Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak

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Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak
Sarawak People's Aspiration Party
AbbreviationASPIRASI
PresidentLina Soo
Chairman Jane Anak Dripin
FounderPatau Rubis
Founded8 October 1996 (Sarawak)
6 January 2012 (Sabah)
24 January 2020 (renamed as ASPIRASI)
Legalised26 January 2020 (Legalised as ASPIRASI)
Preceded byState Reform Party (STAR)
Succeeded by Homeland Solidarity Party (Sabah)
Headquarters262, Jalan Batu Kawa, 93500 Kuching, Sarawak
Ideology Regionalism
Sarawak nationalism
Multiracialism
MA63 rights
Self-determination
Political position Centre-right
SloganParti Adup Ta
(Bidayuh: Our own party)
Dewan Negara:
0 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:
0 / 31
(Sarawak seats)
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly:
0 / 82
Premier of Sarawak:
0 / 1
Website
Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak on Facebook
Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak on Facebook

Sarawak People's Aspiration Party or (Malay : "Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak", abbreviated ASPIRASI), is a political party based in Sarawak, Malaysia, renamed and rebranded from previously State Reform Party abbreviated STAR.

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Background and history: State Reform Party (STAR)

The party began as the State Reform Party (STAR) in the 1990s founded by Patau Rubis, using a 9-pointed star derived from the state flag as its logo. The party contested in the 2016 state elections under the STAR logo, failing to win a single seat.

The State Reform Party's policy will ensure the party always struggle as a significant pressure group on demanding recognition of Sarawak rights together with many other non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The Party demands that the Government of Sarawak have to reform the state government system and go out from the available comfort zone. [1] [2] As a pro-Sarawakian independence party, it aims to table Sarawak Independence Referendum Ordinance in event it won seat in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly. [3]

STAR leadership

Patau Rubis the first STAR president. He died in 2016, after collapsed while presiding the STAR's Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 20 March and was replaced by Lina Soo. [4] [5] Beside the President Lina Soo, the party AGM later had also elected a new committee including Bulin anak Ribos as chairman on 12 October 2017. [6]

STAR Sabah expansion and separation

In 2012, STAR also expanded to neighbouring Sabah with setting of the state chapter led by Jeffrey Kitingan, [7] who had also initiated the United Borneo Alliance (UBA), [8] in its effort to switch to a Borneo-based regional party uniting all local parties in Sabah and Sarawak to promote jointly the 7 Borneo Agendas. [9]

In 2016 however Kitingan re-registered the Sabah chapter as a new Sabah-based party, Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) but retained the backronym STAR, leaving the original State Reform Party back as Sarawak-based. [10] [11] The STAR Sabah and STAR Sarawak finally separated their ideology in 2016 (STAR Sabah for Sabah state and STAR Sarawak for Sarawak state with different leader each state). STAR Sabah rebranding their party as Homeland Solidarity Party abbreviated as STAR and STAR Sarawak rebranding their party as Sarawak People's Aspiration Party abbreviated as ASPIRASI.

Rebranding as ASPIRASI

The party rebranded as Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak or ASPIRASI in February 2020. [12] Beside new party name, a new logo also being unveiled. [13] The party chose the new logo designed based on Rajah Brooke birdwing butterfly ( Trogonoptera brookiana ). [14] The official logo of ASPIRASI Party has been revealed on 13 December 2021, one week before 2021 Sarawak state election.

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Leadership Line

List of presidents

We wait ROS investigation as Lina Soo has launched a complaint to ROS.

Elected representatives

Candidates in the Sarawak state elections

General election results

ElectionTotal seats wonSeats contestedTotal votesVoting PercentageOutcome of electionElection leader
1999 (STAR)
0 / 193
2323,3540.35%Steady2.svg; No representation in Parliament Patau Rubis
2004 (STAR)
0 / 219
236,2700.09%Steady2.svg; No representation in Parliament Patau Rubis
2013 (STAR)
0 / 222
2245,3860.41%Steady2.svg; No representation in Parliament Patau Rubis
2018 (STAR Sarawak)
0 / 222
191,2990.01%Steady2.svg; No representation in Parliament Lina Soo
2022
0 / 222
91,2990.01%Steady2.svg; No representation in Parliament Lina Soo

State election results

State electionState Legislative Assembly
Sabah Sarawak Total won / Total contested
2/3 majority
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2001
0 / 62
0 / 5
2013
1 / 60
1 / 49
2016
0 / 82
0 / 11
2018
0 / 60
0 / 2
2021
0 / 82
0 / 15

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