Sabah People's Hope Party

{{Infobox political party

| country = Malaysia

| name = Sabah People's Hope Party

| native_name = Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah

| lang1 = Malay

| name_lang1 = Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah

| logo = Sabah People's Hope Party Logo.svg

| abbreviation = Harapan Rakyat / HR / PHRS

| president = Liew Yun Fah

| leader1_title = Deputy President

| leader1_name = Rina Jainal

| foundation = 25 October 2016
September 2020 (2020 state election; re-established)

| status = Active

| founders = * Lajim Ukin (2016–2019)

Liew Yun Fah (re-established in 2020)

| predecessor =

| dissolution = 5 April 2019 (Dissolved under Lajim Ukin, re-established under Liew Yun Fah in 2020)

| split = WARISAN (2022)

| headquarters = Tawau, Sabah

| newspaper =

| youth_wing =

| membership_year =

| membership =

| ideology = Regionalism

| regional = United Sabah Alliance (2017–2018)

Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (since 2023)

| international =

| colours = {{Color box|{{party color|Sabah People's Hope Party}}|border=darkgray}} Light blue, white and red

| colorcode = {{Sabah People's Hope Party/meta/shading}}

| symbol = x100px

| seats1_title = Dewan Negara:

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|70|hex={{party color|Sabah People's Hope Party}}}}

| seats2_title = Dewan Rakyat (in Sabah):

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|25|hex={{party color|Sabah People's Hope Party}}}}

| seats3_title = Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah:

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|1|79|hex={{party color|Sabah People's Hope Party}}}}

| flag = File:Sabah People's Hope Party Flag.svg

| website =

| footnotes =

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Sabah People's Hope Party ({{langx|ms|Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah}} (Harapan Rakyat /HR/PHRS)) is a Sabah-based party located in Tawau city, founded by Lajim Ukin and Liew Yun Fah. Its ideology is based on Sabah regionalism which supports Sabah state administration by local-based parties and to reduce the control of peninsula-based parties over the state, such as Barisan Nasional, Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional.

First established in 2016, the party was temporarily dissolved in 2019 to allow members to join Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU). In 2020, it was founded once again ahead of snap election.

History

The party was formed on 25 October 2016, founded by Lajim Ukin.{{cite news|url=http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/10/183296/ros-officially-approves-formation-parti-harapan-rakyat-sabah|title=RoS officially approves formation of Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah|author=Azura Abas|publisher=New Straits Times|date=25 October 2016|access-date=25 October 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/terkini/ros-luluskan-permohonan-parti-harapan-rakyat-sabah-1.399436|title=ROS luluskan permohonan Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah|author=Muzdalifah Mustapha|language=ms|work=Utusan Malaysia|date=25 October 2016|access-date=25 October 2016}} It was previously a party in the alliance of United Sabah Alliance (USA) from 2017 until 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.borneotoday.net/harapan-rakyat-to-officially-team-up-with-gabungan-sabah-in-opposition-coalition/|title=Harapan Rakyat Sabah to team up with USA in opposition coalition|publisher=Borneo Today|date=9 January 2017|access-date=22 April 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kosmo.com.my/negara/harapan-rakyat-umum-keluar-gabungan-sabah-1.699816|title=Harapan Rakyat umum keluar Gabungan Sabah|author=Izyan Liyana Mohd. Darif|language=ms|publisher=Kosmo!|date=30 June 2018|access-date=3 July 2018}}{{cite AV media|url=http://www.astroawani.com/video-malaysia/parti-harapan-rakyat-sabah-keluar-gabungan-sabah-231764|title=Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah keluar Gabungan Sabah|language=ms|publisher=Astro Awani|date=30 June 2018|access-date=3 July 2018|medium=1:21}} In 2019, Harapan Rakyat planned and was supposed to hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to dissolve the party and absorb its 64,000 members into Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) at the launch of the party's Sabah chapter on 6 April 2019 in Kota Kinabalu.{{cite news|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/politics/2019/02/460991/harapan-rakyat-dissolve-and-join-bersatu-sabah|title=Harapan Rakyat to dissolve and join Bersatu in Sabah|author=Mohd Izham Unnip Abdullah|date=17 February 2019|publisher=New Straits Times|access-date=25 October 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-politik/parti-harapan-rakyat-sabah-akan-dibubar-ahli-sertai-bersatu-198813|title=Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah akan dibubar, ahli sertai Bersatu|author=Ruzaini Zulkepli|date=17 February 2019|publisher=Astro Awani|language=ms|access-date=25 October 2019}}

