Parti Sarawak Bersatu
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United People's Party Parti Rakyat Bersatu UPP | |
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Abbreviation | UPP |
Founder | Wong Soon Koh |
Founded | 2014 |
Split from | Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) |
Headquarters | Kuching, Sarawak[1] |
Ideology | Sarawak regionalism |
Political position | Centre |
Colours | Red, yellow, black, white |
Dewan Negara: | 0 / 70 |
Dewan Rakyat: | 0 / 222 |
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly: | 0 / 82 |
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The United People's Party (Malay: Parti Rakyat Bersatu, abbreviated UPP) is a multi-racial political party but majority of its members are Chinese. UPP was founded in 2014 at Sarawak with its headquarters base at Kuching.[1][2] Parti Rakyat Bersatu (UPP) as a new formed political party is pro-Barisan Nasional (BN) in Sarawak is a splinter party of Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) set-up by its disgruntled leaders.[2] However the hopes of UPP of joining BN has been rejected by the coalition.[3]
Arrangement is being made between UPP and SUPP of Barisan Nasional for the division of seats to be contested in the Sarawak state election, 2016.[4] UPP for the time being has 4 members of the 17th Sarawak State Legislative Assembly:
- N1 - Opar - Ranum Mina
- N16 - Bengoh - Jerip Susil
- N28 - Engkilili – Johnichal Rayong Ngipa
- N47 - Bawang Assan - Wong Soon Koh
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References
- ^ a b "Parti Rakyat Bersatu lancar ibu pejabat di Kuching". Borneo Post. 21 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Bekas ahli SUPP bentuk parti baharu dikenali Parti Rakyat Bersatu". Berita Harian. 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Harapan UPP dan Teras untuk sertai gabungan BN Sarawak berkecai". Berita Harian. 6 December 2014.
- ^ Bernama (18 January 2016). "Adenan: Masalah BN S'wak selesai sebelum penamaan calon". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 9 April 2016.