| Country: | Malaysia |
| Heritage Party | |
| Lang1: | Malay |
| Name Lang1: | Parti Warisan ڤرتي واريثن |
| Lang2: | Chinese |
| Name Lang2: | 人民復興黨 人民复兴党 Rénmín fùxīng dǎng |
| Lang3: | Tamil |
| Name Lang3: | சபா பாரம்பரியக் கட்சி Capā pārampariyak kaṭci |
| Abbreviation: | Warisan |
| President: | Shafie Apdal |
| Leader2 Title: | Deputy President |
| Leader2 Name: | Ignatius Darell Leiking |
| Leader3 Title: | Secretary General |
| Leader3 Name: | Loretto Damien S. Padua, Jr. |
| Foundation: | 17 October 2016 |
| Founders: | Shafie Apdal |
| Predecessor: | Sabah Heritage Development Party |
| Split: | Barisan Nasional (BN) United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (UMNO Sabah) People's Justice Party (PKR) Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Headquarters: | No 8, Aras 1, Lorong Kompleks BSA, Kolombong, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah |
| Membership Year: | 2022 |
| Membership: | 250,000 |
| Ideology: | Progressivism Multiracialism Nationalism |
| Position: | Centre |
| Colours: | Light blue, dark blue and red |
| Slogan: | Bangsa Kita, Warisan Kita, Masa Depan Kita (Our Nation, Our Heritage, Our Future) |
| Seats1 Title: | Dewan Negara |
| Seats2 Title: | Dewan Rakyat |
| Seats3 Title: | Dewan Undangan Negeri |
| Flag: | Parti Warisan logo.png |
| Anthem: | Warisan Pertahan Warisan Negara |
The Heritage Party (Malay: '''Parti Warisan''', also known as Warisan Malaysia or Warisan) is a multi-racial political party in Malaysia which was rebranded and renamed from the Sabah Heritage Party (Malay: '''Parti Warisan Sabah'''|links=no), 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]
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. 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]
See main article: Members of the Dewan Negara, 14th Malaysian Parliament.
See 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P169 | Warisan | ||||
| P188 | Warisan | ||||
| P189 | Warisan | ||||
| Total |
| State | No. | Parliamentaryconstituency | No. | State constituency | Member | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P171 | Sepanggar | N17 | Azhar Matussin | Warisan | |||||
| P173 | Putatan | N22 | Tanjung Aru | Junz Wong Hong Jun | Warisan | ||||
| P174 | Penampang | N26 | Darell Leiking | Warisan | |||||
| P176 | Kimanis | N30 | Daud Yusof | Warisan | |||||
| P184 | Libaran | N50 | Arunarsin Taib | Warisan | |||||
| P185 | Batu Sapi | N53 | Alias Sani | Warisan | |||||
| P186 | Sandakan | N55 | Warisan | ||||||
| P188 | Lahad Datu | N60 | Assaffal Samsul Kamal | Warisan | |||||
| N62 | Dumi Pg Masdal | Warisan | |||||||
| P189 | Semporna | N64 | Jaujan Sambakong | Warisan | |||||
| N65 | Mohd Shafie Apdal | Warisan | |||||||
| N66 | Jamil Hamzah | Warisan | |||||||
| P190 | Tawau | N69 | Sri Tanjong | Justin Wong Yung Bin | Warisan | ||||
| P191 | Kalabakan | N72 | Merotai | Sarifuddin Hata | Warisan | ||||
| Total | |||||||||
| Election | Total seats won | Seats contested | Total votes | Voting Percentage | Outcome of election | Election leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 17 | 280,520 | 2.32% | 8 seats; Governing coalition later Opposition coalition | Shafie Apdal | ||
| 2022 | 52 | 750,220 | 3.90% | 5 seats; Governing coalition | Shafie Apdal |
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| 2/3 majority | |||||||||||||||
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