1994 Sabah state election
Contesting parties
Contesting parties
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Before the election, PBS had already produced 2 splinters, SAPP (which were only formed 3 weeks before on 21 January, and contesting for the first time) and AKAR (formed in 1989, and have contested in 1990 state and federal elections), both which had contested under BN banner. [LDP](/wiki/Liberal_Democratic_Party_%28Malaysia%29 "Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia)") would also contest under BN.

This was the first Sabah state election to feature peninsula\-based party [United Malays National Organisation](/wiki/United_Malays_National_Organisation "United Malays National Organisation") (UMNO). UMNO Sabah was born of the merger between [United Sabah National Organisation](/wiki/United_Sabah_National_Organisation "United Sabah National Organisation") (USNO) and [Sabah People's United Front](/wiki/Sabah_People%27s_United_Front "Sabah People's United Front") (BERJAYA) in 1991, as a party to counter PBS influence in Sabah.

Other parties contesting included SETIA, BERSEKUTU, DAP (a partner of PBS in [Gagasan Rakyat](/wiki/Gagasan_Rakyat "Gagasan Rakyat") but is contesting in 2 seats against PBS), PAS and independent candidates. SETIA however, through its president Suhaidin Langkap on the eve of the election announced all 14 of its candidates withdrawal from contesting and changing their support for BN, although the candidates name were still on the ballot list.


Can you explain the differences between UMNO and USNO?