Sabah State Legislative Assembly

Sabah State Legislative Assembly Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah
14th Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	25 September 1963
Leadership
Yang di-Pertua Negeri	Juhar Mahiruddin Since 1 January 2011
Speaker	Syed Abas Syed Ali, BN–UMNO Since 7 August 2015
Deputy Speaker	Johnny Mositun, BN–PBS since 29 April 2008 Johnson Tee, BN–PBRS since 21 May 2013
Chief Minister	Musa Aman, BN–UMNO Since 27 March 2003
Leader of the Opposition	Lajim Ukin, Independent Since 19 June 2013
Secretary	Bernard Joseph Dalinting
Structure
Seats	60 Quorum: 20 Simple majority: 31 Two-thirds majority: 40
Political groups	(As of 27 June 2016[update]) Government      Barisan Nasional (48) Ministers: 11 Assistant ministers: 18 Backbenchers: 18      UMNO (30)      PBS (7)      UPKO (4)      LDP (3)      GERAKAN (2)      MCA (1)      PBRS (1) Opposition      Pakatan Harapan (8)      PKR (5)      DAP (3)      STAR (1)      Independent (3)      Vacant (0)
Committees	3 Standing Committee Public Accounts Committee Committee of Privileges
Elections
Voting system	Plurality: First-past-the-post (60 single-member constituencies)
Last election	5 May 2013
Next election	on or before 13 September 2018
Meeting place
Sabah State Legislative Assembly Building, Likas, Kota Kinabalu
Website
www.sabah.gov.my/dun/

(As of 27 June 2016^[update])
Government
     Barisan Nasional (48)

Opposition
     Pakatan Harapan (8)

     STAR (1)
     Independent (3)

The Sabah State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri 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.

This unicameral legislature is currently having 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 recognized as Leader of the Opposition by the Speaker.