Sabah People's Hope Party

Sabah People's Hope Party
Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah
Malay nameParti Harapan Rakyat Sabah
حزب أمل شعب صباح
Chinese name沙巴人民希望党
沙巴人民希望黨
Shābā rénmín xīwàng dǎng
AbbreviationHarapan Rakyat / HR / PHRS
PresidentLiew Yun Fah
Deputy PresidentRina Jainal
Founders
  • Lajim Ukin (2016–2019)
  • Liew Yun Fah (re-established in 2020)
Founded25 October 2016
September 2020 (2020 state election; re-established)
Dissolved5 April 2019 (Dissolved under Lajim Ukin, re-established under Liew Yun Fah in 2020)
Split fromWARISAN (2022)
HeadquartersTawau, Sabah
IdeologyRegionalism
Regional affiliationUnited 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
Party flag

Sabah People's Hope Party (Malay: Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah (Harapan Rakyat /HR/PHRS) simplified Chinese: 沙巴人民希望党; traditional Chinese: 沙巴人民希望黨) is a Sabah-based party located in Tawau city, founded by Lajim Ukin and Liew Yun Fah. 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.

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.[10]

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.[11]

Elected representatives

Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)

Main article: List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2022–present)

Sabah State Legislative Assembly

1 / 79
State No. Federal Constituency No. State Constituency Member Party
 Sabah P191 Kalabakan N71 Kukusan Rina Jainal PHRS
Total Sabah (1)

General election results

Election Total seats won seats contested Total votes Voting Percentage Outcome of election Election leader
2018
0 / 222
 25 37,708 0.31% Steady0 seat; No representation in Parliament Lajim Ukin
2022
0 / 222
 1,173 0.01% Steady0 seat; No representation in Parliament Zainal Nasirudin

State election results

Election Total seats won Seats contested Total votes Voting Percentage Outcome of election Election leader
2018
0 / 60
 9 1,173 0.01% Steady0 seat; No representation in dun Lajim Ukin
2020
0 / 73
 9 1,173 0.01% Steady0 seat; No representation in dun Liew Yun Fah

See also

References

  1. ^ Azura Abas (25 October 2016). "RoS officially approves formation of Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah". New Straits Times. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. ^ Muzdalifah Mustapha (25 October 2016). "ROS luluskan permohonan Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Harapan Rakyat Sabah to team up with USA in opposition coalition". Borneo Today. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ^ Izyan Liyana Mohd. Darif (30 June 2018). "Harapan Rakyat umum keluar Gabungan Sabah" (in Malay). Kosmo!. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  5. ^ Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah keluar Gabungan Sabah (1:21) (in Malay). Astro Awani. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  6. ^ Mohd Izham Unnip Abdullah (17 February 2019). "Harapan Rakyat to dissolve and join Bersatu in Sabah". New Straits Times. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  7. ^ Ruzaini Zulkepli (17 February 2019). "Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah akan dibubar, ahli sertai Bersatu" (in Malay). Astro Awani. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  8. ^ Kristy Inus (11 September 2020). "Harapan Rakyat to contest in four seats in Sabah's east coast". The Star. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  9. ^ Abdul Rahemang Taiming (11 September 2020). "PRN Sabah: Yun Fah kembali bertanding" (in Malay). Harian Metro. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  10. ^ Chong, Rebbeca (5 June 2022). "Warisan loses another rep as Rina Jainal jumps ship". TheVibes.com. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Sabah's GRS now seven-party coalition after two local parties admitted". The Star. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.


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