Homeland Solidarity Party
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Homeland Solidarity Party | |
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| Malay name | Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku |
| Abbreviation | STAR |
| President | Jeffrey Kitingan |
| Secretary-General | Edward Linggu Bukut |
| Founder | Jeffrey Kitingan |
| 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 (2020–2025) |
| Colours | Light blue, red, orange and pink |
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| Anthem | Bintang Borneo |
| Dewan Negara: | 1 / 70 |
| Dewan Rakyat: | 1 / 26 (Sabah and Labuan seats) |
| Dewan Undangan Negeri: | 2 / 79 |
| State Chief Ministers (Sabah) | 0 / 13 |
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Homeland Solidarity Party (Malay: Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku; abbrev: STAR) is a Sabah-based political party in Malaysia. The party was founded by Jeffrey Kitingan.[3] STAR 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 party briefly entered into an alliance with the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition following the 2018 Sabah state election, forming the state government there.[4] It later joined the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, with Jeffrey Kitingan briefly serving as a federal minister. The party returned to power in Sabah as part of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), an informal alliance formed to contest 2020 Sabah state snap-election. It left Perikatan Nasional in 2022,[5] and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah in 2025.
The party's base mainly consist of Sabah's non-Muslim native population, which are often collectively referred to as the Kadazan-Dusun Murut (KDM).[6]
The party was originally founded as the STAR Sabah in 2012, becoming the Sabahan branch of the Sarawak-based State Reform Party (STAR). In 2016, it rebranded itself as the Homeland Solidarity Party (Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku) while retaining the STAR acronym, and broke away from the Sarawak-based mother party, which also underwent a rebranding exercise.[7]
It has been led by Jeffrey Kitingan, a Sabah rights activist[8] and the younger brother of one-time chief minister and former United Sabah Party leader Joseph Pairin Kitingan, since its founding.
Party Organisational Structure (2024–2027)
Source:[9]
- Chairman:
- Fred Vincent Marukau
- Deputy Chairman:
- Japlin Asrakal
- President:
- Deputy President:
- Datuk Lawrence Gimbang (Non-Muslim Bumiputera)
- Datuk Mohd Ishak Ayub (Muslim Bumiputera)
- Kenny Chua Teck Ho (Chinese)
- Vice-Presidents:
- Vacant (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)
- Vacant (Appointed)
- Vacant (Appointed)
- Youth Chief:
- Nelson Martin Idang
- Women's Chief:
- Kerry Chee Kheng Moi
- Secretary-General:
- 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:
- 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 Mudi @ Atama
Elected representatives
Senators
Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)
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)
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
| State | No. | Parliamentary Constituency | No. | Sabah State Legislative Assembly | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabah |
P180 | Keningau | N39 | Tambunan | Jeffrey Kitingan | STAR | |
| N40 | Bingkor | Mohd Ishak Ayub | STAR | ||||
| Total | Sabah (2) | ||||||
Government offices
State governments
STAR currently serves as junior partner in GRS government.
- Sabah (2018, 2020–present)
Note: bold as Menteri Besar/Chief Minister, italic as junior partner
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 |
