United People's Justice Front | |
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Malay name | Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat Bersatu اڠكتن كعاديلن رعيت برساتو |
Chinese name | 人民統一公正陣綫 人民统一公正阵线 rénmín tǒngyī gōngzhèng zhènxiàn |
Founded | 15 September 1989 |
Dissolved | 20 May 2001 |
Succeeded by | PGRS (under Dr. Ationg Tituh in 2013) |
Headquarters | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah |
National affiliation | Barisan Nasional (1991-2001) |
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People's Justice Front or in Malay : Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat (AKAR) was a splinter party of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) formed in 1989 which was led by Dusun and Bajau ethnic-based leaders namely Mark Koding, Kalakau Untol and Pandikar Amin Mulia. [1] [2] In 1995, AKAR had gone through a leadership crisis between Pandikar Amin Mulia and Jeffrey Kitingan. [3] The party's name was later changed to United People's Justice Front or in Malay : Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat Bersatu (AKAR BERSATU). [4] AKAR BERSATU was dissolved to enable its members to join UMNO in 2001 and meanwhile half of the members, the AKAR faction that disagreed UMNO co-operation, they joined the PGRS, a local Sabahan party founded by Ationg Tituh in 2013. [5] Ationg Tituh is one of notable AKAR former members and he is the leader of Kuamut branch AKAR Party. [6]
Election | Total seats won | Seats contested | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
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1990 | 0 / 180 | 11 | ![]() | Pandikar Amin Mulia | ||
1995 | 0 / 192 | 11 | ![]() | Pandikar Amin Mulia | ||
1999 | 0 / 193 | 11 | ![]() | Pandikar Amin Mulia | ||
State election | State Legislative Assembly | |
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Sabah | Total won / Total contested | |
2/3 majority | 2 / 3 | |
1990 | 0 / 48 | 0 / 32 |
1994 | 1 / 48 | 1 / 7 |
1999 | 0 / 48 | 0 / 2 |