Somehow the dissolution was deferred and registration of party was left to remains dormant until it was revived and reestablished again ahead of the September 2020 Sabah state election which allowed the party led by new president, Liew Yun Fah to participate in the snap polls.{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/09/11/harapan-rakyat-to-contest-in-four-seats-in-sabahs-east-coast|title=Harapan Rakyat to contest in four seats in Sabah's east coast|author=Kristy Inus|date=11 September 2020|work=The Star|access-date=25 October 2021}}{{cite news|url= https://www.hmetro.com.my/mutakhir/2020/09/619433/prn-sabah-yun-fah-kembali-bertanding|title=PRN Sabah: Yun Fah kembali bertanding|author=Abdul Rahemang Taiming|date=11 September 2020|publisher=Harian Metro|language=ms|access-date=25 October 2021}} To date, the only member of the party who is the member of legislative (MLA) is Rina Jainal of Kukusan seat, who defected from the WARISAN party in 2022.{{cite web |last1=Chong |first1=Rebbeca |title=Warisan loses another rep as Rina Jainal jumps ship |url=https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/62568/warisan-loses-another-rep-as-rina-jainal-jumps-ship |website=TheVibes.com |access-date=7 July 2024 |date=5 June 2022}}

On 5 April 2023, the party has officially been admitted into Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) after its membership application had been accepted by the coalition.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/04/05/sabah039s-grs-now-seven-party-coalition-after-two-local-parties-admitted|title=Sabah's GRS now seven-party coalition after two local parties admitted|website=The Star|date=5 April 2023|accessdate=8 April 2023}}

Elected representatives

= Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly) =

{{main|List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2022–present)}}

Sabah State Legislative Assembly{{Composition bar|1|79|hex={{party color|United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation}}}}

class ="wikitable sortable"
style="width:100px;"\| State !No. !Federal Constituency ! style="width:30px;"\| No. ! style="width:150px;"\|State Constituency ! style="width:240px;"\|Member ! style="width:80px;" colspan=2\|Party
rowspan="1"\|{{Flag\|Sabah}} \|P191 \|Kalabakan	N71	Kukusan	Rina Jainal	bgcolor="{{Sabah People's Hope Party/meta/shading}}"\|	PHRS
Total \| colspan="7" \|{{small\|Sabah (1)}}

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style="width:100px;"| State

!No.

!Federal Constituency

! style="width:30px;"| No.

! style="width:150px;"|State Constituency

! style="width:240px;"|Member

! style="width:80px;" colspan=2|Party

rowspan="1"|{{Flag|Sabah}}

|P191

|Kalabakan

N71

Kukusan

Rina Jainal

bgcolor="{{Sabah People's Hope Party/meta/shading}}"|

PHRS

Total

| colspan="7" |{{small|Sabah (1)}}

General election results

class="wikitable"
Election ! Total seats won ! seats contested ! Total votes ! Voting Percentage ! Outcome of election ! Election leader
2018 \| {{Composition bar\|0\|222\|hex={{party color\|Sabah People's Hope Party}}}} \|25 \| 37,708 \| 0.31% \| {{steady}}0 seat; No representation in Parliament \| Lajim Ukin
2022 \|{{Composition bar\|0\|222\|hex={{party color\|Sabah People's Hope Party}}}} \| \|1,173 \|0.01% \|{{steady}}0 seat; No representation in Parliament \|Zainal Nasirudin

class="wikitable"

Election

! Total seats won

! seats contested

! Total votes

! Voting Percentage

! Outcome of election

! Election leader

2018

| {{Composition bar|0|222|hex={{party color|Sabah People's Hope Party}}}}

|25

| 37,708

| 0.31%

| {{steady}}0 seat; No representation in Parliament

| Lajim Ukin

2022

|{{Composition bar|0|222|hex={{party color|Sabah People's Hope Party}}}}

|1,173

|0.01%

|{{steady}}0 seat; No representation in Parliament

|Zainal Nasirudin

State election results

class="wikitable" !Election !Total seats won !Seats contested !Total votes !Voting Percentage !Outcome of election !Election leader
2018 \|{{Composition bar\|0\|60\|hex={{party color\|Sabah People's Hope Party}}}} \|9 \|1,173 \|0.01% \|{{steady}}0 seat; No representation in dun \|Lajim Ukin
2020 \|{{Composition bar\|0\|73\|hex={{party color\|Sabah People's Hope Party}}}} \|9 \|1,173 \|0.01% \|{{steady}}0 seat; No representation in dun \|Liew Yun Fah

class="wikitable"

!Election

!Total seats won

!Seats contested

!Total votes

!Voting Percentage

!Outcome of election

!Election leader

2018

|{{Composition bar|0|60|hex={{party color|Sabah People's Hope Party}}}}

|1,173

|0.01%