People's Justice Front or in Malay: Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat (AKAR) was a splinter party of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) formed in 1989 which was led by Dusun and Bajau ethnic-based leaders namely Mark Koding, Kalakau Untol and Pandikar Amin Mulia.[1][2] In 1995, AKAR had gone through a leadership crisis between Pandikar Amin Mulia and Jeffrey Kitingan.[3] The party's name was later changed to United People's Justice Front or in Malay: Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat Bersatu (AKAR BERSATU). AKAR BERSATU was dissolved to enable its members to join UMNO in 2001 and half of the member join the PGRS, a local Sabahan party founded by Ationg Tituh, one of AKAR former member of Ketua Gabungan Cawangan AKAR Kuamut.
United People's Justice Front | |
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| Malay name | Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat Bersatu اڠكتن كعاديلن رعيت برساتو |
| Chinese name | 人民統一公正陣綫 人民统一公正阵线 rénmín tǒngyī gōngzhèng zhènxiàn |
| Founded | 15 September 1989 |
| Dissolved | 20 May 2001 |
| Succeeded by | PGRS (under Dr. Ationg Tituh in 2013) |
| Headquarters | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah |
| National affiliation | Barisan Nasional (1991-2001) |
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General election results
edit| Election | Total seats won | Seats contested | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 / 180
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11 |  ; No representation in Parliament (Barisan Nasional)
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Pandikar Amin Mulia | ||
| 1995 | 0 / 192
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11 | ; No representation in Parliament (Barisan Nasional)
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Pandikar Amin Mulia | ||
| 1999 | 0 / 193
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11 | ; No representation in Parliament (Barisan Nasional)
|
Pandikar Amin Mulia |
State election results
edit| State election | State Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|---|
| Sabah | Total won / Total contested | |
| 2/3 majority | 2 / 3
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| 1990 | 0 / 48
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0 / 32
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| 1994 | 1 / 48
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1 / 7
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| 1999 | 0 / 48
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0 / 2
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External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Arthur S. Banks; Alan J. Day; Thomas C. Muller (February 2016). "Political Handbook of the World 1998". Google eBookstore. p. 580. ISBN 9781349149513. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ 风云五十年: 马来西亚政党政治. 燧人氏事业. 2007. p. 212. ISBN 9789832197263. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. "Chronology for Kadazans in Malaysia, 2004, Minorities at Risk Project, UNHCR's Refworld". unhcr.org. Archived from the original on 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
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