Sabah People's Hope Party

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Sabah People's Hope Party
Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah
AbbreviationHarapan Rakyat / HR / PHRS
PresidentLiew Yun Fah
Deputy PresidentRina Jainal
Founders Lajim Ukin
Liew Yun Fah (2020)
Founded25 October 2016
September 2020 (2020 state election; reestablished)
Dissolved5 April 2019
Headquarters Tawau, Sabah
Ideology Regionalism
Regional affiliation United Sabah Alliance (2017–2018)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (since 2023)
Colours  Light blue, white and red
Dewan Negara:
0 / 70
Dewan Rakyat (in Sabah):
0 / 25
Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah:
1 / 79
Election symbol
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah GRS Election Symbol.jpg
Party flag
Sabah People's Hope Party Flag.svg

Sabah People's Hope Party (Malay : Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah (Harapan Rakyat /HR/PHRS)) is a Sabah-based party located in Tawau city. Its ideology is based on Sabah regionalism which supports Sabah state administration by local-based parties and to reduce the control of peninsula-based parties over the state, such as Barisan Nasional, Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional.

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First established in 2016, the party was temporarily dissolved in 2019 to allow members to join Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU). In 2020, it was founded once again ahead of snap election.

History

The party was formed on 25 October 2016, founded by Lajim Ukin. [1] [2] It was previously a party in the alliance of United Sabah Alliance (USA) from 2017 until 2018. [3] [4] [5] In 2019, Harapan Rakyat planned and was supposed to hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to dissolve the party and absorb its 64,000 members into Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) at the launch of the party's Sabah chapter on 6 April 2019 in Kota Kinabalu. [6] [7]

Somehow the dissolution was deferred and registration of party was left to remains dormant until it was revived and reestablished again ahead of the September 2020 Sabah state election which allowed the party led by new president, Liew Yun Fah to participate in the snap polls. [8] [9] To date, the only member of the party who is the member of legislative (MLA) is Rina Jainal of Kukusan seat, who defected from the WARISAN party in 2022.

On 5 April 2023, the party has officially been admitted into Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) after its membership application had been accepted by the coalition. [10]

Elected representatives

Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)

Sabah State Legislative Assembly

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StateNo.Federal ConstituencyNo.State ConstituencyMemberParty
Flag of Sabah.svg  Sabah P191 Kalabakan N71 Kukusan Rina JainalPHRS
Total Sabah (1)

General election results

ElectionTotal seats wonseats contestedTotal votesVoting PercentageOutcome of electionElection leader
2018
0 / 222
2537,7080.31%Steady2.svg0 seat; No representation in Parliament(USA) Lajim Ukin
2022
0 / 222
71,1730.01%Steady2.svg0 seat; No representation in Parliament(GRS)Zainal Nasirudin

State election results

ElectionTotal seats wonSeats contestedTotal votesVoting PercentageOutcome of electionElection leader
2018
0 / 60
91,1730.01%Steady2.svg0 seat; No representation in dunZainal Nasirudin
2020
0 / 73
91,1730.01%Steady2.svg0 seat; No representation in dunZainal Nasirudin

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