2004 Sabah state election

21 March 2004
All 60 seats in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Musa Aman None Party UMNO Independent Alliance Barisan Nasional Leader since 1996 Leader's seat Sungai Sibuga Last election 31 Seats won 59[1] 1 Seat change 28 1
Chief Minister before election Musa Aman BN-UMNO Elected Chief Minister Musa Aman BN-UMNO

The 2004 Sabah state election was held on Sunday, 21 March 2004, concurrently with the 2004 Malaysian general election. This election featured 12 new state seats increasing the total seats from 48 to 60. There was also an additional three parliament seats in Sabah following the 2003 delineation of electoral boundaries. The Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition comprehensively won this election after the only major opposition party in Sabah, Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) re-joined the BN coalition in 2002.

Results

Barisan Nasional won 59 out of 60 state seats. Out of the 59 seats won, 8 seats was won uncontested. One state seat was won by independent candidate Johan Ghani in Kuala Penyu.^[2][3]

BN also won 24 out of 25 parliamentary seats in Sabah, where 9 seats was won uncontested. One parliamentary seat was won by independent candidate Chong Hon Ming in Sandakan.

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