN60TungkuAssaffal P. AlianWARISANN61SegamaMohamaddin Ketapi BN (UMNO)N62SilamDumi Pg. MasdalWARISANN63KunakNorazlinah ArifP189SempornaN64SulabayanJaujan SambakongWARISANN65SenallangShafie ApdalWARISAN Leader of the Opposition Former Chief Minister of Sabah MP for SempornaN66BugayaJamil HamzahWARISANP190TawauN67BalungHamid AwangN68ApasNizam Abu Bakar TitinganAssistant Minister to the Chief MinisterN69Sri TanjongJustin Wong Yung BinWARISANP191KalabakanN70KukusanRina JainalN71Tanjong BatuAndi Muhammad Suryandy Bandy BN (UMNO) Assistant Minister of Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship MP for KalabakanN72MerotaiSarifuddin HataWARISANN73SebatikHassan A. Gani Pg. AmirN/AN/A—Nominated memberSuhaimi Nasir BN (UMNO)MP for Libaran—Nominated memberRaime Unggi BN (UMNO)—Nominated memberJaffari Waliam—Nominated memberAliakbar Gulasan —Nominated memberAmisah Yassin—Nominated memberYong Teck Lee SAPPFormer Chief Minister of Sabah
+List of seats that changed allegiance in Sabah after state election 2020 No. Seat Member Previous Party(2020 state election) Current Party(as of May 2023)N01BanggiMohammad MohamarinWARISAN Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) N03 Pitas Ruddy Awah Independent Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN)N04Tanjong KaporBen Chong Chen BinWARISAN Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) N06 Bandau Wetrom Bahanda Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) KDM N08 Pintasan Fairuz Renddan Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) N09 Tempasuk Mohd Arsad Bistari Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN)N11KadamaianEwon BenedickUPKOPakatan Harapan (UPKO) N12 Sulaman Hajiji Noor Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) N13 Pantai Dalit Jasnih Daya Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN)N23PetagasAwang Ahmad Sah Awang SahariWARISAN Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN)N27LimbahauJuil Nuatim WARISAN Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (Direct) N28 Kawang Gulamhaidar @ Yusof Khan Bahadar Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) N31 Membakut Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) N32 Kilas Isnin Aliasnih Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) N33 Kuala Penyu Limus Jury Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) N35 Sindumin Yusof Yacob WARISAN Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) N37 Karanaan Masidi Manjun Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) N42 Melalap Peter Anthony WARISAN KDM N43 Kemabong Rubin Balang Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) N46 Nabawan Abdul Ghani Mohamed Yassin Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) N48 Sugut James Ratib Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) N49 Labuk Samad Jambri Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) N54 Karamunting George Hiew Vun ZinWARISAN Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) N55 Elopura Calvin Chong Ket Kiun Pakatan Harapan (DAP) WARISAN N57 Kuamut Masiung Banah Independent Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) N61 Segama Mohamaddin Ketapi WARISAN Barisan Nasional (UMNO)N63KunakNorazlinah ArifWARISAN Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) N67 Balung Hamid Awang Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) N68 Apas Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) N69 Sri Tanjong Justin Wong Pakatan Harapan (DAP) WARISAN N70 Kukusan Rina Jainal WARISAN Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (PHRS) N73 Sebatik Hassan A. Gani Pg. Amir WARISAN Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) – Nominated member Amisah Yassin Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) – Nominated member Jaffari Waliam Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN)
Changed Allegiance Seats Post 2020 Sabah State Election