Gabungan Rakyat Sabah

Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Malay name	Gabungan Rakyat Sabah ݢابوڠن رعيت سابه
Chinese name	沙巴人民聯盟 沙巴人民联盟 Shābā rénmín liánméng
Abbreviation	G.R.S
Chairman	Hajiji Noor
Deputy Chairman	Bung Mokhtar Radin Maximus Ongkili Jeffrey Kitingan
Secretary-General	Mohamed Razali Mohamed Razi
Treasurer-General	Mohd. Salleh Mohd. Said
Information Chief	Joniston Bangkuai
Founder	Muhyiddin Yassin
Founded	12 September 2020 (2020-09-12)
Preceded by	Gabungan Bersatu Sabah - (Founded by Joseph Pairin Kitingan)
Headquarters	Lot 57 G7 Plaza Permai 2 Alamesra 88400 Kota Kinabalu Sabah
Ideology	Sabah regionalism 20-point agreement
Political position	Centre-right to right-wing
Colours	Dark blue
Slogan	"Sayangi Sabah" (12/9/2020-29/9/2020) "Sabah Maju Jaya" (30/9/2020-)
Dewan Negara:	5 / 70
Dewan Rakyat (Sabah seats):	11 / 222
Sabah State Legislative Assembly:	48 / 79
Politics of Malaysia Political parties Elections

Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS, Sabah People's Alliance), is an electoral alliance in Sabah established by Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in September 2020 to contest the 2020 Sabah state election. The alliance consists of Muhyiddin's Perikatan Nasional coalition, Barisan Nasional, and the United Sabah Party.^[1] During the 2020 Sabah election held on 26 September, the GRS coalition won a simple majority in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly, and later gained support from all elected independent members of the assembly.^[2] The main components of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) include STAR, SAPP, PBS, PPBM-Sabah, and BN-Sabah. This coalition is one of the largest coalition of political parties in Sabah since September 2020.

History[]

On 12 September 2020, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin established the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah to compete against Shafie Apdal's ruling Warisan Plus coalition consisting of Parti Warisan Sabah, the Democratic Action Party, Parti Keadilan Rakyat, and the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation during the 2020 Sabah state election. The GRS alliance consisted of Muhyiddin's Perikatan Nasional coalition, the Barisan Nasional coalition, and Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS).^[1]

During the Sabah state election held on 26 September, the GRS coalition won a simple majority in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly, winning a total of 38 seats: 17 for Perikatan Nasional, 14 for Barisan Nasional, and seven for PBS.^[2] Sabah Perikatan Nasional chairman Hajiji Noor became the new Chief Minister of Sabah on 29 September.^[3]

On 9 January 2021, the various leaders of the GRS component parties signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate cooperation among its members and to reject any form of external interference that would disrupt the coalition. Signatories included Chief Minister Hajiji, Deputy Chief Minister and Sabah Barisan Nasional chairman Bung Moktar Radin, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Yong Teck Lee, Homeland Solidarity Party deputy president Ellron Alfred Angin, Parti Bersatu Sabah deputy president Datuk Seri Radin Malleh, Sabah PAS secretary Dr Aliakbar Gulasan, Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) deputy president Arthur Joseph Kurup, Sabah Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) chairman Peer Muhamad and Sabah Malaysian Chinese Association chairman Lu Yen Tung. In the occasion Sabah CM claimed that GRS should not be influenced by political events in Peninsular Malaysia.^[4]

In January 2021, Sabah state government under GRS initiated a strategic 5-year plan which was named after the state slogan, Sabah Maju Jaya. It emphasised harmony with the federal government's Shared Prosperity Vision.^[5]

On 21 March 2021, Federal Government (Perikatan Nasional) has confirmed to fully backs Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) to lead the state (with alliance autonomy given) and will give due attention to its development needs. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said this support and relation fostered between both the state and federal governments allowed the Sabah Government to function to its best ability. [1]

Parties structure[]

Logo	Name			Ideology	Sabah leader(s)	Seats contested	2020 result
							Votes (%)	Seats
Member parties
		PN	National Alliance Perikatan Nasional	National conservatism	Hajiji Noor	29	17.11%	23 / 79
		BN	National Front Barisan Nasional	National conservatism	Bung Mokhtar Radin	41	19.27%	16 / 79
		PBS	United Sabah Party Parti Bersatu Sabah	Kadazan-Dusun interests	Maximus Johnity Ongkili	22	6.83%	7 / 79
Allied parties
		PCS	Love Sabah Party Parti Cinta Sabah	Sabah regionalism	Anifah Aman	73	3.98%	0 / 79
		USNO	United Sabah National Organisation (New) Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Sabah Bersatu (Baru)	Sabah nationalism	Pandikar Amin Mulia	47	1.21%	0 / 79
Confidence and supply
		IND	Independents Ahli Dewan Negeri Bebas	N/A	N/A	41	4.98%	2 / 79

Leardership structure[]

Leader			Took office	Left office
		Hajiji Noor	2020	Incumbent

Elected representatives[]

Dewan Negara (Senate)[]

Senators[]

Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)[]

Members of Parliament of the 14th Malaysian Parliament[]

Gabungan Rakyat Sabah has 11 MPs in the House of Representatives.

