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Parti Sarawak Bersatu

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United People's Party
Parti Rakyat Bersatu
UPP
AbbreviationUPP
FounderWong Soon Koh
Founded2014
Split fromSarawak United People's Party (SUPP)
HeadquartersKuching, Sarawak[1]
IdeologySarawak regionalism
Political positionCentre
ColoursRed, yellow, black, white
Dewan Negara:
0 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:
0 / 222
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly:
0 / 82

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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See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Parti Rakyat Bersatu lancar ibu pejabat di Kuching". Borneo Post. 21 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Bekas ahli SUPP bentuk parti baharu dikenali Parti Rakyat Bersatu". Berita Harian. 17 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Harapan UPP dan Teras untuk sertai gabungan BN Sarawak berkecai". Berita Harian. 6 December 2014.
  4. ^ Bernama (18 January 2016). "Adenan: Masalah BN S'wak selesai sebelum penamaan calon". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 9 April 2016.