The Heritage Party (Malay: Parti Warisan; abbrev: WARISAN) is a multi-racial political party in Malaysia which was rebranded and renamed from the Sabah Heritage Party (Malay: Parti Warisan Sabah), a Sabah-based party led by Shafie Apdal formed earlier on 17 October 2016 after its expansion into national level politics at the end of 2021.[1][2][3]
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| Malay name | Parti Warisan ڤرتي واريثن |
| Chinese name | 人民复兴党 Rénmín fùxīng dǎng |
| Tamil name | சபா பாரம்பரியக் கட்சி Capā pārampariyak kaṭci |
| Abbreviation | Warisan |
| President | Shafie Apdal |
| Deputy President | Ignatius Darell Leiking |
| Secretary General | Loretto Damien S. Padua, Jr. |
| Founders | Shafie Apdal |
| Founded | 17 October 2016 |
| Split from | Barisan Nasional (BN) United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (UMNO Sabah) People's Justice Party (PKR) Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Preceded by | Sabah Heritage Development Party |
| Headquarters | No 8, Aras 1, Lorong Kompleks BSA, Kolombong, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah |
| Membership (2022) | 250,000 |
| Ideology | Progressivism Multiracialism Nationalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | Pakatan Harapan (2016–2021)[nb 1] National Unity Government (since 2022) |
| Colours | Light blue, dark blue and red |
| Slogan | Bangsa Kita, Warisan Kita, Masa Depan Kita (Our Nation, Our Heritage, Our Future) |
| Anthem | Warisan Pertahan Warisan Negara |
| Dewan Negara | 0 / 70 |
| Dewan Rakyat | 3 / 222 |
| Dewan Undangan Negeri | 14 / 606 |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
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History
editThe party formed an electoral allies with Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the 2018 general election (GE14). Its President Shafie Apdal promised that the party would be represented within the federal cabinet if PH was elected to power.[4][5] adding that through the electoral pact they will "only work together, not joining the PH pact as their party will only contest in Sabah".[6] The party became part of the ruling bloc and federal government when PH won the 2018 general election but left the coalition in April 2021, 13 months after the Pakatan Harapan coalition was ousted from government.[7]
During the 2020 Sabah state election, the state ruling party was defeated by the informal Gabungan Rakyat Sabah state opposition coalition consisting of the federal ruling Perikatan Nasional, Barisan Nasional and United Sabah Party. Warisan failed to secure a simple majority to retain the state power, allowing the GRS coalition to form a new state government.[8]
Following the 2020 election, Warisan became the largest opposition party of the State Legislative Assembly and the Chief Minister before state election and its President Shafie Apdal became the new state Leader of the Opposition after being ousted in the state election. At its annual general meeting on 12 December 2020, members voted in favour of elevating the party from a state to a national party, as a way forward to integrate East Malaysia into decision-making for the entire nation. Following this announcement, the party was renamed the Heritage Party (Parti Warisan).[9][10]
Warisan officially began its expansion into Peninsula Malaysia on 17 December 2021 with the launch of its peninsula chapter, which would be collaborating with MUDA. At the same event, the party leader also hinted that a Peninsula Malaysian assemblyperson would be joining the party.[3] Eventually, on 22 January 2022, Bryan Lai Wai Chong, the Selangor assemblyman for Teratai joined the party to become its first peninsula assemblyperson,[11] followed two days later by Danny Law Heng Kiang from DAP Penang and Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi.[12] In February 2022, UMNO's former Kukup assemblyman Suhaimi Salleh joined the party to be its Johor state elections coordinator for the upcoming 12 March elections.[13]
On 15 February 2022, Warisan announced that they would contest in the 2022 Johor state election as a test for their support in the Peninsula.[14] Besides their Johor coordinator, ex-UMNO assemblyman Suhaimi Salleh, Warisan recruited former Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) Central Working Committee (CWC) member Datuk Seri S. Sunther - son of ex-MIC Vice President Datuk Seri S. Subramaniam and former GERAKAN Johor Women's Chief Wong Siew Poh to assist Suhaimi in the election.[15] Eventually, candidates from Warisan contested in 6 of the 56 state assembly seats on offer, but failed to win any.[16]
Leadership structure
edit- President :
- Deputy President :
- Vice-President :
- Secretary-General :
- Loretto Damien S. Padua Jr
- Secretary-Executive :
- Information Chief :
- Treasurer-General :
- Wanita Chief :
- Norfaizah Chua (Acting)
- Wira Chief :
- Terence Au (Acting)
- Wirawati Chief :
- Supreme Council Members :
- Chen Ket Chuin
- Mudi Dubing
- Ahmad Hassan
- Mohd Zinin Adong Ajak
- Mazliwati Abdul Malek Chua
- Honorsius Bosuin
- Azhar Matussin
- Charles Ebbie
- Ma'mun Sulaiman
- Ahmad Shah Tambakau
- Sarifuddin Hata
- Arunarnsin Taib
- Japar Awang
- Mahadi Mumin
- Aidi Moktar
- Mohd Taib Isai
- Rozman Isli
- Assaffal Samsul Kamal
- Calvin Chong Ket Kiun
- Justin Wong Yung Bin
- Siti Aminah
- Jenifer Lasimbang
- Aziz Taib
- National Coordinator :
- Dr Rajiv Bhanot
- State Coordinator :
- Perlis : Abdul A'zib Saad
- Kedah : Fadzil Hanafi
- Kelantan : Khairul Azuan Kamaruddin
- Penang : Jeff Ooi
- Perak : Sunther Subramaniam
- Selangor : Lai Wai Chong
- Negeri Sembilan : Azman Idriz
- Melaka : Ng Choon Koon
- Johor : Suhaimi Salleh
- Labuan : Rozman Isli
Elected representatives
editDewan Negara (Senate)
editSenators
edit- His Majesty's appointee:
Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)
editWarisan has 3 MPs in the House of Representatives.
