Election Commission officers at Dewan Seri Sulaiman for the nomination day of the 17th Sabah state election. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star
PETALING JAYA: Sabah voters will head to the polls on Nov 29 to elect a new state government, with 73 state seats being contested.
According to the Election Commission (EC), a total of 596 candidates will be contesting.
The EC’s official list shows Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) contesting 55 seats, while Pakatan Harapan is fielding 22 seats.
Barisan Nasional (BN) – comprising Umno, MCA and Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) – is contesting 44 seats.
Warisan is contesting all 73 seats and Perikatan Nasional (PN) is contesting 41 seats.
The Tulid seat will see a 14-cornered fight, the highest in the state.
Most of the 73 seats are expected to see multi-cornered contests, reflecting Sabah’s fluid political landscape and the influence of several towering personalities who continue to shape the state’s political dynamics.
A breakdown of all 73 seats and the full list of contesting candidates is provided below, along with details of the parties and coalitions in the running.
The state's politics is dominated by several key larger-than-life personalities, and political alliances are fluid in the state.
The following are the parties and coalitions contesting in the poll:
