People's Justice Front

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United People's Justice Front
Malay nameAngkatan 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
Founded15 September 1989
Dissolved20 May 2001
Succeeded by PGRS
(under Dr. Ationg Tituh in 2013)
Headquarters Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
National affiliation Barisan Nasional
(1991-2001)
Party flag
People's Justice Front (Logo).jpg

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). AKAR BERSATU was dissolved to enable its members to join UMNO in 2001 and half of the member join the PGRS, a local Sabahan party founded by Ationg Tituh, one of AKAR former member of Ketua Gabungan Cawangan AKAR Kuamut.

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General election results

ElectionTotal seats wonSeats contestedTotal votesShare of votesOutcome of electionElection leader
1990
0 / 180
11Steady2.svg; No representation in Parliament(Barisan Nasional) Pandikar Amin Mulia
1995
0 / 192
11Steady2.svg; No representation in Parliament(Barisan Nasional) Pandikar Amin Mulia
1999
0 / 193
11Steady2.svg; No representation in Parliament(Barisan Nasional) Pandikar Amin Mulia

State election results

State electionState Legislative Assembly
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

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