| State | No. | Parliament constituency | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P169 | Kota Belud | Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis | Warisan | ||
| P188 | Lahad Datu | Yusof Apdal | Warisan | ||
| P189 | Semporna | Shafie Apdal | Warisan | ||
| Total | Sabah (3) | ||||
Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)
editSabah State Legislative Assembly
| State | No. | Parliamentary constituency | No. | State constituency | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P171 | Sepanggar | N17 | Darau | Azhar Matussin | Warisan | |||
| P173 | Putatan | N22 | Tanjung Aru | Junz Wong Hong Jun | Warisan | |||
| P174 | Penampang | N26 | Moyog | Darell Leiking | Warisan | |||
| P176 | Kimanis | N30 | Bongawan | Daud Yusof | Warisan | |||
| P184 | Libaran | N50 | Gum-Gum | Arunarsin Taib | Warisan | |||
| P185 | Batu Sapi | N53 | Sekong | Alias Sani | Warisan | |||
| P186 | Sandakan | N55 | Elopura | Calvin Chong Ket Kiun | Warisan | |||
| P188 | Lahad Datu | N60 | Tungku | Assaffal Samsul Kamal | Warisan | |||
| N62 | Silam | Dumi Pg Masdal | Warisan | |||||
| P189 | Semporna | N64 | Sulabayan | Jaujan Sambakong | Warisan | |||
| N65 | Senallang | Mohd Shafie Apdal | Warisan | |||||
| N66 | Bugaya | Jamil Hamzah | Warisan | |||||
| P190 | Tawau | N69 | Sri Tanjong | Justin Wong Yung Bin | Warisan | |||
| P191 | Kalabakan | N72 | Merotai | Sarifuddin Hata | Warisan | |||
| Total | Sabah (14) | |||||||
Ministerial posts
edit| Portfolio | Office Bearer | Constituency |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | Dato' Mohammad Yusof Apdal MP | Lahad Datu |
General election results
edit| Election | Total seats won | Seats contested | Total votes | Voting Percentage | Outcome of election | Election leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8 / 222
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17 | 280,520 | 2.32% | later Opposition coalition (allied with PH) |
Shafie Apdal |
| 2022 | 3 / 222
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52 | 750,220 | 3.90% | (allied with PH, BN, GPS and GRS) |
Shafie Apdal |
State election results
edit| 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 |
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| 2018 | 21 / 60
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| 2020 | 23 / 73
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| 2022 | 0 / 56
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| 2022 | 0 / 15
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Notes
edit- ^ Junior partner in a coalition government from 2018 to 2020
See also
edit- Parti Impian Sabah (similar party)
References
edit- ^ "Shafie's Party Name, Logo Approved, To Be Called 'Parti Warisan Sabah'". New Straits Times. Malaysian Digest. 17 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Parti Warisan Sabah is new name of Shafie-led party". Bernama. The Sun. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Warisan to spread wings in peninsula on Dec 17". The Vibes. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Warisan and Pakatan Harapan team up in Sabah for Malaysia elections". The Straits Times. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
Mr Shafie said that Warisan was not contesting in Peninsular Malaysia, but is ready to work with Pakatan Harapan (PH), without a pact, at the national level. We are a multi-racial party, we don't want to follow the PH coalition style in Peninsular Malaysia. When they form the government in Putrajaya, we will have ministers in the federal cabinet from Warisan and the Warisan (Sabah state) government will also have ministers from PH. Speaking to more than 5,000 party members at the assembly with the theme "In God We Trust, Change We Must", he urged all of them to prepare for the election.
- ^ "Warisan seals electoral pact with DAP and PKR". Malaysiakini. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018. (subscription required)
- ^ Suzianah Jiffar (2 April 2018). "Warisan will work only with Pakatan Harapan for GE14". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Warisan 'unhooks' from Pakatan, keeps options open on political alignment for GE15". The Star (Malaysia). 5 April 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ Yusof, Amir (27 September 2020). "Muhyiddin-led Gabungan Rakyat Sabah clinches simple majority in state polls". Channel News Asia. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Warisan spreads its wings to Peninsular Malaysia". The Star. 13 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Geraldine, Avila (14 December 2020). "Warisan should remain as Sabah based party". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Selangor's Teratai rep becomes Warisan's first assemblyman in the peninsula". The Star (Malaysia). 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "No antagonism, sloganeering from us, unlike DAP: Warisan's Jeff Ooi". thevibes.com. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Mohd Shafie confirms Warisan will contest in Johor polls". The Sun (Malaysia). 16 February 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Report: Warisan set to test waters for peninsula expansion in Johor poll". The Malay Mail. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Former Johor Bersatu state chief accidentally revealed as Warisan state coordinator in technical glitch". The Malay Mail. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Warisan to re-strategise after failing to win any seat in Johor". The Borneo Post. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.