1990 Sabah state election

1990 Sabah state election
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All 48 seats in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
25 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Joseph Pairin Kitingan Mustapha Harun Harris Salleh
Party PBS USNO BERJAYA
Alliance Barisan Nasional (federal) Barisan Nasional (federal)
Leader since 1985 1961
Leader's seat Tambunan Usukan Sipitang (lost)
Last election 34 seats 12 seats 1 seat
Seats won 36 12 0
Seat change Increase2 Steady Decrease1
Chief Minister before election

Joseph Pairin Kitingan
Barisan Nasional, (PBS)

Elected Chief Minister

Joseph Pairin Kitingan
Barisan Nasional, (PBS)

The 1990 Sabah state election was held between Monday, 16 July and Tuesday, 17 July 1990.[1] Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) was the incumbent ruling party in the state and part of the Barisan Nasional coalition, which PBS joined after the 1986 state election.[2]

In the election, PBS won with the same seat as the previous election, 34. United Sabah National Organization (USNO) winning the remaining 14 seats to become the main opposition, while other parties, including former state government party BERJAYA, did not win any seat.[3]

  1. ^ "Malaysia - Pilihan Raya - Pilihan Raya Umum Sabah ( 1990 )".
  2. ^ "PBS consistent in championing people's rights – Pairin".
  3. ^ Joseph Bingkasan; Azmi M. Anshar; Joniston Bangkuai; Mimi Syed Yusof (18 July 1990). "PBS sweeps back to power". New Straits Times via Google News. p. 1. Retrieved 1 January 2023.