Summary
The Gagasan Sejahtera (English: Ideas of Prosperity, abbrev: GS) was a coalition of opposition Islamist political parties which promote the "ideas of peace" in Malaysia. The informal electoral pact was formed initially on 16 March 2016 by Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia (IKATAN) as a Third Force to face both ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) and the opposition Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions in the upcoming 2018 Malaysian general election (GE14).[1][2][3] It had announced on 13 August 2016 the pact to be formally called Gagasan Sejahtera.[4][5] Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front (BERJASA) had later joined the coalition on 23 September 2016.[6] The formation of the alliance brought criticism from both the main coalitions of BN and PH.[7]
Gagasan Sejahtera | |
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| Malay name | Gagasan Sejahtera ݢاݢسن سجهترا |
| English name | Ideas of Prosperity |
| Chinese name | 和諧陣綫 和谐阵线 Héxié zhènxiàn |
| Abbreviation | GS/GAGASAN |
| Leadership | Abdul Hadi Awang Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir Abdul Kadir Mamat |
| Secretary-General | Takiyuddin Hassan |
| Founded | 16 March 2016 |
| Dissolved | 2020 |
| Preceded by | Pakatan Rakyat |
| Succeeded by | Perikatan Nasional Gerakan Tanah Air |
| Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (PAS & IKATAN) Pasir Mas, Malaysia (BERJASA) |
| Newspaper | Harakah 1Media.my |
| Youth wing | Pemuda Gagasan Sejahtera |
| Ideology | Majority: Islamic democracy Factions: Islamic fundamentalism Islamic conservatism Social democracy |
| Political position | Right-wing (majority) Centre-left (minority) |
| Colours | Green and white |
| Slogan | Sejahtera Bersama Islam Malaysia Sejahtera |
| Senate: | 4 / 70 |
| House of Representatives: | 18 / 222 |
| State Legislative Assemblies: | 91 / 593 |
| Election symbol | |
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| Website | |
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Gagasan Sejahtera is also considered a successor to the dissolved opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition which PAS had been a part of it formerly[8] and PH being the other one new coalition which PAS decided not joining.[9] The main campaign of the alliance focuses mainly on PAS political agenda and uniting Malay Muslims matters,[10][11] while upholding democracy as the best way to govern the country.[12][13]
In May 2018, the Gagasan Sejahtera pact of the three opposition parties led by PAS as the core mover, along with minor parties IKATAN and BERJASA finally contested using the PAS logo the GE14, but only PAS managed to win seats in the election, securing 18.[N 1][13] IKATAN was allotted to field candidates in five non-Muslim seats in Selangor,[15] while BERJASA was given 'unwinnable' seats.[16][17][18] Both parties failed to win any of the seats, with all of their candidates losing their deposits.[19] BERJASA for the reason had left tacitly the alliance to contest 2019 Tanjung Piai by-election on its own ticket as PAS and GS supported BN instead of BERJASA recontesting by its president as candidate.[20]
The alliance's strategic partners Love Malaysia Party (PCM)[21][22][23] and People's Alternative Party (PAP), also failed in chosen non-Muslim seats in Penang.[24][25] The yet to be registered Parti Harapan Malaysia (PHM) was another strategic partner but did not contest.[26][27]
The alliance became inactive after PAS aligned itself with former rival United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) to set-up Muafakat Nasional (MN) while affiliating along with UMNO's offshoot the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU). PAS further distanced itself from the alliance by joining Perikatan Nasional (PN), the new ruling coalition, during the chaotic events of the 2020–2022 political crisis during the 14th Malaysian Parliament term.[14][28][29]
Member parties and strategic partners edit
| Flag | Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | Seats contested |
2018 result | Current seats | ||||
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| Votes (%) | Seats | Composition | ||||||||
| Member parties | ||||||||||
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PAS | Malaysian Islamic Party Parti Islam Malaysia |
Islamism | Abdul Hadi Awang | 155 | 16.642% | 18 / 222
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18 / 18
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| IKATAN | Malaysia National Alliance Party Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia |
Social democracy | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir | 1 | 0.45% | 0 / 222
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0 / 18
| |||
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BERJASA | Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front Barisan Jemaah Islamiah Se-Malaysia |
Islamic democracy | Zamani bin Ibrahim | 3 | 0.177% | 0 / 222
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0 / 18
| ||
| Strategic partners | ||||||||||
| — | PCM | Love Malaysia Party Parti Cinta Malaysia |
Regionalism | Huan Cheng Guan | 1 | 0.00% | 0 / 222
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0 / 18
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| — | PAP | People's Alternative Party Parti Alternatif Rakyat |
Centrism | A. David Dass | 1 | 0.00% | 0 / 222
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0 / 18
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| — | PHRM | Malaysia Hope Party Parti Harapan Rakyat Malaysia |
Regionalism | Johari Musa | Did not contest | |||||
Elected representatives edit
Dewan Negara (Senate) edit
Senators edit
- Kelantan State Legislative Assembly:
- Asmak Husin
- Muhamad Mustafa
- Terengganu State Legislative Assembly:
- Husain Awang
- Nuridah Mohd Salleh
House of Representatives edit
Members of Parliament of the 14th Malaysian Parliament edit
Gagasan Sejahtera has 18 members of the House of Representatives, with all of them from PAS.
