Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party

Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party Parti Demokratik Progresif Sarawak
Leader	William Mawan Ikom
Founded	2002 (2002)
Headquarters	Kuching, Sarawak
National affiliation	Barisan Nasional
Parliament:	4 / 222
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Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party, or SPDP (Malay: Parti Demokratik Progresif Sarawak) is a Sarawak based political party in Malaysia founded in 2002. The party is one of the component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.

The party was founded in the wake of the de-registration of the Sarawak National Party in November 2002 by a faction aligned to the Chief Minister of Sarawak, Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, led by Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom.

Electoral History

At the 2011 Sarawak state election, the SPDP won six out of the eight seats it contested.

In the 2013 General Election,all 4 of their candidates won their respective seats,including Tan Sri William Mawan himself,where he won in P205 Saratok,against Ali Biju of PKR.

The elected Members for the 13th Malaysian Parliament as follows:

• P192 Mas Gading - Anthony Nogeh Gumbek
• P205 Saratok - Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom
• P217 Bintulu - Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing
• P220 Baram - Anyie Ngau

Further reading

• Khoo, Phillip (June, 2004) The Taming of the Dayak. Aliran Monthly
• Chin, James. 2004. 'Sabah and Sarawak: The more things change, the more they remain the same', in Chin Kin Wah (ed) Southeast Asian Affairs 2004 (Singapore: Institute of South East Asian Studies, 2004) (ISBN 981-230-238-7)

External links

• Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party on Facebook