Gagasan Sejahtera

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Gagasan Sejahtera
Malay nameGagasan Sejahtera
ݢاݢسن سجهترا
English nameIdeas of Prosperity
Chinese name和諧陣綫
和谐阵线
Héxié zhènxiàn
AbbreviationGS/GAGASAN
Leadership Abdul Hadi Awang
Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir
Abdul Kadir Mamat
Secretary-GeneralTakiyuddin Hassan
Founded16 March 2016 (2016-03-16)
Dissolved2020
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
SloganSejahtera Bersama Islam
Malaysia Sejahtera
Senate:
4 / 70
House of Representatives:
18 / 222
State Legislative Assemblies:
91 / 593
Election symbol
PAS logo.svg
Website
gagasansejahtera.my

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]

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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

FlagNameIdeologyLeader(s)Seats
contested		2018 resultCurrent
seats
Votes (%)SeatsComposition
Member parties
PAS logo.svg PAS Malaysian Islamic Party
Parti Islam Malaysia		 Islamism Abdul Hadi Awang 15516.642%
18 / 222
18 / 18
IKATAN Malaysia National Alliance Party
Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia		 Social democracy Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir 10.45%
0 / 222
0 / 18
BERJASA-flag.svg BERJASA Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front
Barisan Jemaah Islamiah Se-Malaysia		 Islamic democracy Zamani bin Ibrahim30.177%
0 / 222
0 / 18
Strategic partners
—PCM Love Malaysia Party
Parti Cinta Malaysia		 Regionalism Huan Cheng Guan10.00%
0 / 222
0 / 18
—PAP People's Alternative Party
Parti Alternatif Rakyat		 Centrism A. David Dass10.00%
0 / 222
0 / 18
—PHRM Malaysia Hope Party
Parti Harapan Rakyat Malaysia		 Regionalism Johari MusaDid not contest

Elected representatives

Dewan Negara (Senate)

Senators

House of Representatives

Members of Parliament of the 14th Malaysian Parliament

Gagasan Sejahtera has 18 members of the House of Representatives, with all of them from PAS.

StateNo.Parliament ConstituencyMemberParty
Flag of Kedah.svg  Kedah P011 Pendang Awang Solahudin Hashim PAS
P012 Jerai Sabri AzitPAS
P013 Sik Ahmad Tarmizi SulaimanPAS
Flag of Kelantan.svg  Kelantan P019 Tumpat Che Abdullah Mat NawiPAS
P020 Pengkalan Chepa Ahmad Marzuk ShaaryPAS
P021 Kota Bharu Takiyuddin Hassan PAS
P022 Pasir Mas Ahmad Fadhli ShaariPAS
P023 Rantau Panjang Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff PAS
P024 Kubang Kerian Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man PAS
P025 Bachok Nik Mohamed Abduh Nik Abdul AzizPAS
P028 Pasir Puteh Nik Muhammad Zawawi SallehPAS
P031 Kuala Krai Abdul Latiff Abdul RahmanPAS
Flag of Terengganu.svg  Terengganu P034 Setiu Shaharizukirnain Abd. KadirPAS
P035 Kuala Nerus Mohd. Khairuddin Aman RazaliPAS
P036 Kuala Terengganu Ahmad Amzad Mohamed HashimPAS
P037 Marang Abdul Hadi Awang PAS
P039 Dungun Wan Hassan Mohd. RamliPAS
P040 Kemaman Che Alias HamidPAS
Total Kedah (3), Kelantan (9), Terengganu (6)

Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)

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

  1. ↑ In the 2018 balloting, the party formed the Ideas of Prosperity (Gagasan Sejahtera - GS) coalition with the Malaysia National Alliance Party (Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia - IKATAN) The Pas joined the 2020 coalition government. [14]

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