Heritage Party (Malaysia)

Not to be confused with Heritage Party (UK) or Heritage (Armenia).

For the locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, see Warisan.

The Heritage Party (Malay: Parti Warisan; abbrev: WARISAN) is a multi-racial political party in Malaysia which was rebranded and renamed from the Sabah Heritage Party (Malay: Parti Warisan Sabah), a Sabah-based party led by Shafie Apdal formed earlier on 17 October 2016 after its expansion into national level politics at the end of 2021.^[1][2][3]

Heritage Party
Malay name	Parti Warisan ڤرتي واريثن
Chinese name	人民复兴党 Rénmín fùxīng dǎng
Tamil name	சபா பாரம்பரியக் கட்சி Capā pārampariyak kaṭci
Abbreviation	Warisan
President	Shafie Apdal
Deputy President	Ignatius Darell Leiking
Secretary General	Loretto Damien S. Padua, Jr.
Founders	Shafie Apdal
Founded	17 October 2016
Split from	Barisan Nasional (BN) United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (UMNO Sabah) People's Justice Party (PKR) Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Preceded by	Sabah Heritage Development Party
Headquarters	No 8, Aras 1, Lorong Kompleks BSA, Kolombong, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Membership (2022)	250,000
Ideology	Progressivism Multiracialism Nationalism
Political position	Centre
National affiliation	Pakatan Harapan (2016–2021)[nb 1] National Unity Government (since 2022)
Colours	Light blue, dark blue and red
Slogan	Bangsa Kita, Warisan Kita, Masa Depan Kita (Our Nation, Our Heritage, Our Future)
Anthem	Warisan Pertahan Warisan Negara
Dewan Negara	0 / 70
Dewan Rakyat	3 / 222
Dewan Undangan Negeri	14 / 606
Party flag
Website
partiwarisan.my
Politics of Malaysia Political parties Elections

History

The party formed an electoral allies with Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the 2018 general election (GE14). Its President Shafie Apdal promised that the party would be represented within the federal cabinet if PH was elected to power.^[4][5] adding that through the electoral pact they will "only work together, not joining the PH pact as their party will only contest in Sabah".^[6] The party became part of the ruling bloc and federal government when PH won the 2018 general election but left the coalition in April 2021, 13 months after the Pakatan Harapan coalition was ousted from government.^[7]

During the 2020 Sabah state election, the state ruling party was defeated by the informal Gabungan Rakyat Sabah state opposition coalition consisting of the federal ruling Perikatan Nasional, Barisan Nasional and United Sabah Party. Warisan failed to secure a simple majority to retain the state power, allowing the GRS coalition to form a new state government.^[8]

Following the 2020 election, Warisan became the largest opposition party of the State Legislative Assembly and the Chief Minister before state election and its President Shafie Apdal became the new state Leader of the Opposition after being ousted in the state election. At its annual general meeting on 12 December 2020, members voted in favour of elevating the party from a state to a national party, as a way forward to integrate East Malaysia into decision-making for the entire nation. Following this announcement, the party was renamed the Heritage Party (Parti Warisan).^[9][10]

Warisan officially began its expansion into Peninsula Malaysia on 17 December 2021 with the launch of its peninsula chapter, which would be collaborating with MUDA. At the same event, the party leader also hinted that a Peninsula Malaysian assemblyperson would be joining the party.^[3] Eventually, on 22 January 2022, Bryan Lai Wai Chong, the Selangor assemblyman for Teratai joined the party to become its first peninsula assemblyperson,^[11] followed two days later by Danny Law Heng Kiang from DAP Penang and Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi.^[12] In February 2022, UMNO's former Kukup assemblyman Suhaimi Salleh joined the party to be its Johor state elections coordinator for the upcoming 12 March elections.^[13]

