title: Elections in Sabah
text: # Elections in Sabah
  
  Elections in Sabah have been held in the Malaysian state of Sabah since 1967 and have chosen Sabah's elected representatives in the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Undangan Negeri (the Malaysian federal and state assemblies).
  
  ## Federal level
  
  ### Federal constituencies
  
  * List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts#Sabah
  * List of Malaysian electoral districts#Sabah
  
  ## State level
  
  ### State constituencies
  
  * List of former Malaysian state electoral districts#Sabah
  
  ### State elections
  
  **1967 state election**
  
  | Party | Party | Seats |
  | - | - | - |
  | | United Sabah National Organisation | 14 |
  | | United Pasokmomogun Kadazan Organisation | 12 |
  | | Sabah Chinese Association | 5 |
  | | Independents | 1 |
  | Total | Total | 32 |
  
  **1971 state election**
  
  | Party | Party | Seats | +/– |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | United Sabah National Organisation | 29 | +15 |
  | | Sabah Chinese Association | 3 | –2 |
  | Total | Total | 32 | 0 |
  
  **1976 state election**
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Sabah People's United Front (BERJAYA) | 101,393 | 54.10 | 28 | New |
  | | United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) | 69,286 | 36.97 | 20 | –9 |
  | | Sabah Chinese Association (SCA) | 12,075 | 6.44 | 0 | –3 |
  | | Malaysian Social Justice Party (PEKEMAS) | 3,044 | 1.62 | 0 | 0 |
  | | United Sabah People's Organisation (USPO) | 83 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Independents | 1,527 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 187,408 | 100.00 | 48 | +16 |
  | Source: Han ||||||
  
  **1981 state election**
  
  | Party | Party | Seats | +/– |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Sabah People's United Front | 44 | +16 |
  | | United Sabah National Organisation | 3 | –17 |
  | | Sabah Chinese Consolidated Party | 1 | New |
  | | United Pasok Nunukragang National Organisation | 0 | New |
  | | Parti Perhimpunan Sosial Bersatu | 0 | New |
  | | Democratic Action Party | 0 | New |
  | | United Sabah People's Organisation | 0 | New |
  | | SEDAR | 0 | New |
  | | Independents | 0 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 48 | 0 |
  | Source: HLSC ||||
  