Progressive Democratic Party (Malaysia)

Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox political party Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists Template:Conservatism in Malaysia The Progressive Democratic Party (Malay: Parti Demokratik Progresif, Abbrev: PDP), formerly known as Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (Abbrev: SPDP), is a Sarawak-based political party in Malaysia founded in 2002.

Party history

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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 in 2017),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> though the party is mostly active in Sarawak. It is one of the former component party of the Barisan Nasional coalition.<ref name="Barisan Nasional coalition" /> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In April 2024, Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) were merged into PDP and its members were accepted into PDP, including 3 MLAs of PSB.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Leadership structure

Position	Name
President	Tiong King Sing
Deputy President	Henry Harry Jinep
Senior Vice President(s)	Wong Soon Koh
	Penguang Manggil
	Rolland Duat Jubin
Vice President(s)	Alexander Asing Sadai
	Friday Belik
	Roland Ting Hua Sing
	Johnical Rayong Ngipa
	Baru Bian
Secretary General	Dato Anyi Ngau
PDP Youth Chief	David Yeo Ang Lim
PDP Women Chief	Agnes Jonep

Electoral history

At the 2011 Sarawak state election, PDP won six out of the eight seats it contested.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Template:Subscription required</ref>

In the 2013 General Election, all 4 of their candidates won their respective seats, including William Mawan himself, where he won in P205 Saratok, against Ali Biju of PKR.

At the 2021 Sarawak state election, PDP won five out of the six seats it contested.

Elected representatives

Dewan Negara (Senate)

Senators

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• Appointed by His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
  • Pele Peter Tinggom

Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)

Members of Parliament of the 15th Malaysian Parliament

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PDP has 2 MPs in the House of Representatives.

State	No.	Parliament Constituency	Member	Party
Template:Flag	P217	Bintulu	Tiong King Sing	bgcolor="Template:Progressive Democratic Party/meta/shading"|	PDP
	P220	Baram	Anyi Ngau	bgcolor="Template:Progressive Democratic Party/meta/shading"|	PDP
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Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)

Malaysian State Assembly Representatives

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Sarawak State Legislative AssemblyTemplate:Composition bar

State	No.	Parliamentary Constituency	No.	State Constituency	Member	Party
Template:Flag	P192	Mas Gading	N02	Tasik Biru	Henry Harry Jinep	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	PDP
	P203	Lubok Antu	N33	Engkilili	Johnical Rayong Ngipa	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	PDP
	P205	Saratok	N39	Krian	Friday Belik	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	PDP
	P209	Julau	N48	Meluan	Rolland Duat Jubin	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	PDP
	P211	Lanang	N52	Dudong	Tiong King Sing	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	PDP
	P212	Sibu	N53	Bawang Assan	Wong Soon Koh	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	PDP
	P220	Baram	N76	Marudi	Penguang Manggil	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	PDP
	P222	Lawas	N81	Ba'kelalan	Baru Bian	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	PDP
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General election results

Election	Total seats won	Seats contested	Total votes	Share of votes	Outcome of election	Election leader
2004	Template:Composition bar	4	50,350	0.72%	Template:Increase4 seats; Governing coalition Template:Small	William Mawan Ikom
2008	Template:Composition bar	4	52,645	0.66%	Template:Steady; Governing coalition Template:Small	William Mawan Ikom
2013	Template:Composition bar	4	55,505	0.50%	Template:Steady; Governing coalition Template:Small	William Mawan Ikom
2018	Template:Composition bar	4	59,853	0.50%	Template:Decrease2 seats; Opposition coalition Template:Small, later Governing coalition Template:Small	Tiong King Sing
2022	Template:Composition bar	4	84,045	0.54%	Template:Steady; Governing coalition Template:Small	Tiong King Sing

State election results

State election	State Legislative Assembly
	Sarawak	Total won / Total contested
2/3 majority	Template:Composition bar
2006	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar
2011	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar
2016	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar
2021	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar

References

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Further reading

• Khoo, Phillip (June 2004) The Taming of the Dayak. Aliran Monthly
• Chin, James. 2004. 'Sabah and Sarawak: The more things change, the more they remain the same', in Chin Kin Wah (ed) Southeast Asian Affairs 2004 (Singapore: Institute of South East Asian Studies, 2004) (Template:ISBN)
• James Chin. 2011. Forced to the Periphery: Recent Chinese Politics in East Malaysia. Singapore: ISEAS

External links

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