The Gagasan Rakyat (GR or ''People's Might'') was an opposition Malaysian
political coalition
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. The now defunct political coalition was founded by
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh bin Tengku Mohd Hamzah ( Jawi: تڠکو غزالي بن تڠکو محمد حمزة; born 13 April 1937) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gua Musang from August 1986 to November ...
's formation of
Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46 or Semangat 46) after leaving
United Malays National Organisation
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(UMNO) that was declared illegal. The coalition consisted Semangat 46,
Democratic Action Party
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(DAP),
United Sabah Party
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(PBS),
Malaysian People's Party (PRM),
Indian Progressive Front (IPF) and
Malaysian Solidarity Party (MSP) as the coalition components. It were also joined by three other component members from its allied opposition
Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) coalition also led by Razaleigh consisting of himself Razaleigh's
Spirit of 46 Malay Party (S46),
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
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(PAS),
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front
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(BERJASA),
Muslim People's Party of Malaysia (HAMIM) and
Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress
The Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress ( ms, Kongres India Muslim Malaysia; ta, மலேசிய இந்திய முஸ்லிம் காங்கிரஸ்; abbrev: KIMMA) is a political party in Malaysia which seeks to repres ...
(KIMMA). On 25 January 1995, Parti Tindakan Demokratik withdrew from the coalition.
Both the Gagasan Rakyat and Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah opposition coalitions under the leadership of Razaleigh were defeated in the
1990
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and
1995
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general elections, and were subsequently dissolved in 1996 after Razaleigh decided to disband Semangat 46 to rejoin the UMNO.
Component parties
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Spirit of 46 Malay Party (Parti Melayu Semangat 46)
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Democratic Action Party
The Democratic Action Party (abbreviation: DAP; ms, Parti Tindakan Demokratik; ; ta, ஜனநாயக செயல் கட்சி) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Malaysia. As one of four component parties of the ...
(Parti Tindakan Demokratik)
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Parti Bersatu Sabah
The United Sabah Party ( ms, Parti Bersatu Sabah, abbreviated PBS) is a political party of Sabah. The PBS was founded by Joseph Pairin Kitingan in 1985 and it is Sabah's oldest local party. In August 2020, PBS confirmed that they would be using ...
(United Sabah Party)
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Malaysian People's Party (Parti Rakyat Malaysia)
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Indian Progressive Front (Barisan Progresif India)
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Malaysian Solidarity Party (Parti Solidariti Malaysia)
Three others also allied members of the
Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah at the same time.
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Muslim People's Party of Malaysia (Parti Hizbul Muslimin Malaysia)
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Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress
The Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress ( ms, Kongres India Muslim Malaysia; ta, மலேசிய இந்திய முஸ்லிம் காங்கிரஸ்; abbrev: KIMMA) is a political party in Malaysia which seeks to repres ...
(Kongres India Muslim Malaysia)
Elected representatives
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Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 8th Malaysian Parliament
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Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1990–95)
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Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 9th Malaysian Parliament
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Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (1995–99)
General election results
State election results
References
Defunct political party alliances in Malaysia
1990 establishments in Malaysia
Political parties established in 1990
1996 disestablishments in Malaysia
Political parties disestablished in 1996
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