Sabah State Legislative Assembly

Sabah State Legislative Assembly Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah
14th Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	25 September 1963
Leadership
Yang di-Pertuan Negeri	Juhar Mahiruddin, BN–UMNO Since 1 January 2011
Speaker	Syed Abas Syed Ali, BN–UMNO Since 7 August 2015
Deputy Speaker	Johnny Mositun, BN–PBS since 29 April 2008 Johnson Tee, BN–PBRS since 21 May 2013
Chief Minister	Musa Aman, BN–UMNO Since 27 March 2003
Opposition Leader	Lajim Ukin, PKR Since 19 June 2013
Structure
Seats	60 Quorum: 20 Simple majority: 31 Two-thirds majority: 40
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Political groups	(As of 16 June 2015) Government      BN (48) Ministers: 11 Assistant ministers: 18 Backbenchers: 19      UMNO (31)      PBS (7)      UPKO (4)      LDP (3)      GERAKAN (2)      PBRS (1) Opposition      PKR (5)      DAP (3)      Independent (3)      STAR (1)      Vacant (0)
Committees	4 Public Accounts Committee Rules of Proceedings Committee Right and Privileges Committee Committee of Selection
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post (60 seats)
Last election	5 May 2013
Next election	on or before 13 September 2018
Meeting place
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Sabah State Legislative Assembly Building, Likas, Kota Kinabalu
Website
www.sabah.gov.my/dun/

The Sabah State Legislative Assembly is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Sabah. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 60 lawmakers representing single-member constituencies throughout the state.

The unicameral state legislature, whose members are called state assemblymen, convenes at the Legislative Assembly building in Likas, Kota Kinabalu. It has 60 seats with Barisan Nasional forming the majority after the 2013 state election. After the 2013 election the State Legislative Assembly is sitting in its 12th edition. The Barisan Nasional coalition has control over 48 seats in the house while Pakatan Rakyat has 11 seats and State Reform Party has one.

Current composition

For a complete list of members, see Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2013-) § Sabah.

48	5	3	3	1
Barisan Nasional	PKR	DAP	Ind.	S T A R

Cabinet

The Cabinet of Sabah forms the executive branch of the state's government. It is led by the Chief Minister of Sabah. The Chief Minister is appointed by the Governor on the basis that he is able to command a majority in the Assembly. He then advises the Governor on the appointment of state ministers. The Chief Minister and his ministers constitute the state cabinet, and share collective responsibility to the Assembly.

Full members

Sabah State Cabinet (Effective 3 March 2014)

Portfolio	Office bearers	Party	Constituency
Chief Minister Minister of Finance	Musa Aman	UMNO	Sungai Sibuga
Deputy Chief Minister Minister of Infrastructure Development	Joseph Pairin Kitingan	PBS	Tambunan
Deputy Chief Minister Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry	Yahyah Hussin	UMNO	Petagas
Deputy Chief Minister Minister of Industrial Development	Raymond Tan Shu Kiah	Gerakan	Tanjong Papat
Minister of Local Government and Housing	Hajiji Noor	UMNO	Sulaman
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment	Masidi Manjun	UMNO	Karanaan
Minister of Rural Development	Radin Malleh	PBS	Melalap
Minister of Youth and Sports	Tawfiq Abu Bakar Titingan	UMNO	Apas
Minister of Resource Development and Information Technology	Siringan Gubat	UPKO	Paginatan
Minister of Community Development and Consumer Affairs	Jainab Ahmad Ayid	UMNO	Karambunai
Minister of Special Functions	Teo Chee Kang	LDP	Tanjong Kapor

Assistant ministers

Portfolio	Office bearers	Party	Constituency
Assistant Minister in Chief Minister's Office	Ariffin Arif	UMNO	Membakut
	Edward Yong Oui Fah	PBS	Tanjong Aru
	Ellron Angin	PBRS	Sook
Assistant Minister of Finance	Ramlee Marahaban	UMNO	Bugaya
	Michael Asang	PBS	Labuk
Assistant Minister of Infrastructure Development	Bobbey Suan	UPKO	Nabawan
	Ghulam Haidar Khan Bahadar	UMNO	Kawang
Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry	Sairin Karno	UMNO	Liawan
	Musbah Jamli	UMNO	Tempasuk
Assistant Minister of Industrial Development	Bolkiah Ismail	UMNO	Pitas
Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing	Zakaria Edris	UMNO	Gum-Gum
	Joachim Gunsalam	PBS	Kundasang
Assistant Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment	Kamarlin Ombi	UMNO	Lumadan
	Pang Yuk Ming	LDP	Merotai
Assistant Minister of Rural Development	Nilwan Kabang	UMNO	Kunak
Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports	Masiung Banah	UPKO	Kuamut
Assistant Minister of Resource Development and Information Technology	Hamisa Samat	UMNO	Tanjong Batu
Assistant Minister of Community Development and Consumer Affairs	Anita Baranting	PBS	Tandek

Ex officio members

Portfolio	Office bearers
State Secretary	Sukarti Wakiman
Senior Federal Counsel	Jamil Aripin
Sabah Federal Financial Officer	Yusof Sarangit
State Legislative Assembly Secretary	Bernard Joseph Dalinting

Legislative assembly districts following the 2008 state elections

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Map of electoral districts in Sabah

State legislative assembly districts are denoted by the prefix 'N'. National parliamentary districts are denoted by the prefix 'P'. Due to boundary delimitation taking place almost every time before an election, the following image might not be applicable in the future.

Sabah state election, 2013

Main article: Sabah state election, 2013

Sabah state election, 2008

Main article: Sabah state election, 2008

For a complete list of members, see Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2008-2013) § Sabah.

External links

• Sabah State Legislative Assembly official website