On 15 February 2022, Warisan announced that they would contest in the 2022 Johor state election as a test for their support in the Peninsula.^[14] Besides their Johor coordinator, ex-UMNO assemblyman Suhaimi Salleh, Warisan recruited former Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) Central Working Committee (CWC) member Datuk Seri S. Sunther - son of ex-MIC Vice President Datuk Seri S. Subramaniam and former GERAKAN Johor Women's Chief Wong Siew Poh to assist Suhaimi in the election.^[15] Eventually, candidates from Warisan contested in 6 of the 56 state assembly seats on offer, but failed to win any.^[16]

Leadership structure

• President :
  • Shafie Apdal
• Deputy President :
  • Ignatius Dorell Leiking
• Vice-President :
  • Jaujan Sambakong
  • Junz Wong
  • Terence Siambun
  • Daud Yusof
• Secretary-General :
  • Loretto Damien S. Padua Jr
• Secretary-Executive :
  • Aliasgar Basri
• Information Chief :
  • Azis Jamman
• Treasurer-General :
  • Azhar Matussin
• Wanita Chief :
  • Norfaizah Chua (Acting)
• Wira Chief :
  • Terence Au (Acting)
• Wirawati Chief :
  • Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis
• Supreme Council Members :
  • Chen Ket Chuin
  • Mudi Dubing
  • Ahmad Hassan
  • Mohd Zinin Adong Ajak
  • Mazliwati Abdul Malek Chua
  • Honorsius Bosuin
  • Azhar Matussin
  • Charles Ebbie
  • Ma'mun Sulaiman
  • Ahmad Shah Tambakau
  • Sarifuddin Hata
  • Arunarnsin Taib
  • Japar Awang
  • Mahadi Mumin
  • Aidi Moktar
  • Mohd Taib Isai
  • Rozman Isli
  • Assaffal Samsul Kamal
  • Calvin Chong Ket Kiun
  • Justin Wong Yung Bin
  • Siti Aminah
  • Jenifer Lasimbang
  • Aziz Taib
• National Coordinator :
  • Dr Rajiv Bhanot
• State Coordinator :
  • Perlis : Abdul A'zib Saad
  • Kedah : Fadzil Hanafi
  • Kelantan : Khairul Azuan Kamaruddin
  • Penang : Jeff Ooi
  • Perak : Sunther Subramaniam
  • Selangor : Lai Wai Chong
  • Negeri Sembilan : Azman Idriz
  • Melaka : Ng Choon Koon
  • Johor  : Suhaimi Salleh
  • Labuan  : Rozman Isli

Elected representatives

Dewan Negara (Senate)

Senators

Main article: Members of the Dewan Negara, 14th Malaysian Parliament

• His Majesty's appointee:

Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)

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

Warisan has 3 MPs in the House of Representatives.

State	No.	Parliament constituency	Member	Party
Sabah	P169	Kota Belud	Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis		Warisan
	P188	Lahad Datu	Yusof Apdal		Warisan
	P189	Semporna	Shafie Apdal		Warisan
Total	Sabah (3)

Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)

Main article: List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2023–present)

Sabah State Legislative Assembly

14 / 79

State	No.	Parliamentary constituency	No.	State constituency	Member	Party
Sabah	P171	Sepanggar	N17	Darau	Azhar Matussin		Warisan
	P173	Putatan	N22	Tanjung Aru	Junz Wong Hong Jun		Warisan
	P174	Penampang	N26	Moyog	Darell Leiking		Warisan
	P176	Kimanis	N30	Bongawan	Daud Yusof		Warisan
	P184	Libaran	N50	Gum-Gum	Arunarsin Taib		Warisan
	P185	Batu Sapi	N53	Sekong	Alias Sani		Warisan
	P186	Sandakan	N55	Elopura	Calvin Chong Ket Kiun		Warisan
	P188	Lahad Datu	N60	Tungku	Assaffal Samsul Kamal		Warisan
			N62	Silam	Dumi Pg Masdal		Warisan
	P189	Semporna	N64	Sulabayan	Jaujan Sambakong		Warisan
			N65	Senallang	Mohd Shafie Apdal		Warisan
			N66	Bugaya	Jamil Hamzah		Warisan
	P190	Tawau	N69	Sri Tanjong	Justin Wong Yung Bin		Warisan
	P191	Kalabakan	N72	Merotai	Sarifuddin Hata		Warisan
	Total		Sabah (14)

