2018 Sabah state election

2018 Sabah state election
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All 60 seats to the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  GS
Leader Mohd. Shafie Apdal Musa Aman Paumin @ Mohd. Aminuddin Aling
Party Pakatan Harapan
Warisan 		Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
Leader since 17 October 2016 (2016-10-17) 27 March 2003 (2003-03-27) 2012
Leader's seat Senallang Sungai Sibuga Not contesting
(ran in Tuaran - lost seat)
Last election 11 seats, 29.6%
(Pakatan Rakyat) 		48 seats, 55.78% No seat, 2.76%
(Pakatan Rakyat)
Seats before 6 45 Steady
Seats won 29 29 0
Seat change Increase23 Decrease16 Steady
Popular vote 398,533 355,091 11,241
Percentage 47.19% 42.04% 1.33%
Swing Increase17.59% Decrease13.74% Decrease 1.43%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  PHRS PCS
Leader Dr. Jeffrey G. Kitingan Lajim Ukin Wilfred Bumburing
Party United Sabah Alliance (STAR) United Sabah Alliance (PHRS) Parti Cinta Sabah
Leader since 6 January 2012 (2012-01-06) 2016 2013
Leader's seat Tambunan Klias
(lost seat) 		Tamparuli
(lost seat)
Last election 1 seat, 5.63% New party New party
Seats before 1 1 1
Seats won 2 0 0
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1 Decrease1
Popular vote 39,803 17,713 9,311
Percentage 4.71% 2.1% 1.1%
Swing Decrease0.92% Increase2.1% Increase1.1%
Chief Minister before election

Musa Aman
Barisan Nasional

Chief Minister-designate

Musa Aman
Barisan Nasional

The 2018 Sabah state election took place on 9 May 2018 in concurrence with the 14th Malaysian general election. This election was to elect 60 members of the 15th Sabah State Legislative Assembly. The previous Assembly was dissolved on 7 April 2018.

Barisan Nasional (BN), with the most seats, would be able to form a minority government alone. But BN and Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR) decided to form a group of 31 seats, which would allow them to form a coalition government. Musa Aman reinstalled as Chief Minister on 10 May 2018.

However, Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) (including 6 BN assemblymen who switched allegiance to WARISAN), Democratic Action Party (DAP) and People's Justice Party (PKR), with confidence and supply of United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO), managed to form a pact of 39 seats in order to form a coalition government.

Governor Juhar Mahiruddin installed Mohd. Shafie Apdal as the 15th Chief Minister on 12 May 2018. That marks the end of 24-year rule of BN in Sabah and the change of governing party in Sabah for the fifth time since 1963.