Progressive Democratic Party (Malaysia)

Progressive Democratic Party Parti Demokratik Progresif
Malay name	Parti Demokratik Progresif
Abbreviation	PDP
President	Tiong King Sing
Secretary-General	Anyi Ngau
Deputy President	Henry Harry Jinep
Senior Vice Presidents	Wong Soon Koh Penguang Manggil Rolland Duat Jubin
Vice Presidents	Alexander Asing Sadai Friday Belik Roland Ting Hua Sing Johnical Rayong Ngipa Baru Bian
Youth Chief	David Yeo
Women Chief	Agnes Jonep
Founder	Peter Nyarok Entrie
Founded	2002 (2002) [1]
Split from	Sarawak National Party (SNAP)
Preceded by	Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB)
Headquarters	Lot 158, 159 & 160, Seksyen 20, KTLD 9F/9G/9H, Jalan Badruddin, 93400 Kuching, Sarawak
Membership	148,770 (October 2025)
Ideology	Conservatism Sarawak regionalism
Political position	Centre-right
National affiliation	Barisan Nasional (2002–2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (since 2018) National Unity Government (since 2022)
Colours	Light blue   Yellow   Indigo
Dewan Negara:	1 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:	2 / 31 (Sarawak seats)
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly:	8 / 82
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The Progressive Democratic Party (Malay : Parti Demokratik Progresif, PDP), formerly known as Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP), is a Sarawak-based political party in Malaysia. Founded in 2002, the party was formed in the aftermath of an initial deregistration of the Sarawak National Party (SNAP). The party is a founding and principal component of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) which governs the state of Sarawak.

History

The party was founded in the wake of the deregistration of the Sarawak National Party (SNAP) in November 2002. Initially named as the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP), it was governed by a faction aligned to the then Chief Minister of Sarawak, Abdul Taib Mahmud, led by William Mawan Ikom. ^[2] In 2017, the party rebranded as the Progressive Democratic Party, having planned to expand to certain West Malaysian states, including Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Johor (where it has established 6 divisions in 2017), ^[3] although the party remains based and mostly active in Sarawak. It is one of the former component parties of the Barisan Nasional coalition. ^[1] Following the fall of BN in the 2018 general election, the aftermath of a meeting between Sarawak-based BN component parties on 12 June 2018 resulted in all parties, including the PDP, to leave the coalition. The parties, led by Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), decided to form a Sarawak-based coalition named Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) approximately one month after the election. ^[4]

In April 2024, Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) was merged into PDP and its members were accepted into PDP, including 3 state assemblymen. ^[5]

Electoral history

At the 2011 Sarawak state election, PDP won six out of the eight seats it contested. ^[6] In the 2013 General Election, all 4 of the party's candidates won their respective seats, including William Mawan himself, where he won in Saratok against Ali Biju of PKR.

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

Organisational 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

Elected representatives

Dewan Negara (Senate)

Senators

Main article: Members of the Dewan Negara, 15th Malaysian Parliament

• 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

Main article: Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 15th Malaysian Parliament

PDP has 2 MPs in the House of Representatives.

State	No.	Parliament Constituency	Member	Party
Sarawak	P217	Bintulu	Tiong King Sing		PDP
	P220	Baram	Anyi Ngau		PDP
Total	Sarawak (2)

Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)

Malaysian State Assembly Representatives

Main article: List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2022–present)

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly

8 / 82

State	No.	Parliamentary Constituency	No.	State Constituency	Member	Party
Sarawak	P192	Mas Gading	N02	Tasik Biru	Henry Harry Jinep		PDP
	P203	Lubok Antu	N33	Engkilili	Johnical Rayong Ngipa		PDP
	P205	Saratok	N39	Krian	Friday Belik		PDP
	P209	Julau	N48	Meluan	Rolland Duat Jubin		PDP
	P211	Lanang	N52	Dudong	Tiong King Sing		PDP
	P212	Sibu	N53	Bawang Assan	Wong Soon Koh		PDP
	P220	Baram	N76	Marudi	Penguang Manggil		PDP
	P222	Lawas	N81	Ba'kelalan	Baru Bian		PDP
Total	Sarawak (8)

Government offices

Ministerial posts

Portfolio	Office Bearer	Constituency
Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture	Tiong King Sing	Bintulu

State government

• Sarawak (2004–present)

Note: bold as Premier/Chief Minister, italic as junior partner

Election results

General election results

Election	Total seats won	Seats contested	Total votes	Share of votes	Outcome of election	Election leader
2004	4 / 219	4	50,350	0.72%	4 seats; Governing coalition (Barisan Nasional)	William Mawan Ikom
2008	4 / 222	4	52,645	0.66%	; Governing coalition (Barisan Nasional)	William Mawan Ikom
2013	4 / 222	4	55,505	0.50%	; Governing coalition (Barisan Nasional)	William Mawan Ikom
2018	2 / 222	4	59,853	0.50%	2 seats; Opposition coalition (Barisan Nasional), later Governing coalition (Gabungan Parti Sarawak)	Tiong King Sing
2022	2 / 222	4	84,045	0.54%	; Governing coalition (Gabungan Parti Sarawak)	Tiong King Sing

State election results

State election	State Legislative Assembly
	Sarawak	Total won / Total contested
2/3 majority	2 / 3
2006	8 / 71	8 / 8
2011	6 / 71	6 / 8
2016	3 / 82	3 / 6
2021	5 / 82	5 / 6

References

1. "Parti Demokratik Progresif - Barisan Nasional". Barisan Nasional. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
2. "SPDP holds first meeting headed by Mawan" (PDF). New Straits Times. 14 November 2002. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
3. "PDP plans to expand to Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Klang Valley". The Borneo Post. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
4. Sharon Ling; Geryl Ogilvy (12 June 2018). "Sarawak BN parties pull out of coalition to form independent state-based pact". The Star . Retrieved 12 June 2018.
5. The Borneo Post (6 April 2024). "Former PSB leaders, members officially join PDP". www.malaymail.com. Malay Mail. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
6. "Exceptionally Tough Fight For SPDP, Says Mawan". Bernama. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2011.(subscription required)

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) ( ISBN   981-230-238-7)
• James Chin. 2011. Forced to the Periphery: Recent Chinese Politics in East Malaysia. Singapore: ISEAS

External links

• Progressive Democratic Party on Facebook