People's Alternative Party | |
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Malay name | Parti Alternatif Rakyat |
Abbreviation | PAP |
President | A. David Dass |
Founder | Zulkifli Mohd Noor |
Founded | 30 October 2015 |
Split from | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
Headquarters | Penang |
Ideology | Centrism Liberal democracy |
National affiliation | Gagasan Sejahtera (Strategic partner) |
Colours | White, blue |
Dewan Negara: | 0 / 70 |
Dewan Rakyat: | 0 / 222 |
Dewan Undangan Negeri: | 0 / 587 |
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The People's Alternative Party or in Malay Parti Alternatif Rakyat (abbrev: PAP) is a political party in Malaysia formed by a group of former Democratic Action Party (DAP) leaders and members led by former DAP vice-chairman Zulkifli Mohd Noor. [1] [2]
The PAP is based in Penang and intends to provide Malaysians with an alternative to Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan. [1] [2] [3] [4] The Registrar of Societies (RoS) approved PAP's registration as a political party on 30 October 2015. [5]
On 27 February 2018, founder Zulkifli Mohd Noor resigned and left the party, along with nine other central executive committee members after A. David Dass hijacked the party and become president, formed a new central executive committee and brought in mostly ethnic Indian members to fill the vacated posts. [6] [7] In the 2018 Malaysian general election (GE14), PAP partnered with the PAS-led Gagasan Sejahtera but failed in their maiden election with all their candidates having lost their deposits. [8] [9] [10]
Election | Total seats won | Seats contested | Total votes | Voting Percentage | Outcome of election | Election leader |
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2018 | 0 / 222 | 1 | 302 | 0.00% | ![]() (Gagasan Sejahtera) | A. David Dass |