Homeland Solidarity Party

Homeland Solidarity Party (abbreviated: STAR; Malay: Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku) is a Sabah-based political party. The party was founded on 1 July 2016 by Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Jeffrey G. Kitingan.[4] He is Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan's younger brother, the former chief minister of Sabah and ex-president of United Sabah Party (PBS). STAR Party was one of four founding parties of the United Sabah Alliance (USA) founded in 2016, United Alliance of Sabah (UAOS) founded in 2018, and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) founded in 2020, the other being the Sabah People's Ideas Party (GAGASAN), Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) and United Sabah Party (PBS).

Homeland Solidarity Party
Malay nameParti Solidariti Tanah Airku
ڤرتي سوليدريتي تانه اءيركو‎
Chinese name沙巴立新黨
沙巴立新党
Shābā Lìxīn Dǎng
AbbreviationSTAR
PresidentJeffrey Kitingan
Secretary-GeneralEdward Linggu Bukut, JP
Founded01 July 2016
Split fromState Reform Party Sarawak[1][2]
PKR Sabah
Preceded byState Reform Party (Sabah Branch) - (Founded by Patau Rubis)
HeadquartersKota Kinabalu, Sabah
IdeologySabah regionalism
National affiliationUnited Sabah Alliance (2016–2018)
United Alliance of Sabah (2018–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (2020-2022)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (since 2020)
International affiliation
Colours  Light blue, red, orange and pink
Slogan
  • "Kalau bukan kita, siapa lagi? Kalau bukan sekarang, bila lagi?"
    (If not us, who else? If not now, when?) (since 2016)
  • "Ini kali lah! Kita mesti menang!"
    (This time! We must win!) (since 2018)
  • "STAR! STAR! STAR! - Bersatulah Rakyat Sabah!!"
    (STAR! STAR! STAR! - Unite the people of Sabah!!) (since 2020)
AnthemBintang Borneo
Dewan Negara:
0 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:
1 / 26
(Sabah and Labuan seats)
Dewan Undangan Negeri:
6 / 79
State Chief Ministers (Sabah)
0 / 13
Election symbol
Website
www.starsabah.org
Jeffrey Kitingan
Jeffrey Kitingan, the 1st President and Founder of STAR (Sabahan Solidarity Party)

The party entered into an alliance with Barisan Nasional coalition after the 2018 Sabah state election and formed the state government.[5] However, the state government lost power after a number of BN state assemblymen left and lent their support for the Parti Warisan Sabah, which subsequently replaced the STAR-BN government with the support of Pakatan Harapan. STAR later returned to power as part of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition which was formed to contest the 2020 Sabah state snap-election. The party is actively researching and protecting the rights of the people of Sabah through the United Nations, UNESCO and also through all evidence documents.[3] The party left the Perikatan Nasional (PN) opposition coalition on 5 December 2022 due to its irrelevance as a PN component party after the party decided to support the federal coalition government led by Pakatan Harapan (PH) as a GRS component party and later followed by Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP).[6]

History

Homeland Solidarity Party or Malay: Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (StarSabah) was registered with the Registrar of Societies Malaysia ‘Registry of Societies’ on 30 June 2016.[7] The party was preceded by the State Reform Party (Abbreviated STAR Borneo) founded by the late Dr. Patau Rubis in 1996. The party then established a branch in Sabah in 2011. After the late Dr. Patau Rubis died on March 20, 2016, the Sarawak Branch STAR Borneo Party led by Lina Soo and the Sabah Branch STAR Borneo Party led by Datuk Jeffrey G. Kitingan have separated ideologies and fought in their respective directions. The Sarawak State Reform Party eventually branded their party as Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak with the abbreviation ASPIRASI while the Sabah State Reform Party branded their party as Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku with the abbreviation STAR. The STAR Borneo Sarawak Party registered the name change as the ASPIRASI Party in 2020 and was approved in 2021 while the STAR Borneo Sabah Party re-registered the party as the Homeland Solidarity Party on 30 June 2016 and was approved in October 2016.

Leadership Structure
  • Chairman:
    • Fred V. Marukau
  • President:
  • Deputy President:
  • Vice-Presidents:
  • Secretary-General:
    • Edward Linggu Bukut
  • Youth Chief:
    • Kong Soon Choi
  • Treasurer-General:
    • Iskandar Abdul Malik Jangkat
  • Women's Chief:
  • Assistant Secretary-Generals:
    • Ardino Diris
    • Gerald Rizal Johari
  • Information Chief:
    • Jalumin Bayogoh
  • Assistant Treasurer-General:
    • Arlinsia Agang

Elected representatives

Senators
Main article: Members of the Dewan Negara, 14th Malaysian Parliament
  • His Majesty's appointee:

Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)
Main article: Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 15th Malaysian Parliament

STAR currently has only one MP in the House of Representatives.

State No. Parliament Constituency Member Party
 SabahP180KeningauJeffrey KitinganSTAR
TotalSabah (1)

Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)
Main article: List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2022–present)

Sabah State Legislative Assembly

6 / 79
State No. Parliamentary Constituency No. Sabah State Legislative Assembly Member Party
 Sabah P179 RanauN38PaginatanAbidin MadingkirSTAR
P180 Keningau N39TambunanJeffrey KitinganSTAR
N40BingkorRobert TawikSTAR
N41LiawanAnnuar AyubSTAR
P182 Pensiangan N44TulidFlovia NgSTAR
N45SookEllron Alfred AnginSTAR
Total Sabah (5)

STAR state governments
State Leader type Member Party State Constituency
 SabahDeputy Chief Minister IJeffrey KitinganSTARTambunan

General election results
Election Total seats won Seats contested Total votes Voting Percentage Outcome of election Election leader
2018
1 / 222
 5 21,361 0.18% Increase1 seats; Opposition coalition,
(United Sabah Alliance)
later Governing coalition,
(Perikatan Nasional)		 Jeffrey Kitingan
2022
1 / 222
 2 29,874 0.19% Steady; Governing coalition,
(Gabungan Rakyat Sabah)		 Jeffrey Kitingan

State election results

References
  1. "STAR Fully Committed To USA And Sabah's Full Autonomy – Jeffrey Kitingan". SabahKini. 11 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. Jenne Lajiun (15 July 2016). "Reformed, rebranded STAR now Sabah-based party". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. Olivia Miwil (24 July 2021). "Kitingan proposes int'l justice system for Borneo's Dayak community". New Straits Times - Nation. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. Julia Chan (14 July 2016). "Jeffrey Kitingan announces new party name, disavows partnership in Saksama". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. Chok Simyee (10 May 2018). "31 elected BN may unite under PBS". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. "Sabah STAR quits Perikatan". The Star. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  7. Kepemimpinan Star Sabah (30 June 2022). "SEJARAH STAR PARTY - HISTORY OF STAR PARTY". Star Sabah Official Site. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
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