Gagasan Sejahtera
The Gagasan Sejahtera (English: Ideas of Prosperity, abbrev: GS) is an informal coalition of opposition Islamist political parties which promote the "ideas of peace" in Malaysia. The coalition was formed initially as a Third Force on 16 March 2016, consisting of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia (IKATAN)[2][3][4] and announced that it will be formally called Gagasan Sejahtera on 13 August 2016.[5][6] It is a successor to Pakatan Rakyat (the other being Pakatan Harapan). Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front (BERJASA) joined the coalition on 23 September 2016.[7]
Gagasan Sejahtera Ideas of Prosperity ݢاݢسن سجهترا 和谐阵线 | |
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Abbreviation | GS/GAGASAN |
Leadership | Abdul Hadi Awang Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir Abdul Kadir Mamat |
Secretary-General | Takiyuddin Hassan |
Founded | 16 March 2016 |
Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (PAS & IKATAN) Pasir Mas, Malaysia (BERJASA) |
Newspaper | Harakah 1Media.my |
Youth wing | Pemuda Gagasan Sejahtera |
Ideology | Islamic democracy[1] 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 | |
Website | |
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The main campaign of the alliance focuses mainly "on PAS political matters and uniting Malay Muslims",[8][9] while upholding democracy as the best way to govern the country.[1] The formation of the alliance brought criticism from both the ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition and the opposition Barisan Nasional.[10]
Member parties and strategic partners
Flag | Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | Seats contested |
2018 result | Current seats | ||||
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Votes (%) | Seats | Composition | ||||||||
Member parties | ||||||||||
PAS | Malaysian Islamic Party Parti Islam Malaysia |
Islamism, Islamic democracy, Islamic conservatism, Post-nationalism | Abdul Hadi Awang | 155 | 16.642% | 18 / 222 |
18 / 18 | |||
BERJASA | Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front Barisan Jemaah Islamiah Se-Malaysia |
Islamic democracy | Badhrulhisham Abdul Aziz | 3 | 0.177% | 0 / 222 |
0 / 18 | |||
N/A | IKATAN | Malaysia National Alliance Party Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia |
Islamic democracy | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir | 1 | 0.45% | 0 / 222 |
0 / 18 | ||
Strategic partners[11][12][13][14][15][16] | ||||||||||
N/A | PCM | Love Malaysia Party Parti Cinta Malaysia |
Regionalism | Tang Weng Chew | 1 | 0.00% | 0 / 222 |
0 / 18 | ||
N/A | PAP | People's Alternative Party Parti Alternatif Rakyat |
Liberal democracy | A. David Dass | 1 | 0.00% | 0 / 222 |
0 / 18 | ||
N/A | PHM | Malaysia Hope Party Parti Harapan Malaysia |
Regionalism | Johari Musa | Did not contest |
Elected representatives
Dewan Negara (Senate)
Senators
- Kelantan State Legislative Assembly:
- Asmak Husin
- Muhamad Mustafa
- Terengganu State Legislative Assembly:
- Husain Awang
- Nuridah Mohd Salleh
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.
State | No. | Parliament Constituency | Member | Party | ||
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P011 | Pendang | Awang Solahudin Hashim | PAS | |||
P012 | Jerai | Sabri Azit | PAS | |||
P013 | Sik | Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman | PAS | |||
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 | |||
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)
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.[17]
Gagasan Sejahtera state governments
State | Leader type | Member | Party | State Constituency | |
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Menteri Besar | Ahmad Yakob | PAS | Pasir Pekan | ||
Menteri Besar | Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar | PAS | Ru Rendang | ||
Kedah | Menteri Besar | Muhamad Sanusi Md Nor | PAS | Jeneri |
Notes
References
- Bede Hong; Radzi Razak (1 October 2017). "PAS to head third bloc Gagasan Sejahtera". The Malaysian Insight. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- 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 NewsAsia. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
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- 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. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- "BERJASA sertai Gagasan Sejahtera bersama PAS dan Ikatan" (in Malay). Agenda Daily. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- 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.
- "Who is PAS trying to fool with 'third force' efforts, ask observers". The Malaysian Insider. Yahoo! News. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 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 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.
- "Parti Harapan Malaysia ditubuhkan saingi PKR" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- "Kelantan announces state exco portfolio". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.