Also included are the list of the Sarawak state assembly members who were elected in 2016.

[1][N 1] On 24 February 2020, the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) and a faction of the Members of Parliament (MPs) from the People's Justice Party (PKR) led by the PKR's then-Deputy President Mohamed Azmin Ali left the governing coalition Pakatan Harapan, resulting in the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan coalition administration led by the then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

Following the state election that was held on 7 May 2016, Barisan Nasional was able to form the next state government with a majority of 72 seats out of 82.

[126] There were several candidates from breakaway parties such as TERAS and UPP that had their members contest seats under the Barisan banner as direct election candidates under a deal by Adenan Satem after their parties were prevented from joining Barisan after opposition from parties such as PDP and SUPP.

[127] On 12 June 2018, all Sarawak-based BN parties including Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) and Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) officially left Barisan Nasional forming a new coalition Sarawak Parties Alliance due to Barisan Nasional's defeat in general elections on 9 May 2018.