Global InformationSabah State Legislative Assembly information
Sabah State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah ديوان اوندڠن نݢري سابه Langga' Tinukuan Pogun Sabah 沙巴邦议会 | |
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| 16th Assembly | |
 Insignia of Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| History | |
| Founded | 1963 as Majlis Undangan 25 September 1976 as Dewan Undangan Negeri |
| Leadership | |
Yang di-Pertua Negeri | Juhar Mahiruddin since 1 January 2011 |
Speaker | Kadzim M. Yahya, BN-UMNO since 8 October 2020 |
Deputy Speaker I | Al Hambra Juhar, Independent since 19 June 2023 |
Deputy Speaker II | Richard Yong We Kong, GRS-SAPP since 19 June 2023 |
Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor, GRS-GAGASAN since 29 September 2020 |
Opposition Leader | Shafie Apdal, WARISAN since 29 September 2020 |
Secretary | Rafidah binti Maqbool Rahman |
Deputy Secretary | Mohd Jayreh bin Jaya |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 73 elected and up to 6 nominated |
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Political groups | (As of 21 May 2023[update]) Government (65)
BN (13)
PH (7)
KDM (2)
Opposition (14) Speaker (1) |
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| Elections | |
Voting system | First-past-the-post |
Last election | 26 September 2020 |
Next election | By 7 December 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Sabah State Legislative Assembly Building, Likas, Kota Kinabalu | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Sabah State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah, Kadazandusun: Langga' Tinukuan Pogun Sabah) is a part of the legislature of Sabah, Malaysia, the other being the governor of Sabah. The assembly meets at the Sabah State Legislative Assembly Building at Likas in the state capital of Kota Kinabalu.
This unicameral legislature currently has 73 seats representing state constituencies elected through a first-past-the-post electoral system across the state.
Like at the federal level in Malaysia, Sabah uses a Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which members are elected to the legislative assembly through general elections, from which the chief minister and the cabinet are appointed based on majority support. The chief minister is head of government, while the governor acts as head of state. The largest party not forming the government is known as the official opposition, its leader being recognised as leader of the opposition by the speaker.
Members of the assembly refer to themselves as "Members of the Legislative Assembly" (MLAs) and sometimes as "state assemblymen".
The most recent assembly was elected on 26 September 2020. 73 members were elected into the 16th Sabah State Legislative Assembly. As permitted by the State Constitution, the Governor may add six more as nominated MLAs. Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition consisting of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR), United Sabah Party (PBS), United Sabah National Organisation (USNO), Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP), Sabah People's Hope Party (PHRS), and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) re-formed the government on 25 May 2023 (Originally formed in September 2020 as informal coalition and registered in 2022 as official coalition).
- ^ Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Sabah (PDF). Retrieved 26 May 2016. Standing Orders 89, 90 and 91.