Heritage Party (Malaysia)

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Heritage Party
Malay nameParti Warisan
ڤرتي واريثن
Chinese name人民復興黨
人民复兴党
Rénmín fùxīng dǎng
Tamil nameசபா பாரம்பரியக் கட்சி
Capā pārampariyak kaṭci
AbbreviationWARISAN
PresidentShafie Apdal
Deputy PresidentIgnatius Darell Leiking
Secretary GeneralLoretto Damien S. Padua, Jr.
Founded17 October 2016
Split fromBarisan Nasional (BN)
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
People's Justice Party (PKR)
Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Preceded bySabah Heritage Development Party (Parti Pembangunan Warisan Sabah)
HeadquartersNo 8, Aras 1, Lorong Kompleks BSA, Kolombong, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
IdeologyProgressivism
Multiracialism
Nationalism
Political positionCentre
National affiliationAllied coalition:
Pakatan Harapan
(since 2016)
Barisan Nasional(since 2022)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah(since 2022)
Colours  Light blue, dark blue and red
SloganBangsa Kita, Warisan Kita, Masa Depan Kita
(Our Nation, Our Heritage, Our Future)
AnthemWarisan Pertahan Warisan Negara
Dewan Negara:
0 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:
7 / 222
Dewan Undangan Negeri:
18 / 607
Election symbol
Warisan logo.svg
Party flag
Warisan flag.svg
Website
partiwarisan.my

The Heritage Party (Malay: Parti Warisan or 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]

History[]

Shafie Apdal, founder and current President

The 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.[citation needed]

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.[7]

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. On 12 December 2020, Shafie announced the reorientation of the party as a national party instead of state party with a call towards national unity as the way forward and approval of the spread of its wings to Peninsular Malaysia as the party wants East Malaysia to join and become part of the decision-making consideration for the nation. Following this announcement, the party was renamed the Heritage Party (Parti Warisan).[8][9]

WARISAN's expansion to the Peninsular Malaysia was dated on 17 December 2021, which was announced almost one year later in late November 2021 by Shafie. He stated that the party will focus on places that they stand a chance of making an impact. The party will also collaborate with MUDA after the expansion. On the same occasion, Shafie also revealed that a Peninsular Malaysian assemblyperson will be joining the party.[3]The assemblyperson was finally made known to the public on 22 January 2022, as Bryan Lai Wai Chong, the Selangor assemblyman for Teratai joined the party, along with former Penang DAP’s Danny Law Heng Kiang, former Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi and Umno’s former Kukup assemblyman Suhaimi Salleh.[10]

WARISAN have recently decided to join the 2022 Johor state election as a test for their support in the Peninsula on the 15th of February 2022.[11] Besides their Johor coordinator, ex-UMNO assemblyman Suhaimi Salleh, WARISAN have also gotten former 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 coming election.[12]

Leadership structure[]

  • President:
  • Deputy President:
    • Ignatius Dorell Leiking
  • Vice-President:
  • Secretary-General:
    • Loretto Damien S. Padua Jr
  • Treasurer-General:
    • Terence Siambun
  • Information Chief:
    • Awang Ahmad Shah
  • Wanita Chief
    • Aminah Jabarhan
  • Wira Chief:
    • Azis Jamman
  • Wirawati Chief:
    • Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis
  • State Coordinator:
    • Penang: Jeff Ooi
    • Johor : Suhaimi Salleh

Elected representatives[]

Dewan Negara (Senate)[]

Senators[]

Main article: Members of the Dewan Negara, 14th Malaysian Parliament
  • His Majesty's appointee:

Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)[]

Main article: Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 14th Malaysian Parliament

WARISAN has seven MPs in the House of Representatives.

State No. Parliament constituency Member Party
 Labuan P166 Labuan Rozman Isli WARISAN
 Sabah P169 Kota Belud Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis WARISAN
P171 Sepanggar Azis Jamman WARISAN
P174 Penampang Ignatius Dorell Leiking WARISAN
P175 Papar Ahmad Hassan WARISAN
P189 Semporna Shafie Apdal WARISAN
P191 Kalabakan Ma'mun Sulaiman WARISAN
Total F.T. Labuan (1), Sabah (6)

Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)[]

Main article: Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2018-)

Sabah State Legislative Assembly

17 / 73

Selangor State Legislative Assembly

1 / 56
State No. Parliamentary

constituency

No. State constituency Member Party
 Sabah P167 Kudat N1 Banggi Mohammad Mohamarin WARISAN
N4 Tanjong Kapor Ben Chong Chen Bin WARISAN
P171 Sepanggar N17 Darau Azhar Matussin WARISAN
P173 Putatan N22 Junz Wong Hong Jun WARISAN
N23 Petagas Awang Ahmad Sah WARISAN
P174 Penampang N26 Moyog Darell Leiking WARISAN
P176 Kimanis N30 Bongawan Dr Daud Yusof WARISAN
P184 Libaran N50 Gum-Gum Arunarsin Taib WARISAN
P185 Batu Sapi N53 Sekong Alias Haji Sani WARISAN
N54 Karamunting Hiew Vun Zin WARISAN
P188 Lahad Datu N60 Tungku Assaffal Samsul Kamal WARISAN
N62 Silam Dumi Pg Masdal WARISAN
N63 Kunak Norazlinah Arif WARISAN
P189 Semporna N64 Sulabayan Jaujan Sambakong WARISAN
N65 Senallang Mohd Shafie Apdal WARISAN
P191 Kalabakan N70 Kukusan Rina Jainal WARISAN
N72 Merotai Sarifuddin Hata WARISAN
 Selangor P100 Pandan N22 Teratai Lai Wai Chong WARISAN
Total Sabah (17) Selangor (1)

General election results[]

Election Total seats won Seats contested Total votes Voting Percentage Outcome of election Election leader
2018
8 / 222
 17 280,520 2.32% Increase 8 seats; Governing coalition,
later Opposition coalition
(allied with Pakatan Harapan) 		Shafie Apdal

State election results[]

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
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2018
21 / 60
21 / 45
2020
23 / 73
23 / 46
2022
0 / 56
0 / 6

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Shafie's Party Name, Logo Approved, To Be Called 'Parti Warisan Sabah'". New Straits Times. Malaysian Digest. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Parti Warisan Sabah is new name of Shafie-led party". Bernama. The Sun. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Warisan to spread wings in peninsula on Dec 17". The Vibes. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Warisan seals electoral pact with DAP and PKR". Malaysiakini. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018. (subscription required)
  6. ^ Suzianah Jiffar (2 April 2018). "Warisan will work only with Pakatan Harapan for GE14". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Warisan spreads its wings to Peninsular Malaysia". The Star. 13 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Selangor's Teratai rep becomes Warisan's first assemblyman in the peninsula". 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  11. ^ Jun, Soo Wern. "Report: Warisan set to test waters for peninsula expansion in Johor poll | Malay Mail". www.malaymail.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  12. ^ Noh, Mohamed Farid (16 February 2022). "Suhaimi dilantik Ketua Koordinator WARISAN Johor". Berita Harian. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

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