People's Justice Front Explained

United People's Justice Front
Lang1:Malay
Name Lang1:Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat Bersatu
اڠكتن كعاديلن رعيت برساتو
Lang2:Chinese
Name Lang2:人民統一公正陣綫
人民统一公正阵线
rénmín tǒngyī gōngzhèng zhènxiàn
Foundation:15 September 1989
Dissolution:20 May 2001
National:Barisan Nasional
(1991-2001)
Country:Malaysia

People's Justice Front or in Malay: Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat (AKAR) was a splinter party of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) formed in 1989 which was led by Dusun and Bajau ethnic-based leaders namely Mark Koding, Kalakau Untol and Pandikar Amin Mulia.[1] [2] In 1995, AKAR had gone through a leadership crisis between Pandikar Amin Mulia and Jeffrey Kitingan.[3] The party's name was later changed to United People's Justice Front or in Malay: Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat Bersatu (AKAR BERSATU). AKAR BERSATU was dissolved to enable its members to join UMNO in 2001.

General election results

ElectionTotal seats wonSeats contestedTotal votesShare of votesOutcome of electionElection leader
199011
No representation in Parliament
Pandikar Amin Mulia
199511
No representation in Parliament
Pandikar Amin Mulia
199911
No representation in Parliament
Pandikar Amin Mulia

State election results

State electionState Legislative Assembly
SabahTotal won / Total contested
2/3 majority
1990
1994
1999

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Political Handbook of the World 1998 . 580 . February 2016. Arthur S. Banks . Alan J. Day . Thomas C. Muller . Google eBookstore. 9781349149513 . 3 May 2016.
  2. Book: 风云五十年: 马来西亚政党政治. 2007. 燧人氏事业. 9789832197263. 212. 2016-04-09.
  3. Web site: Chronology for Kadazans in Malaysia, 2004, Minorities at Risk Project, UNHCR's Refworld . https://web.archive.org/web/20160504191609/http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?page=topic&tocid=463af2212&toid=469f2e752&docid=469f38ba17&skip=0 . dead . 2016-05-04 . United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. unhcr.org. 2016-04-09.