Sabah Democratic Party Explained

Country:Malaysia
Sabah Democratic Party
Native Name:
PDS
Abbreviation:PDS
Founder:Bernard Dompok and former Kadazandusun Murut leaders of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS)
President:Bernard Dompok
Foundation:March 1994
Dissolution:8 August 1999 (Renamed)
Headquarters:Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
Split:United Sabah Party (PBS)
Successor:United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO)
National:Barisan Nasional (BN)
Colours:Blue, white, red
Colorcode:
  1. ABCDFF
Slogan:Misompuru Tokou Wagu
Mari Kita Bersatu Kembali

(Let Us Be United Again)

The Sabah Democratic Party (Malay: Parti Demokratik Sabah; abbrev: PDS) was a political party based in Sabah, Malaysia. It was an ethnically-based party striving to voice the rights and advance the development of Kadazan-Dusun-Murut (KDM) populations of Sabah and the Orang Asli of Peninsular Malaysia.

History

PDS started as Sabah Democratic Party or Parti Demokratik Sabah which was founded by Bernard Dompok and other disgruntled leaders who split from United Sabah Party or Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) soon after the Sabah state election, 1994 to join the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. PBS had won a majority in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly, but the defections allowed BN to form government.[1] Part of the enticement offered by BN to the defectors was the promise of a rotating Chief Ministers of Sabah post, which Dompok held from 1998 to 1999.[2]

PDS was renamed as United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) on 8 August 1999, taking the same UPKO acronym of the defunct original United Pasokmomogun Kadazan Organisation, which was formed and dissolved in the 1960s.[3] [4] The party was re-branded again as United Progressive People of Kinabalu Organisation while maintaining its original UPKO acronym and opening party membership to other races than KDM in 24 November 2019.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: PBS, UPKO, PBRS urged to regroup or merge under one political party. 19 February 2013. Borneo Post. 4 November 2014.
  2. Book: Lim, Regina. Federal-state Relations in Sabah, Malaysia: The Berjaya Administration, 1976–85 . 2008. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 129.
  3. Web site: SINGAPORE ELECTIONS . United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation . 29 April 2016.
  4. News: Upko pledges to help achieve 'ideal Malaysia'. Lai. Nancy. 18 September 2014. Borneo Post. 4 November 2014.
  5. News: Upko undergoes rebranding. 24 November 2019. Borneo Post. 26 November 2019.
  6. News: CM welcomes rebranding of Upko into party for all. 25 November 2019. Borneo Post. 26 November 2019.