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People's Justice Front

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United People's Justice Front
Malay nameAngkatan 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
Founded15 September 1989
Dissolved20 May 2001
Succeeded byPGRS
(under Dr. Ationg Tituh in 2013)
HeadquartersKota Kinabalu, Sabah
National affiliationBarisan Nasional
(1991-2001)
Party flag

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).[4] 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.

General election results

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Election Total seats won Seats contested Total votes Share of votes Outcome of election Election leader
1990
0 / 180
11 Steady; No representation in Parliament (Barisan Nasional) Pandikar Amin Mulia
1995
0 / 192
11 Steady; No representation in Parliament (Barisan Nasional) Pandikar Amin Mulia
1999
0 / 193
11 Steady; No representation in Parliament (Barisan Nasional) Pandikar Amin Mulia

State election results

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State election State Legislative Assembly
Sabah Total won / Total contested
2/3 majority
2 / 3
1990
0 / 48
0 / 32
1994
1 / 48
1 / 7
1999
0 / 48
0 / 2
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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Akar Bersatu gets more time to resolve crisis". New Straits Times. 1996-01-20. p. 13. Retrieved 2024-12-04.