United Sabah Party

United Sabah Party
Parti Bersatu Sabah
Malay nameParti Bersatu Sabah
ڤرتي برساتو سابه
Chinese name沙巴团结党
Shābā tuánjiédǎng
AbbreviationPBS
PresidentMaximus Ongkili
Joachim Gunsalam
(Acting)
ChairpersonClaudius Alex Sundang
Secretary-GeneralJulita Majungki
Deputy PresidentsJoachim Gunsalam
(non-Muslim bumiputera)
Yee Moh Chai
(Chinese)
Jahid Jahim
(Muslim bumiputera)
Women ChiefMalianah Ugau
Youth ChiefChristopher Mandut
Vice-PresidentsLinda Tsen
Daniel Isidore Stanislaus Kinsik
Johnny Juani Mositun
Ruslan Muharam
Peter Mak
Almudin Kaida
Joseph Lee Han Khyun
Mursid Mohd Rais
Treasurer-GeneralLu Kim Yen
FounderJoseph Pairin Kitingan
Founded5 March 1985; 39 years ago (1985-03-05)
Split fromSabah People's United Front (BERJAYA)
HeadquartersBlok ‘M’, Lot 4, Tingkat 2 & 3, Donggongon New Township, Donggongon, 89507 Penampang
(Peti Surat 13060, 88834 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah)
Youth wingYouth Section
Women's wingWomen Section
Membership (2022)580,000Increase[1]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right
National affiliationGagasan Rakyat (1991–1996)
Barisan Nasional (1985–1990), (2002–2018)
Regional affiliationUnited Alliance of Sabah (2018–2020)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (since 2022)
Colours  Light blue and green
Slogan
  • "Bersatu!, Bersatu!, Bersatu!"
  • "Sabah untuk Rakyat Sabah"
AnthemBersatu Dalam PBS
Dewan Negara:
0 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:
1 / 26
(Sabah and Labuan seats)
Sabah State Legislative Assembly:
7 / 79
Chief ministers in Malaysia
0 / 13
Election symbol

Party flag
Website
www.partibersatusabah.org
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The United Sabah Party (Malay: Parti Bersatu Sabah; abbrev: PBS)[2] is a political party of Sabah. The PBS was founded by Joseph Pairin Kitingan in 1985[3] and it is Sabah's oldest local party.[4] In August 2020, PBS confirmed that they would be using their own logo and flag until Sabah's local coalition is established under Registrar of Societies (RoS).[5] In 2022, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) is the only Sabah's local coalition that has been successfully registered under the Registrar of Societies (RoS) making PBS interested in using the coalition's logo and becoming part of the coalition's component.[6][7]

Since 2022, the PBS acts as an allied partner, providing confidence and supply to the ruling federal Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. It is a major component of the Sabah-based Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state governing alliance.

  1. ^ "580,000 Membership of United Sabah Party (PBS) since 2022, two years after won in Sabah Election 2020". Parti Bersatu Sabah.
  2. ^ "Nama penuh bagi singkatan PBS ialah "Parti Bersatu Sabah" (telah direkod di dalam Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka)". Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
  3. ^ Kepemimpinan PBS seluruh Sabah. "History of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS)". Parti Bersatu Sabah Website.
  4. ^ "Demi rakyat, legasi PBS diteruskan di Kuala Penyu". Utusan Borneo Online. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021. PBS adalah parti tempatan tertua di Sabah dan masih aktif
  5. ^ "PBS bertanding 15 kerusi, guna lambang (logo & bendera) sendiri". BERNAMA. 9 November 2020.
  6. ^ Bernama (11 March 2022). "RoS approves registration of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah, says Hajiji". malaymail. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  7. ^ "PRU15: PBS guna logo GRS". Warta Oriental. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.