United Borneo Alliance

United Borneo Alliance (abbreviated UBA), was formed by Jeffrey Kitingan in 2012 after he launched the Sabah chapter of Sarawak-based State Reform Party (STAR).[1][2][3] Jeffrey also had earlier set-up the preceding United Borneo Front (UBF), the formation of an alliance comprising the State Reform Party (STAR), United Sabah National Organisation (USNO), Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) and Sarawak National Party (SNAP) (In 2022, the three parties have officially joined together in the GRS Coalition, while the Sarawak National Party (SNAP) was dissolved on 17 January 2013). The Borneo-based parties from Sabah and Sarawak which would be promoting of the "One country, two systems" just like the Hong Kong and Macau status in China which similarly was an initiative with the platform to educate the people to make a change in themselves first and ultimately to bring Sabahan and Sarawakian to better quality of life and a more progressive country.[4]

United Borneo Alliance
AbbreviationUBA
ChairmanJeffrey Kitingan
FounderJeffrey Kitingan
Dr Dripin Sakoi
Founded3 January 2012
Dissolved8 March 2015
(Merged into GRS Coalition in 2020 and 2022)
Preceded byUnited Borneo Front
(Still Active)
Succeeded byUnited Sabah Alliance
HeadquartersKota Kinabalu, Sabah
IdeologyNationalism
Borneo regionalism
Economic liberalism

In 2015, Jeffrey had merged the UBA into the new United Sabah Alliance (USA) he had formed and finally merged the UBA into Gabungan Rakyat Sabah in September 2020. The year 2020 for Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) and Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR) to merged into Gabungan Rakyat Sabah and March 2022 for United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) to merged into Gabungan Rakyat Sabah.[5] just before he re-registered the State Reform Party's Sabah chapter he had led to establish it as a new Sabah-based party, the Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) but retained the backronym 'STAR' , leaving the original STAR back to a Sarawak party again in 2016.[6][7]

General election results
Election Total seats won Seats contested Total votes Voting Percentage Outcome of election Election leader
2013
6 / 222
 13 194,324 1.25% Increase4 seats; Governing coalition
(Gabungan Rakyat Sabah)		 Hajiji Noor


State election results
Election Total seats won Seats contested Total votes Voting Percentage Outcome of election Election leader
2018
6 / 222
 13 194,324 1.25% Increase4 seats; Governing coalition
(Gabungan Rakyat Sabah)		 Hajiji Noor

See also

References
  1. "Jeffrey Kitingan to Launch STAR Sabah". Bernama. Malaysian Digest. 4 January 2012. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Kitingan announces formation of United Borneo Alliance". New Straits Times. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  3. "Sarawak STAR: About: More Info: Additional Information". STAR Sarawak Operations Centre. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021 – via Facebook.
  4. "Jeffrey Kitingan forms United Borneo Front to get more for Sabah, Sarawak". The Star. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. "Opposition parties form United Sabah Alliance". Daily Express. 10 March 2015. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  6. Jenne Lajiun (15 July 2016). "Reformed, rebranded STAR now Sabah-based party". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  7. "Jeffrey ends his party-hopping days with STAR approval". The Star. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.


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