United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation

United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation
Malay name	Pertubuhan Kinabalu Progresif Bersatu
Chinese name	神山前进统一机构 Shénshān qiánjìn tǒngyī jīgòu
Abbreviation	UPKO
President	Ewon Benedick
Chairperson	Fredoline Jominoh
Secretary-General	Nelson Angang
Spokesperson	Peter Jr. Naintin
Deputy President	Donald Peter Mojuntin
Vice-Presidents	Pangiran Lalung Basari Sarkun Wong Thien Fook Fairuz bin Bandar Laurentius Ambu Gilbert Syam Selvester Taing
Women Chief	Mohina Sidom
Youth Chief	Felix Joseph Sitin Saang
Treasurer General	Dennison R. Indang
Founder	Bernard Giluk Dompok
Founded	March 1994 (Formation of Sabah Democratic Party) 8 August 1999 (Renamed as United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation 24 November 2019 (Renamed as United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation)
Split from	PBS
Preceded by	PDS UPKO
Headquarters	PO Box 420, Lot 9 & 10, 2nd & 3rd Floor, New World Commercial Ctr, Donggongon, 89507 Penampang, Sabah
Newspaper	UPKO Kini Unofficial: Nabalu News
Membership (2022)	9548
Ideology	Regionalism
National affiliation	Barisan Nasional (1994–2018) Pakatan Harapan (since 2021)
Colours	Blue, white and red
Slogan	Misompuru Tokou Wagu Mari Kita Bersatu Kembali (Let Us Be United Again) Doiti Miampai Diau DI Sini Bersamamu (Here With You)
Anthem	Gunung Kinabalu
Dewan Negara	1 / 70
Dewan Rakyat	2 / 26 (Sabah and Labuan seats)
Sabah State Legislative Assembly	1 / 79
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
www.upko.org
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The United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (Malay: Pertubuhan Kinabalu Progresif Bersatu; abbrev: UPKO) is a multiracial political party based in Sabah, Malaysia.^[1] The party was rebranded from its previous party's name, United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation using the same UPKO acronym; which was a widely known Kadazan-Dusun-Murut based party in 2019.^[2] The party had earlier been renamed once before in 1999 from its initial 1994 formation name of Sabah Democratic Party.^[3] In August 2021, UPKO has officially joined the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition as a component party.^[4] It is one of the four component parties of the Pakatan Harapan ruling coalition in Malaysia.