State	No.	Parliament Constituency	Member	Party
Sabah	P167	Kudat	Abdul Rahim Bakri		BERSATU
	P168	Kota Marudu	Maximus Johnity Ongkili		PBS
	P176	Kimanis	Mohamad Alamin		UMNO
	P177	Beaufort	Azizah Mohd. Dun		BERSATU
	P178	Sipitang	Yamani Hafez Musa		BERSATU
	P179	Ranau	Jonathan Yasin		BERSATU
	P180	Keningau	Jeffrey Gapari Kitingan		STAR
	P182	Pensiangan	Arthur Joseph Kurup		PBRS
	P183	Beluran	Ronald Kiandee		BERSATU
	P184	Libaran	Zakaria Mohd. Edris		BERSATU
	P187	Kinabatangan	Bung Moktar Radin		UMNO
Total	Sabah (11)

Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)[]

Malaysian State Assembly Representatives[]

Sabah State Legislative Assembly

State	No.	Parliament Constituency	Member	Party
Sabah	N02	Bengkoka	Harun Durabi		UMNO
	N03	Pitas	Ruddy Awah		BERSATU
	N05	Matunggong	Julita Mojungki		PBS
	N06	Bandau	Wetrom Bahanda		BERSATU
	N07	Tandek	Hendrus Anding		PBS
	N08	Pintasan	Fairuz Renddan		BERSATU
	N09	Tempasuk	Mohd Arsad Bistari		UMNO
	N10	Usukan	Salleh Said Keruak		UMNO
	N12	Sulaman	Hajiji Noor		BERSATU
	N13	Pantai Dalit	Jasnih Daya		UMNO
	N14	Tamparuli	Jahid Jahim		PBS
	N15	Kiulu	Joniston Bangkuai		PBS
	N16	Karambunai	Yakubah Khan		UMNO
	N24	Tanjung Keramat	Shahelmey Yahya		UMNO
	N28	Kawang	Ghulam Haidar Khan Bahadar		BERSATU
	N29	Pantai Manis	Mohd Tamin @ Tamin Zainal		UMNO
	N31	Membakut	Mohd. Arifin Mohd. Arif		BERSATU
	N32	Klias	Isnin Aliasnih		BERSATU
	N33	Kuala Penyu	Limus Jury		BERSATU
	N34	Lumadan	Ruslan Muharam		PBS
	N36	Kundasang	Joachim Gunsalam		PBS
	N37	Karanaan	Masidi Manjun		BERSATU
	N38	Paginatan	Abidin Madingkir		STAR
	N39	Tambunan	Jeffrey Kitingan		STAR
	N40	Bingkor	Robert Tawik		STAR
	N41	Liawan	Anuar Ayub @ Banand		STAR
	N43	Kemabong	Rubin Balang		IND
	N44	Tulid	Flovia Ng		STAR
	N45	Sook	Ellron Alfred Angin		STAR
	N46	Nabawan	Abd. Ghani Mohd. Yassin		BERSATU
	N47	Telupid	Jonnybone J. Kurum		PBS
	N48	Sugut	James Ratib		UMNO
	N49	Labuk	Samad Jambri		BERSATU
	N51	Sungai Manila	Mokran Ingkat		UMNO
	N52	Sungai Sibuga	Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supain		UMNO
	N57	Kuamut	Masiung Banah		IND
	N58	Lamag	Bung Mokhtar Radin		UMNO
	N59	Sukau	Jafry Ariffin		UMNO
	N67	Balung	Hamild @ Hamid Awang		UMNO
	N68	Apas	Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan		BERSATU
	N71	Tanjong Batu	Andi Muhammad Surady Bandy		UMNO
	N73	Sebatik	Hassan A Gani Pg Amir		BERSATU
	-	Nominated Member	Jaffari Walliam		BERSATU
	-	Nominated member	Suhaimi Nasir		UMNO
	-	Nominated member	Raime Unggi		UMNO
	-	Nominated Member	Yong Teck Lee		SAPP
	-	Nominated Member	Aliakbar Gulasan		PAS
	-	Nominated Member	Amisah Yassin		BERSATU
Total	Sabah (48)

GRS state governments[]

State	Leader type	Member	Party		State Constituency
Sabah	Chief Minister	Hajiji Noor		BERSATU	Sulaman

State	Leader type	Member	Party		State Constituency
Sabah	Deputy Chief Minister I	Bung Moktar Radin		UMNO	Lamag
Sabah	Deputy Chief Minister II	Jeffrey Kitingan		STAR	Tambunan
Sabah	Deputy Chief Minister III	Joachim Gunsalam		PBS	Kundasang

State	Leader type	Member	Party		State Constituency
Sabah	Speaker	Kadzim M Yahya		UMNO	Non-MLA

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