Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak

Sarawak People's Aspiration Party or (Malay: "Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak", abbreviated ASPIRASI), previously State Reform Party (STAR), is a political party based in Sarawak, Malaysia.

Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak
AbbreviationASPIRASI
PresidentLina Soo
ChairmanBulin Ribos
FounderPatau Rubis
Founded9 October 1996 (Sarawak)
6 January 2012 (Sabah)
24 January 2020 (renamed as ASPIRASI)
Legalised25 January 2020 (Legalised as ASPIRASI)
Preceded byState Reform Party (STAR)
Succeeded byHomeland Solidarity Party (Sabah)
Headquarters262, Jalan Batu Kawa, 93500 Kuching, Sarawak
IdeologyRegionalism
National affiliationGabungan Anak Sarawak
(GASAK) (2018-present)
Dewan Negara:
0 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:
0 / 222
Dewan Undangan Negeri:
0 / 587
State Chief Ministers (Sarawak)
0 / 13
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Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak on Facebook
Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak on Facebook
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Background
State Reform Party original logo until 2020
Official flag of ASPIRASI Party after rebranding and renamed the party as "ASPIRASI"
Official Logo of ASPIRASI Party (2021)

The party began as the State Reform Party in the 1990s founded by Patau Rubis, using a 9-pointed star derived from the state flag as their logo. The party contested in the 2016 state elections under the STAR logo, failing to win a single seat. The STAR Sabah and STAR Sarawak separated their ideology in 2016 (STAR Sabah for Sabah state and STAR Sarawak for Sarawak state with different leader each state). STAR Sabah rebranding their party as Homeland Solidarity Party abbreviated as STAR and STAR Sarawak rebranding their party as Sarawak People's Aspiration Party abbreviated as ASPIRASI.

Leadership

Lina Soo replaced Patau Rubis as President, who died in 2016, after he collapsed while presiding the STAR's AGM on 20 March 2016.[1][2] Beside the President Lina Soo, the party AGM had also elected a new committee including Bulin anak Ribos as Chairman on 12 October 2017.[3]

List of presidents
  • Patau Rubis (9 March 1997 – 20 March 2016)
  • Lina Soo (9 April 2016 – present)

Current office bearers

Objectives

The State Reform Party's policy will ensure the party always struggle as a significant pressure group on demanding recognition of Sarawak rights together with many other non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The Party demands that the Government of Sarawak have to reform the state government system and go out from the available comfort zone.[4][5]

As a pro-Sarawkian independence party, it aims to table Sarawak Independence Referendum Ordinance in event it won seat in the Sarawak's State Legislative Assembly.[6]

Expansion to Sabah

In 2012, STAR also expanded to neighbouring Sabah with setting of the state chapter led by Jeffrey Kitingan,[7] who had also initiated the United Borneo Alliance (UBA),[8] in its effort to switch to a Borneo-based regional party uniting all local parties in Sabah and Sarawak to promote jointly the 7 Borneo Agendas.[9] In 2016 however Kitingan re-registered the Sabah chapter as a new Sabah-based party, Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) but retained the backronym STAR, leaving the original State Reform Party back as Sarawak-based.[10][11]

Rebranding to ASPIRASI
Rajah Brooke Birdwing as the basis of ASPIRASI logo (revealed on 2020)

The party rebranded as Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak or ASPIRASI in February 2020.[12] Beside new party name, a new logo also being unveiled.[13] The party chose the new logo designed base on Rajah Brooke birdwing butterfly (Trogonoptera brookiana).[14] The official logo of ASPIRASI Party has been revealed on December 13, 2021, one week before 2021 Sarawak state election.

Candidates in the Sarawak state elections

General election results
Election Total seats won Total votes Voting Percentage Outcome of election Election leader
1999 (as STAR)
0 / 193
 23,354 0.35% ; No representation in Parliament Patau Rubis
2004 (as STAR)
0 / 219
 6,270 0.09% ; No representation in Parliament Patau Rubis
2013 (as STAR)
0 / 222
 45,386 0.41% ; No representation in Parliament Patau Rubis
2018 (as STAR Sarawak)
0 / 222
 1,299 0.01% ; No representation in Parliament Lina Soo

State election results
State election State Legislative Assembly
Sabah Sarawak Total won / Total contested
2/3 majority
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2001
0 / 62
0 / 5
2013
1 / 60
1 / 49
2016
0 / 82
0 / 11
2018
0 / 60
0 / 2
2021
0 / 82
0 / 15

References
  1. Michelle Tam (20 March 2016). "State Reform Party founding president Dr Patau Rubis dies a day before birthday after collapsing at AGM". The Star. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. Lim How Pim (20 March 2016). "Dr Patau Rubis passes away from apparent heart failure". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. Lina Soo (12 October 2017). "Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak (ASPIRASI) : Chairman : Bulin anak Ribos". Sarawak Aspiration Party. Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via Facebook.
  4. Sulok Tawie (23 April 2016). "STAR to campaign on Sarawak rights". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  5. "Soo: Aspirasi prefers to focus on fight for independence referendum than politicking". Borneo Post. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021 – via Facebook.
  6. "Five candidates vying for Kota Sentosa promise to serve constituents in their own way if elected". Borneo Post Online. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  7. "Jeffrey Kitingan to Launch STAR Sabah". Bernama. Malaysian Digest. 4 January 2012. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  8. "Sarawak STAR: About: More Info: Additional Information". STAR Sarawak Operations Centre. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021 – via Facebook.
  9. "Kitingan announces formation of United Borneo Alliance". New Straits Times. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  10. Jenne Lajiun (15 July 2016). "Reformed, rebranded STAR now Sabah-based party". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  11. "Jeffrey ends his party-hopping days with STAR approval". The Star. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  12. Rintos Mail (22 February 2020). "Soo: STAR now named Aspirasi". Borneo Post. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  13. Lina Soo (22 February 2020). "Sarawak People's Aspiration Party (ASPIRASI)". Sarawak Aspiration Party. Retrieved 28 April 2017 – via Facebook.
  14. "Soo unveils new party name, new logo, high aspirations behind Aspirasi". Dayak Daily. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  15. "Soo unveils new party name, new logo, high aspirations behind Aspirasi". Dayak Daily. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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