Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia
Political party in Malaysia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Parti Gerakan?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (English: Malaysian People's Movement Party, commonly abbreviated as GERAKAN or less commonly as PGRM) is a liberal political party in Malaysia. Formed in 1968, Gerakan gained prominence in the 1969 general election when it defeated the ruling Alliance Party in Penang and won the majority of seats in Penang's state legislature. In 1972, Gerakan joined the Alliance Party, which later became Barisan Nasional coalition Party (BN), the ruling coalition of Malaysia until 2018. The party left the BN in 2018 and is currently part of the Perikatan Nasional coalition Party (PN).
Malaysian People's Movement Party | |
---|---|
Malay name | Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia ڤرتي ڬرقن رعيت مليسيا |
Chinese name | 馬來西亞民政運動 马来西亚民政运动 Mǎláixīyà mínzhèng yùndòng |
Tamil name | மலேசிய மக்கள் இயக்கக் கட்சி Malēciya makkaḷ iyakkak kaṭci |
Abbreviation | PGRM/GERAKAN |
President | Dominic Lau Hoe Chai |
Secretary-General | Loh Kah Yong |
Deputy President | Oh Tong Keong |
Vice President | Koo Shiaw Lee Baljit Singh Jigiri Singh Alexander Lo Su Hyen Ranndy Yap Kim Heng Parameswaran Ganason Chek Kwong Weng Gary Lee Ban Fatt |
Women Chief | Chung Mon Sie |
Youth Chief | Wong Chia Zhen |
Founder | Syed Hussein Alatas Tan Chee Khoon J.B.A. Peter Lim Chong Eu Veerappen Veerathan Wang Gungwu |
Founded | 24 March 1968 |
Registered | 22 May 1968 Officially registered |
Legalised | 28 May 1968
Legalised as 'political party' by Registrar Of Societies |
Split from | • Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) • United Democratic Party (UDP) • Labour Party of Malaya (LPM) |
Preceded by | United Democratic Party Labour Party (partial) |
Headquarters | 8, Jalan Pudu Ulu, Cheras, 56100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Newspaper | GERAKAN Today (e-periodical) |
Think tank | Socio-Economic Development And Research Institute (SEDAR) |
Youth wing | PEMUDA |
Women's wing | WANITA |
Membership (2022) | 285,100 |
Ideology | Liberalism Nationalism Multiracialism |
Political position | Centre[citation needed] |
National affiliation | Barisan Nasional (1973–2018) Perikatan Nasional (since 2021) |
International affiliation | Liberal International (observer)[1] Alliance of Democrats |
Regional affiliation | Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats |
Colours | Red & Green |
Slogan | Satu Hati Gerak Bersama (Forward Together with One Heart) |
Anthem | Satu Hati |
Dewan Negara: | 2 / 70 |
Dewan Rakyat: | 0 / 222 |
Dewan Undangan Negeri: | 1 / 606 |
Election symbol | |
Party flag | |
Website | |
www | |
The party is assisted by an affiliated think tank called SEDAR Institute (Socio-Economic Development And Research Institute). The party is a member of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats. The party's primary source of support comes from the country's ethnic Chinese who constitute 80% of the party's membership, with 15% being Indian, and the remaining spread between Malays and other groups.[2]
Gerakan played a dominant role in the Penang State Legislature for nearly four decades from 1969 until 2008. It also enjoyed some success nationally as part of the ruling BN coalition, particularly in the 2004 general election when it won 10 parliamentary seats and 30 state seats. Its fortune declined sharply in the 2008 election. Following the fall of BN in the 2018 general election, Gerakan left the coalition on 23 June 2018.[3] On 11 February 2021, the party officially joined the ruling Perikatan Nasional coalition.[4] Gerakan failed to win any seat in the 2018 and 2022 elections. However, the party won a seat in the 2023 Kedah state election, which is the first electoral win since the party won the 2014 Telok Intan by-election.