The coalition has won 29 seats while its partner Pakatan Harapan has one based on unofficial results indicated by the GRS election monitoring centre.
It just needs six more seats to cross the magic 37-seat line in the 73-seat assembly.
GRS-Pakatan could rope in the five Independents to give them 36 seats.
Other local parties, including Upko that have so far unofficially won three seats and Sabah STAR, which is leading in two seats (at press time), could also be invited to give them the simple majority.
So far, the unofficial count has Warisan winning 12 seats and Barisan Nasional eight.
PAS also seems to have made history by winning its first seat in the Bornean states, by taking Karambunai.
The results show that Sabah-based parties were the big winners in the election, with national-based parties suffering a big setback.
Sabah DAP was the worst hit, losing all eight seats, but most of Sabah’s top leaders won.
Hajiji retained his Sulaman seat for the 10th term, which he first won in 1990, while GRS secretary-general Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun, the state Finance Minister, retained his Karanaan seat.
Another state minister, Datuk Mohd Ariffin Mohd Ariff, retained his Membakut seat comfortably.
However, state minister and GRS-direct candidate Datuk Ellron Angin, who quit Sabah STAR after it left GRS on Oct 1, lost his Sook seat to Barisan’s Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) president Datuk Arthur Kurup, the Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister and Pensiangan MP.
GRS’ PBS president Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam retained his Kundasang seat, based on unofficial results.
Sabah Perikatan Nasional chairman Datuk Ronald Kiandee, who is Beluran MP, lost his bid to capture the Sugut seat from GRS state minister Datuk James Ratib.
Warisan president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal retained his Senallang seat, but the party is expected to lose at least six of the 23 seats it won in 2020.
Sabah Barisan chairman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin held on to his Lamag seat while the coalition unofficially won eight of the 45 seats it contested.
Unofficial results also showed that three Independents – Kukusan assemblyman Rina Jaafar, retained her seat, as did Datuk Awang Ahmad Shah in Petagas, while Datuk Fairuz Renddan beat former Dewan Rakyat speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia in Pintasan.
KOTA KINABALU: Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), led by caretaker Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, is poised to form the next state government.
The coalition has won 30 seats while its partner Pakatan Harapan has one based on unofficial results indicated by the GRS election monitoring centre.
It just needs six more seats to cross the magic 37-seat line in the 73-seat assembly.
GRS-Pakatan could rope in the five Independents to give them 36 seats.
Other local parties, including Upko, that have so far unofficially won two seats and Sabah STAR, which is leading in two seats
(at press time), could also be invited to give them the simple majority.
So far, the unofficial count has Warisan winning 12 seats and Barisan Nasional eight.
PAS also seems to have made history by winning its first seat in the Bornean states, by taking Karambunai.
The results show that Sabah-based parties were the big winners in the election, with national-based parties suffering a big setback.
Sabah DAP was the worst hit, losing all eight seats, but most of Sabah’s top leaders won.
Hajiji retained his Sulaman seat for the 10th term, which he first won in 1990, while GRS secretary-general Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun, the state Finance Minister, retained his Karanaan seat.
Another state minister, Datuk Mohd Ariffin Mohd Ariff, retained his Membakut seat comfortably.
However, state minister and GRS-direct candidate Datuk Ellron Angin, who quit Sabah STAR after it left GRS on Oct 1, lost his Sook seat to Barisan’s Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) president Datuk Arthur Kurup, the Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister and Pensiangan MP.
GRS’ PBS president Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam retained his Kundasang seat, based on unofficial results.
Sabah Perikatan Nasional chairman Datuk Ronald Kiandee, who is Beluran MP, lost his bid to capture the Sugut seat from GRS state minister Datuk James Ratib.
Warisan president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal retained his Senallang seat, but the party is expected to lose at least six of the 23 seats it won in 2020.
Sabah Barisan chairman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin held on to his Lamag seat while the coalition unofficially won eight of the 45 seats it contested.
Unofficial results also showed that three Independents – Kukusan assemblyman Rina Jaafar, retained her seat, as did Datuk Awang Ahmad Shah in Petagas, while Datuk Fairuz Renddan beat former Dewan Rakyat speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia in Pintasan.
