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1971 Sabah state election

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All 32 seats in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly 17 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Mustapha Harun Peter Lo Sui Yin Party USNO SCA Alliance Alliance (federal) Sabah Alliance (state) Sabah Alliance (state) Leader since 1961 Leader's seat Bengkoka-Banggi Not contesting Last election 14 seats 5 Seats won 28 4 Seat change 14 1
Chief Minister before election Mustapha Harun USNO Elected Chief Minister Mustapha Harun USNO

The 1971 Sabah state election was to be held in October 1971, after the State Assembly was dissolved on 20 September 1971. This was the second state election to take place.

After nominations closed on 5 October 1971, Sabah Alliance which consists of United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) and Sabah Chinese Association (SCA), won all the seats uncontested. All the opposition nomination papers were rejected, or no nominations were sent at all.

Results

Source:

Aftermath

Mustapha Harun, the leader of USNO & Sabah Alliance, and the Chief Minister before the election, were sworn in as Chief Minister for the second term, on 7 October.

References

1. "Sabah to go to the polls again". The Straits Times. eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 21 September 1971. p. 1. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
2. ^ "Sabah polls: Clean sweep by Alliance". The Straits Times. eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 6 October 1971. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
3. "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1971-SABAH-STATE-ELECTIONS/SABAH_1971_DUN_RESULTS.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
4. "Mustapha sworn in". The Straits Times. eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 8 October 1971. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

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