Heritage Party (Malaysia)

The Heritage Party ( ms, Parti Warisan, also known as Warisan Malaysia or Warisan) is a multi-racial political party in Malaysia which was rebranded and renamed from the Sabah Heritage Party ( ms, Parti Warisan Sabah, links=no), a Sabah-based party led by Shafie Apdal formed earlier on 17 October 2016 after its expansion into national level politics at the end of 2021.

History

The party formed an electoral allies with Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the 2018 general election (GE14). Its President Shafie Apdal promised that the party would be represented within the federal cabinet if PH was elected to power. adding that through the electoral pact they will "only work together, not joining the PH pact as their party will only contest in Sabah". The party became part of the ruling bloc and federal government when PH won the 2018 general election but left the coalition in April 2021, 13 months after the Pakatan Harapan coalition was ousted from government.

During the 2020 Sabah state election, the state ruling party was defeated by the informal Gabungan Rakyat Sabah state opposition coalition consisting of the federal ruling Perikatan Nasional, Barisan Nasional and United Sabah Party. Warisan failed to secure a simple majority to retain the state power, allowing the GRS coalition to form a new state government.

Following the 2020 election, Warisan became the largest opposition party of the State Legislative Assembly and the Chief Minister before state election and its President Shafie Apdal became the new state Leader of the Opposition after being ousted in the state election. At its annual general meeting on 12 December 2020, members voted in favour of elevating the party from a state to a national party, as a way forward to integrate East Malaysia into decision-making for the entire nation. Following this announcement, the party was renamed the Heritage Party (''Parti Warisan'').

Warisan officially began its expansion into Peninsula Malaysia on 17 December 2021 with the launch of its peninsula chapter, which would be collaborating with MUDA. At the same event, the party leader also hinted that a Peninsula Malaysian assemblyperson would be joining the party. Eventually, on 22 January 2022, Bryan Lai Wai Chong, the Selangor assemblyman for Teratai joined the party to become its first peninsula assemblyperson, followed two days later by Danny Law Heng Kiang from DAP Penang and Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi. In February 2022, UMNO's former Kukup assemblyman Suhaimi Salleh joined the party to be its Johor state elections coordinator for the upcoming 12 March elections.

On 15 February 2022, Warisan announced that they would contest in the 2022 Johor state election as a test for their support in the Peninsula. Besides their Johor coordinator, ex-UMNO assemblyman Suhaimi Salleh, Warisan recruited former Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) Central Working Committee (CWC) member Datuk Seri S. Sunther - son of ex-MIC Vice President Datuk Seri S. Subramaniam and former GERAKAN Johor Women's Chief Wong Siew Poh to assist Suhaimi in the election. Eventually, candidates from Warisan contested in 6 of the 56 state assembly seats on offer, but failed to win any.

Leadership structure

* President :
** Shafie Apdal
* Deputy President :
** Ignatius Dorell Leiking
* Vice-President :
** Jaujan Sambakong
** Junz Wong
** Terence Siambun
** Daud Yusof
* Secretary-General :
** Loretto Damien S. Padua Jr
* Secretary-Executive :
** Aliasgar Basri
* Information Chief :
** Azis Jamman
* Treasurer-General :
** Azhar Matussin
* Wanita Chief :
** ''Norfaizah Chua (Acting)''
* Wira Chief :
** ''Terence Au (Acting)''
* Wirawati Chief :
** Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis
* Supreme Council Members :
** Chen Ket Chuin
** Mudi Dubing
** Ahmad Hassan
** Mohd Zinin Adong Ajak
** Mazliwati Abdul Malek Chua
** Honorsius Bosuin
** Azhar Matussin
** Charles Ebbie
** Ma'mun Sulaiman
** Ahmad Shah Tambakau
** Sarifuddin Hata
** Arunarnsin Taib
** Japar Awang
** Mahadi Mumin
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** Aidi Moktar
** Mohd Taib Isai
** Rozman Isli
** Assaffal Samsul Kamal
** Calvin Chong Ket Kiun
** Justin Wong Yung Bin
** Siti Aminah
** Jenifer Lasimbang
** Aziz Taib
* National Coordinator :
** Dr Rajiv Bhanot
* State Coordinator :
** Perlis : Abdul A'zib Saad
** Kedah : Fadzil Hanafi
** Kelantan : Khairul Azuan Kamaruddin
** Penang : Jeff Ooi
** Perak : Sunther Subramaniam
** Selangor : Lai Wai Chong
** Negeri Sembilan : Azman Idriz
** Melaka : Ng Choon Koon
** Johor : Suhaimi Salleh
** Labuan : Rozman Isli

Elected representatives

Dewan Negara (Senate)

Senators

* His Majesty's appointee:

Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)

Warisan has 3 MPs in the House of Representatives.

Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)

Sabah State Legislative Assembly

Ministerial posts

General election results

State election results

Notes

See also

* Parti Impian Sabah

References

External links

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{{Malaysian political parties

Political parties in Sabah
2016 establishments in Malaysia
Political parties established in 2016
Multiracialist parties in Malaysia