2025 Sabah state election

2025 Sabah state election

On or before 8 December 2025

73 of 79 seats in the Legislative Assembly
37 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Hajiji Noor Shafie Apdal Bung Mokhtar Radin
Party GAGASAN WARISAN UMNO Sabah
Alliance Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
(official coalition)
WARISAN Plus
(electoral coalition)
Barisan Nasional
(official coalition)
Leader since 11 March 2022 17 October 2016 12 December 2018
Leader's seat Sulaman Senallang Lamag
Last election 24 seats 23 seats 14 seats
Current seats 39 (+3 nominated) 14 (+0 nominated) 11 (+2 nominated)
Seats needed 23 26

 
Leader Ewon Benedick Priscella Peter Ronald Kiandee
Party UPKO KDM BERSATU Sabah
Alliance Pakatan Harapan
(official coalition)
Perikatan Nasional
(official coalition)
Leader since 1 December 2024 7 March 2025 10 December 2022
Leader's seat Kadamaian Unknown None (MP for Beluran)
Last election 9 seats New Contested as part of GRS
Current seats 7 (+0 nominated) 2 (+0 nominated) 0 (+1 nominated)
Seats needed 30 35 37

Electoral Map of Sabah

Incumbent Chief Minister

Hajiji Noor
GRS-PGRS



The 2025 Sabah state election, formally the 17th Sabah general election, will elect the 17th Sabah State Legislative Assembly. It must be held by 6 December 2025 at the latest, persuant to clause 21(4) of the Constitution of Sabah. This date is dependent on when the 16th Legislative Assembly first sat, which is October 9 2020, and so the latest date on which the election could be held is December 8 2025 (exactly 60 days after when the Assembly would be automatically dissolved). All 73 seats will be up for contests, presuming no constituencies are added or removed in a redistribution.