Homeland Solidarity Party

Homeland Solidarity Party (abbrev: STAR; Malay: Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku) is a Sabah-based political party in Malaysia. The party was founded on 1 July 2016 by Joseph Pairin Kitingan's brother Jeffrey.^[3] STAR Party was one of four founding parties of the United Sabah Alliance (USA) founded in 2016, United Alliance of Sabah (UAOS) founded in 2018, and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) founded in 2020, the other being the Sabah People's Ideas Party (GAGASAN), Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) and United Sabah Party (PBS).

Homeland Solidarity Party
Malay name	Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku
Abbreviation	STAR
President	Jeffrey Kitingan
Secretary-General	Edward Linggu Bukut, JP
Founder	Jeffrey Kitingan
Founded	1 July 2016
Split from	State Reform Party Sarawak[1][2] PKR Sabah
Preceded by	State Reform Party (Sabah Branch) - (Founded by Patau Rubis)
Headquarters	Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Ideology	Sabah regionalism
National affiliation	Perikatan Nasional (2020–2022)
Regional affiliation	United Sabah Alliance (2016–2018) United Alliance of Sabah (2018–2020) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (since 2020)
Colours	Light blue, red, orange and pink
Slogan	"Kalau bukan kita, siapa lagi? Kalau bukan sekarang, bila lagi?" (If not us, who else? If not now, when?) "Ini kali lah! Kita mesti menang!" (This time! We must win!) "STAR! STAR! STAR! - Bersatulah Rakyat Sabah!!" (STAR! STAR! STAR! - Unite the people of Sabah!!)
Anthem	Bintang Borneo
Dewan Negara:	1 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:	1 / 26 (Sabah and Labuan seats)
Dewan Undangan Negeri:	6 / 79
State Chief Ministers (Sabah)	0 / 13
Election symbol
Website
www.starsabah.org
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Jeffrey Kitingan, the 1st President and Founder of STAR (Sabahan Solidarity Party)

The party entered into an alliance with Barisan Nasional coalition after the 2018 Sabah state election and formed the state government.^[4] However, the state government lost power after a number of BN state assemblymen left and lent their support for the Parti Warisan Sabah, which subsequently replaced the STAR-BN government with the support of Pakatan Harapan. STAR later returned to power as part of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition which was formed to contest the 2020 Sabah state snap-election. The party is actively researching and protecting the rights of the people of Sabah through the United Nations, UNESCO and also through all evidence documents.^[5] The party left the Perikatan Nasional (PN) opposition coalition on 5 December 2022 due to its irrelevance as a PN component party after the party decided to support the federal coalition government led by Pakatan Harapan (PH) as a GRS component party and later followed by Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP).^[6]

History

Homeland Solidarity Party or Malay: Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (StarSabah) was registered with the Registrar of Societies Malaysia ‘Registry of Societies’ on 30 June 2016.^[7] The party was preceded by the State Reform Party (Abbreviated STAR Borneo) founded by the late Dr. Patau Rubis in 1996. The party then established a branch in Sabah in 2011. After the late Dr. Patau Rubis died on March 20, 2016, the Sarawak Branch STAR Borneo Party led by Lina Soo and the Sabah Branch STAR Borneo Party led by Datuk Jeffrey G. Kitingan have separated ideologies and fought in their respective directions. The Sarawak State Reform Party eventually branded their party as Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak with the abbreviation ASPIRASI while the Sabah State Reform Party branded their party as Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku with the abbreviation STAR. The STAR Borneo Sarawak Party registered the name change as the ASPIRASI Party in 2020 and was approved in 2021 while the STAR Borneo Sabah Party re-registered the party as the Homeland Solidarity Party on 30 June 2016 and was approved in October 2016.

