People's Alternative Party
People's Alternative Party | |
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| Malay name | Parti Alternatif Rakyat |
| Abbreviation | PAP |
| President | A. David Dass |
| Founder | Zulkifli Mohd Noor |
| Founded | 30 October 2015 |
| Split from | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Headquarters | Penang |
| Ideology | Centrism Liberal democracy |
| National affiliation | Gagasan Sejahtera (Strategic partner) |
| Colours | White, blue |
| Dewan Negara: | 0 / 70
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| Dewan Rakyat: | 0 / 222
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| Dewan Undangan Negeri: | 0 / 587
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The People's Alternative Party or in Malay Parti Alternatif Rakyat (abbrev: PAP) is a political party in Malaysia formed by a group of former Democratic Action Party (DAP) leaders and members led by former DAP vice-chairman Zulkifli Mohd Noor.[1][2]
The PAP is based in Penang and intends to provide Malaysians with an alternative to Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan.[1][2][3][4] The Registrar of Societies (RoS) approved PAP's registration as a political party on 30 October 2015.[5]
On 27 February 2018, founder Zulkifli Mohd Noor resigned and left the party, along with nine other central executive committee members after A. David Dass hijacked the party and become president, formed a new central executive committee and brought in mostly ethnic Indian members to fill the vacated posts.[6][7] In the 2018 Malaysian general election (GE14), PAP partnered with the PAS-led Gagasan Sejahtera but failed in their maiden election with all their candidates having lost their deposits.[8][9][10]
General election result
[edit]| Election | Total seats won | Seats contested | Total votes | Voting Percentage | Outcome of election | Election leader |
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| 2018 | 0 / 222
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1 | 302 | 0.00% |  0 seat; No representation in Parliament(Gagasan Sejahtera) |
A. David Dass |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Athi Shankar (16 September 2014). "EX-DAP MEMBERS FORM NEW PARTY". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ a b Opalyn Mok (16 September 2014). "Ex-DAP veteran forms new party as 'alternative' to BN, Pakatan". The Malay Mail Online. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ ROYCE TAN (16 September 2014). "New political party, PAP, awaits registration". The Star Online. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ Ian McIntyre (8 June 2015). "Optimism as Malaysia's latest political party, PAP, awaits registration". the heat malaysia. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ Baradan Kuppusamy (4 November 2015). "ROS approves new political party". The Sun Daily. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ Pap Malaysia[permanent dead link]
- ^ Zulkifli and nine party leaders bid farewell to PAP
- ^ Muhammad Yusri Muzamir (27 April 2018). "PAS PP umum calon DHPP, Gagasan Sejahtera" (in Malay). Harian Metro. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ Uhammad Yusri Muzamir (27 April 2018). "Pas PP announces GE14 candidates for DHPP, Gagasan Sejahtera". New Straits Times. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "GE14: Penang PAS announces candidates of strategic partners". The Sun. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
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