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1985 Sabah state election

State election in Sabah, Malaysia

State election in Sabah, Malaysia

FieldValue
countrySabah
flag_year1982-1988
flag_imageFlag of Sabah (1982-1988).svg
typelegislative
previous_election1981 Sabah state election
previous_year1981
previous_mpsMalaysian State Assembly Representatives (1978–82)#Sabah
next_election1986 Sabah state election
next_year1986
elected_mpsMalaysian State Assembly Representatives (1982–86)#Sabah
seats_for_electionAll 48 seats in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
majority_seats25
election_date20–21 April 1985
image_size130x130px
image1Penampang_Sabah_Joseph-Pairin-Kitingan-02.jpg
leader1Joseph Pairin Kitingan
leader_since11984
leaders_seat1Tambunan
party1United Sabah Party
color1ADD8E6
last_election1–
seat_change1*New*
seats1**25**
popular_vote1**101,908**
percentage1**37.30%**
image2Mustapha_Harun.jpg
leader2Mustapha Harun
leader_since21981
leaders_seat2Usukan
party2USNO
colour2005500
last_election23 seats
seat_change213
seats216
popular_vote271,457
percentage226.15%
image33x4.svg
leader3Harris Salleh
leader_since31976
leaders_seat3Tenom (lost)
party3BERJAYA
alliance3Barisan Nasional
colour3000000
last_election344 seats
seat_change337
seats37
popular_vote384,194
percentage330.81%
titleChief Minister
before_electionHarris Salleh
before_partyBarisan Nasional, (BERJAYA)
after_electionJoseph Pairin Kitingan
after_partyPBS

The 1985 Sabah state election was held between Saturday, 20 April and Sunday, 21 April 1985. This was the fifth state election to take place. Parti Bersatu Sabah won 25 out 48 seats contested, thus forming government with its president Joseph Pairin Kitingan being sworn in as Chief Minister. This election is a milestone in Sabah political history as it marked the first time that a party not part of the nation's ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) formed government. PBS took control of the state from the previous ruling government under Parti Berjaya—a partner of BN, which has been in power since 1976.

Results

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Aftermath

Pairin, himself a former member of Party Berjaya, formed PBS barely 47 days before the elections. Opponents of PBS, namely, Harris Salleh of Berjaya, and Tun Mustapha of USNO were dissatisfied with the result. Tun Mustapha then sought to get sworn in as Chief Minister illegally, and this resulted in a court battle which ended in favour of Pairin.

The election resulted in riots around Sabah between March and May 1986. Bombings occurred in Kota Kinabalu, and arson in other towns. The rioters were trying to bring down Pairin from being the head of the state government.

In 1986 itself, another election was announced following defections by PBS assemblymen to USNO. PBS won again, this time with a two-thirds majority. PBS joined the Barisan Nasional coalition after this election, but later left the coalition in 1990.

References

References

  1. (22 April 1985). "Berjaya swept out of power".
  2. Mohammad Agus Yusoff (2006) ''Malaysian Federalism: Conflict Or Consensus'', p267
  3. "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1985-SABAH-STATE-ELECTIONS/1985_SABAH_DUN_RESULTS.CSV at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS".
  4. K. Ramanathan Kalimuthu. (1986). "The Sabah State Elections of April 1985". Asian Survey, Vol. 26, No. 7.
  5. Kalimullah Hassan. (18 November 2007). "OPINION: Reforms yes, but not through violence in the streets". New Straits Times.
  6. Crossette, Barbara. (1 October 1987). "Kota Kinabalu Journal; With Houses on Stilts and Hopes in Another Land". The New York Times.
  7. "Historical Background". Parti Bersatu Sabah.
  8. (22 June 2008). "Is snap polls the answer?". The Star.
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