Ministerial posts

Portfolio	Office Bearer	Constituency
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation	Dato' Mohammad Yusof Apdal MP	Lahad Datu

General election results

Election	Total seats won	Seats contested	Total votes	Voting Percentage	Outcome of election	Election leader
2018	8 / 222	17	280,520	2.32%	8 seats; Governing coalition later Opposition coalition (allied with PH)	Shafie Apdal
2022	3 / 222	52	750,220	3.90%	5 seats; Governing coalition (allied with PH, BN, GPS and GRS)	Shafie Apdal

State election results

State election	State Legislative Assembly
	Perlis State Legislative Assembly	Kedah State Legislative Assembly	Kelantan State Legislative Assembly	Terengganu State Legislative Assembly	Penang State Legislative Assembly	Perak State Legislative Assembly	Pahang State Legislative Assembly	Selangor State Legislative Assembly	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly	Malacca State Legislative Assembly	Johor State Legislative Assembly	Sabah State Legislative Assembly	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly	Total won / Total contested
2/3 majority	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3	2 / 3
2018												21 / 60		21 / 45
2020												23 / 73		23 / 46
2022											0 / 56			0 / 6
2022	0 / 15					0 / 59	0 / 42							0 / 17

Notes

1. Junior partner in a coalition government from 2018 to 2020

See also

• Parti Impian Sabah (similar party)

References

1. "Shafie's Party Name, Logo Approved, To Be Called 'Parti Warisan Sabah'". New Straits Times. Malaysian Digest. 17 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. "Parti Warisan Sabah is new name of Shafie-led party". Bernama. The Sun. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. "Warisan to spread wings in peninsula on Dec 17". The Vibes. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
4. "Warisan and Pakatan Harapan team up in Sabah for Malaysia elections". The Straits Times. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Mr Shafie said that Warisan was not contesting in Peninsular Malaysia, but is ready to work with Pakatan Harapan (PH), without a pact, at the national level. We are a multi-racial party, we don't want to follow the PH coalition style in Peninsular Malaysia. When they form the government in Putrajaya, we will have ministers in the federal cabinet from Warisan and the Warisan (Sabah state) government will also have ministers from PH. Speaking to more than 5,000 party members at the assembly with the theme "In God We Trust, Change We Must", he urged all of them to prepare for the election.
5. "Warisan seals electoral pact with DAP and PKR". Malaysiakini. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018. (subscription required)
6. Suzianah Jiffar (2 April 2018). "Warisan will work only with Pakatan Harapan for GE14". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
7. "Warisan 'unhooks' from Pakatan, keeps options open on political alignment for GE15". The Star (Malaysia). 5 April 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
8. Yusof, Amir (27 September 2020). "Muhyiddin-led Gabungan Rakyat Sabah clinches simple majority in state polls". Channel News Asia. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
9. "Warisan spreads its wings to Peninsular Malaysia". The Star. 13 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
10. Geraldine, Avila (14 December 2020). "Warisan should remain as Sabah based party". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
11. "Selangor's Teratai rep becomes Warisan's first assemblyman in the peninsula". The Star (Malaysia). 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
12. "No antagonism, sloganeering from us, unlike DAP: Warisan's Jeff Ooi". thevibes.com. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
13. "Mohd Shafie confirms Warisan will contest in Johor polls". The Sun (Malaysia). 16 February 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
14. "Report: Warisan set to test waters for peninsula expansion in Johor poll". The Malay Mail. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
15. "Former Johor Bersatu state chief accidentally revealed as Warisan state coordinator in technical glitch". The Malay Mail. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
16. "Warisan to re-strategise after failing to win any seat in Johor". The Borneo Post. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

External links

• Official website
• Heritage Party on Facebook