| State | No. | Parliament Constituency | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kedah |
P011 | Pendang | Awang Solahudin Hashim | PAS | ||
| P012 | Jerai | Sabri Azit | PAS | |||
| P013 | Sik | Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman | PAS | |||
 Kelantan |
P019 | Tumpat | Che Abdullah Mat Nawi | PAS | ||
| P020 | Pengkalan Chepa | Ahmad Marzuk Shaary | PAS | |||
| P021 | Kota Bharu | Takiyuddin Hassan | PAS | |||
| P022 | Pasir Mas | Ahmad Fadhli Shaari | PAS | |||
| P023 | Rantau Panjang | Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff | PAS | |||
| P024 | Kubang Kerian | Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man | PAS | |||
| P025 | Bachok | Nik Mohamed Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz | PAS | |||
| P028 | Pasir Puteh | Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh | PAS | |||
| P031 | Kuala Krai | Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman | PAS | |||
 Terengganu |
P034 | Setiu | Shaharizukirnain Abd. Kadir | PAS | ||
| P035 | Kuala Nerus | Mohd. Khairuddin Aman Razali | PAS | |||
| P036 | Kuala Terengganu | Ahmad Amzad Mohamed Hashim | PAS | |||
| P037 | Marang | Abdul Hadi Awang | PAS | |||
| P039 | Dungun | Wan Hassan Mohd. Ramli | PAS | |||
| P040 | Kemaman | Che Alias Hamid | PAS | |||
| Total | Kedah (3), Kelantan (9), Terengganu (6) | |||||
Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly) edit
Gagasan Sejahtera has 91 members of the State Legislative Assembly, with all of them from PAS. It has representatives in every assembly other than those of Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, Sabah and Sarawak. The coalition holds a majority in the Kelantan and Terengganu State Legislative Assemblies, and supplies all the members of the state's Executive Council (a body akin to a Cabinet), led by Menteri Besar, Ahmad Yakob.[30]
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ Rahmah Ghazali (16 March 2016). "PAS, Ikatan seal 'third force' pact". The Star. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Melissa Goh (16 March 2016). "Malaysia's PAS, Ikatan form new opposition alliance". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ "PAS announces pact with Ikatan". Bernama. The Borneo Post. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Syed Jaymal Zahiid (13 August 2016). "PAS and Ikatan To Form Gagasan Sejahtera". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "PAS-Ikatan Pact To Be Named Gagasan Sejahtera". Malaysian Digest. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "BERJASA sertai Gagasan Sejahtera bersama PAS dan Ikatan" (in Malay). Agenda Daily. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Who is PAS trying to fool with 'third force' efforts, ask observers". The Malaysian Insider. Yahoo! News. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani (18 June 2015). "Break up of Malaysia's opposition bloc Pakatan Rakyat: What happened and what's next?". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ Shannon Teoh (23 September 2015). "Malaysia's opposition forms Pakatan Harapan alliance". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ Syed Jaymal Zahiid (19 August 2017). "PAS: Malay-Muslims should be nation's top leaders". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Dominant Muslim Malays must lead Malaysia, says PAS president". The Malaysian Insight. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ Bede Hong; Radzi Razak (1 October 2017). "PAS to head third bloc Gagasan Sejahtera". The Malaysian Insight. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ a b Zakiah Koya (12 March 2018). "Nine-point manifesto by Pas, no 'Islamic State' term in new electoral pact". Astro Awani. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ a b Tom Lansford (31 May 2021). Political Handbook of the World 2020-2021. CQ Press. ISBN 978-154-438-473-3.
- ^ "Five non-Muslim candidates for PAS coalition in Selangor". The Star. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Berjasa man says ditched PAS-led coalition, PAS insists still buddies". Malaysiakini. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ Loghun Kumaran (2 May 2018). "Cracks in Gagasan Sejahtera as Berjasa accuses PAS of offering 'unwinnable' seats". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Pas tiada hala tuju bersama Berjasa, Isma". Malaysiad Dateline. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Gagasan partner turns on PAS: 'We were betrayed'". Malaysiakini. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ Mohd Zulfadli Che Aziz. "Mereka Bukan Gagasan Sejahtera "Jangan Undi Parti Berjasa" – Takiyuddin Hassan" (in Malay). Malaysia Gazette. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Parti Cinta Malaysia wants to team up with PAS". The Star. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ Atirah Hasli (15 May 2017). "Pas sambut hasrat kerjasama PCM" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ Muhammad Yusri Muzamir (27 April 2018). "PAS PP umum calon DHPP, Gagasan Sejahtera" (in Malay). Harian Metro. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ Uhammad Yusri Muzamir (27 April 2018). "Pas PP announces GE14 candidates for DHPP, Gagasan Sejahtera". New Straits Times. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "GE14: Penang PAS announces candidates of strategic partners". The Sun. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Parti Harapan Malaysia ditubuhkan saingi PKR". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 21 May 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ Wan Syamsul Amly (20 May 2017). "PHM mahu bersama Pas dalam Gagasan Sejahtera" (in Malay). Astro Awani. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ Hazlin Hassan (31 March 2021). "Malaysian parties Bersatu and PAS say they will face general election together, in rebuff to Umno". The Straits Times. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "PAS macam pelacur, Umno perlu lawan PRU15 - Ku Li" [PAS is like a prostitute, Umno needs to fight GE15 - Ku Li] (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Kelantan announces state exco portfolio". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
External links edit
- Official website
- Gagasan Sejahtera on Facebook
