1999 Sabah state election

The 1999 Sabah state election was held between Friday, 12 March and Saturday, 13 March 1999. The election was won by Barisan Nasional increasing the number of seats it won in the 1994 election from 23 to 31.[2][3]

1999 Sabah state election

12–13 March 1999

All 48 seats in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
25 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Osu Sukam Joseph Pairin Kitingan
Party UMNO PBS
Alliance Barisan Nasional
Leader since 1996 1985
Leader's seat Kawang Tambunan
Last election 23 25 seats
Seats won 31[1] 17
Seat change Increase8 Decrease8

Chief Minister before election

Bernard Giluk Dompok
BN-PDS

Elected Chief Minister

Osu Sukam
BN-UMNO

Results

Party or allianceSeats+/–
Barisan NasionalUnited Malays National Organisation24+5
Sabah Progressive Party30
Liberal Democratic Party2+1
Sabah Democratic Party2New
Malaysian Chinese Association0New
Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah0New
Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat Bersatu0New
Total31+6
United Sabah Party17-8
Federated Sabah People's Front0New
United Democratic Sabah People's Power Party0New
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party00
United Pasok Nunukragang National Organisation00
Independents00
Total480

Aftermath

CM rotation system

After BN regains power in Sabah in 1994, it introduced Chief Minister rotation system between Muslim bumiputera, Non-Muslim bumiputera, and Chinese leaders for two year tenure each. This was one of the promises of BN during the 1994 election campaign. For the Muslim bumiputera quota, Osu Sukam of UMNO becomes CM after BN won in the 1999 elections. He held the role until 2001, when Chong Kah Kiat of LDP becomes CM, filling the Chinese/Non-Muslim bumiputera quota in a slightly changed rotation system.[4] In 2003, Kah Kiat hands over the CM role to Musa Aman from UMNO, who scrapped the rotation system after BN dominates in the 2004 state election, with 59 wins out of 60 seats contested.

PBS rejoins BN

After PBS failed to wrestle control of the state from BN, PBS central committee decided on 2001 to apply for re-entry into BN, and was officially accepted back into BN on 23 January 2002.[5] This contributed to the near-domination of BN in the 2004 election as stated above.

As of 2023, this is the last election PBS was considered as a major party in Sabah, as afterwards PBS only exists as a coalition partner for other parties.

References

  1. The count includes seats won by UMNO, SAPP, LDP and PDS, the component parties of BN.
  2. "BN menang di Sabah -- Memperoleh 31 daripada 48 kerusi yang dipertandingkan". Archived from the original on 2018-05-30. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  3. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Sabah '99". www.utusan.com.my. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. Mahathir-Musa (4 March 2003). "Musa Aman is Sabah's Next Chief Minister" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 January 2023.
  5. "Cabaran". partibersatusabah.org. Parti Bersatu Sabah. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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