Sabah State Legislative Assembly

Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah
Type
Type Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker Salleh Said Keruak, Barisan Nasional - UMNO
Chief Minister Musa Aman, Barisan Nasional - UMNO
since March 8, 2008
Opposition Leader Jimmy Wong Sze Phin, Democratic Action Party
Members 60
Meeting place
Likas, Kota Kinabalu
Website
http://www.sabah.gov.my/dun/

The Sabah State Legislative Assembly is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Sabah. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 60 lawmakers including one speaker.

The unicameral state legislature, whose members are called state assemblymen, convenes at the Legislative Assembly building at Likas, Kota Kinabalu. It has 60 seats, the majority of which are held by the Barisan Nasional coalition following the 2008 general elections. As of 2010, the State Legislative Assembly is sitting in its 11th edition and the Barisan Nasional coalition has control over 57 seats in the house while Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has two and Democratic Action Party (DAP) has one.

Legislative assembly districts following the 2008 state elections

State legislative assembly districts are denoted by the prefix 'N'. National parliamentary districts are denoted by the prefix 'P'. Due to boundary delimitation taking place almost every time before an election, the following image might not be applicable in the future.

Map of electoral districts in Sabah.

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