Sabah State Legislative Assembly

The Sabah State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah, Kadazandusun: Lamin Koundangan Pogun Sabah) is a part of the legislature of Sabah, Malaysia, the other being the governor of Sabah. The assembly meets at the Sabah State Legislative Assembly Building at Likas in the state capital of Kota Kinabalu.

Sabah State Legislative Assembly Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah ديوان اوندڠن نڬري سابه Lamin Koundangan Pogun 沙巴州议会
16th Assembly
Insignia of Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	25 September 1963
Leadership
Yang di-Pertua Negeri	Juhar Mahiruddin since 1 January 2011
Speaker	Kadzim M. Yahya, BN-UMNO since 8 October 2020
Deputy Speaker	Ahmad Abdul Rahman, Independent since 7 June 2018
Deputy Speaker	George Anthony Ginibun, WARISAN since 26 June 2018
Chief Minister	Hajiji Noor, PN-BERSATU since 29 September 2020
Leader of the Opposition	Mohd. Shafie Apdal, WARISAN since 29 September 2020
Secretary	Shafaruddin Halide
Structure
Seats	73 elected and up to 6 nominated
Political groups	(As of 17 November 2020) Government (44) :   Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (44)   Perikatan Nasional (21)   BERSATU (13)   STAR (6)   PAS (1)   SAPP (1)   Barisan Nasional (16)   UMNO (16)   PBS (7) Confidence and supply (3):   Independent (3) Opposition (31) :   WARISAN+ (31)   WARISAN (22)   Pakatan Harapan (8)   DAP (6)   PKR (2)   UPKO (1)   Vacant (1)   Speaker (non-MLA)
Committees	Standing Committee Public Accounts Committee Committee of Privileges [1]
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	26 September 2020
Next election	by 9 December 2025
Meeting place
Sabah State Legislative Assembly Building, Likas, Kota Kinabalu
Website
www.sabah.gov.my/dun

Map of Sabah state constituencies (since 2020)

This unicameral legislature currently has 60 seats representing state constituencies elected through a first-past-the-post electoral system across the state.

Like at the federal level in Malaysia, Sabah uses a Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which members are elected to the legislative assembly through general elections, from which the chief minister and the cabinet are appointed based on majority support. The chief minister is head of government, while the governor acts as head of state. The largest party not forming the government is known as the official opposition, its leader being recognised as leader of the opposition by the speaker.

Members of the assembly refer to themselves as "Members of the Legislative Assembly" (MLAs) and sometimes as "state assemblymen".

The most recent assembly was elected on 26 September 2020. 73 members were elected into the 16th Sabah State Legislative Assembly. As permitted by the State Constitution, the Governor may add six more as nominated MLAs. Gabungan Rakyat Sabah coalition consisting of Perikatan Nasional (PN), Barisan Nasional (BN) and United Sabah Party (PBS) formed the government on 29 September 2020.