Party's Logo

Party Organisational Structure (2024–2027)

Source:^[8]

• Chairman:
  • Fred Vincent Marukau
• Deputy Chairman:
  • Japlin Asrakal
• President:
  • Jeffrey Gapari Kitingan
• Deputy President:
  • Ellron Alfred Angin (Non-Muslim Bumiputera)
  • Robert Tawik (Muslim Bumiputera)
  • Kenny Chua Teck Ho (Chinese)
• Vice-Presidents:
  • Abidin Madingkir (Non-Muslim Bumiputera)
  • Suling Isib (Non-Muslim Bumiputera)
  • Apas Nawawi Saking (Muslim Bumiputera)
  • Mohd Lin Harun (Muslim Bumiputera)
  • Kong Soon Choi (Chinese)
  • Beverley Natalie Koh (Chinese)
  • Annuar Ayub (Appointed)
  • Flovia Ng (Appointed)
• Youth Chief:
  • Jordan Jude Ellron
• Women's Chief:
  • Kerry Chee Kheng Moi
• Secretary-General:
  • Edward Linggu Bukut
• Assistant Secretaries-General:
  • Rizal Johari
  • Prem Beachile Kitingan
• Organising Secretary:
  • Terence Sinti
• Treasurer-General:
  • Arlinsia Agang
• Assistant Treasurer-General:
  • Mohd Raffee Shakir
• Information Chief:
  • Mohd Anuar Abdul Ghani
• Deputy Information Chief:
  • Ardino Diris
• Strategic Director:
  • Dr. Paul Porodong
• Communications Director:
  • Jalumin Bayogoh
• Supreme Council Members (elected):
  • Baritus Gungkit @ Evaristus
  • Alviana Linus
  • Anita Baranting
  • Maklin Masiau
  • Fung Len Fui
  • Jovilis Majami
  • Susy Lojimit
  • Raplin Samat
• Supreme Council Members (appointed):
  • Lawrence Gimbang
  • Johari Pongod
  • Andrew Ambrose @ Atama

Elected representatives

Senators

Main article: Members of the Dewan Negara, 15th Malaysian Parliament

• Sabah State Legislative Assembly:
  • Edward Linggu Bukut

Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)

Main article: Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 15th Malaysian Parliament

STAR currently has only one MP in the House of Representatives.

State	No.	Parliament Constituency	Member	Party
Sabah	P180	Keningau	Jeffrey Kitingan		STAR
	Total	Sabah (1)

Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)

Main article: List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2022–present)

Sabah State Legislative Assembly

6 / 79

State	No.	Parliamentary Constituency	No.	Sabah State Legislative Assembly	Member	Party
Sabah	P179	Ranau	N38	Paginatan	Abidin Madingkir		STAR
	P180	Keningau	N39	Tambunan	Jeffrey Kitingan		STAR
			N40	Bingkor	Robert Tawik		STAR
			N41	Liawan	Annuar Ayub		STAR
	P182	Pensiangan	N44	Tulid	Flovia Ng		STAR
			N45	Sook	Ellron Alfred Angin		STAR
Total	Sabah (5)

STAR state governments

State	Leader type	Member	Party		State Constituency
Sabah	Deputy Chief Minister I	Jeffrey Kitingan		STAR	Tambunan

General election results

Election	Total seats won	Seats contested	Total votes	Voting Percentage	Outcome of election	Election leader
2018	1 / 222	5	21,361	0.18%	1 seats; Opposition coalition, (United Sabah Alliance) later Governing coalition, (Perikatan Nasional)	Jeffrey Kitingan
2022	1 / 222	2	29,874	0.19%	; Governing coalition, (Gabungan Rakyat Sabah)	Jeffrey Kitingan

State election results

State election	State Legislative Assembly
	Perlis State Legislative Assembly	Kedah State Legislative Assembly	Kelantan State Legislative Assembly	Terengganu State Legislative Assembly	Penang State Legislative Assembly	Perak State Legislative Assembly	Pahang State Legislative Assembly	Selangor State Legislative Assembly	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly	Malacca State Legislative Assembly	Johor State Legislative Assembly	Sabah State Legislative Assembly	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly	Total won / Total contested
2/3 majority	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3
2016													10 / 82
2018												2 / 60		2 / 18
2020												6 / 73		6 / 6