Progressive Democratic Party (Malaysia)

Progressive Democratic Party
ڤرتي ديموكراتيق ڤروڬريسيف
Malay nameParti Demokratik Progresif
ڤرتي ديموكراتيق ڤروڬريسيف
Chinese name民主進步黨
民主进步党
Mínzhǔ jìnbù dǎng
AbbreviationPDP
PresidentTiong King Sing
Secretary-GeneralAnyi Ngau
Deputy PresidentHenry Harry Jinep
Senior Vice PresidentsWong Soon Koh
Penguang Manggil
Rolland Duat Jubin
Vice PresidentsAlexander Asing Sadai
Friday Belik
Roland Ting Hua Sing
Johnical Rayong Ngipa
Baru Bian
Youth ChiefDavid Yeo
Women ChiefAgnes Jonep
FounderPeter Nyarok Entrie
Founded2002 (2002)[1]
Split fromSarawak National Party (SNP)
Preceded bySarawak Progressive Democratic Party
Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB)
HeadquartersLot 158, 159 & 160, Seksyen 20, KTLD 9F/9G/9H, Jalan Badruddin, 93400 Kuching, Sarawak
Membership110,950 (March 2024)
IdeologyRegionalism
National affiliationBarisan Nasional (2002–2018)
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (since 2018) (still active)
National Unity Government (since 2022) (as alliance partner)
Colours  Light blue
  Yellow
  Indigo
Dewan Negara:
1 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:
2 / 31
(Sarawak seats)
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly:
8 / 82

The Progressive Democratic Party (Malay: Parti Demokratik Progresif, Abbreviation: PDP), formerly known as Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party is a Sarawak based political party in Malaysia founded in 2002. The party was founded in the wake of the de-registration of the Sarawak National Party in November 2002 by a faction aligned to the Chief Minister of Sarawak, Abdul Taib Mahmud, led by William Mawan Ikom.[citation needed] The party has since rebranded in using a new name - Progressive Democratic Party since 2017 and has planned to expand to certain West Malaysian states e.g. Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Johor (where it has established 6 divisions at the moment).[2] It is one of the former component party of the Barisan Nasional coalition.[1] Following the fall of BN in the 2018 general election and in the aftermath of meeting between all Sarawak-based BN coalition parties on 12 June 2018, PDP left the coalition to form a new Sarawak-based coalition of Sarawak Parties Alliance.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Parti Demokratik Progresif - Barisan Nasional". Barisan Nasional. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. ^ "PDP plans to expand to Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Klang Valley". The Borneo Post. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. ^ Sharon Ling; Geryl Ogilvy (12 June 2018). "Sarawak BN parties pull out of coalition to form independent state-based pact". The Star. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

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