Sarawak Peoples' Party

Sarawak Peoples' Party
Sarawak Peoples' Party
Malay name	Parti Rakyat Sarawak; ڤرتي رعيت سراوق
Chinese name	砂拉越人民党; Shālāyuè rénmín dǎng
President	Joseph Salang Gandum
Secretary-General	Malcom Mussen Lamoh
Deputy President	Majang Renggi
Vice Presidents	John Sikie Tayai; Aaron Ago Dagang; Liwan Lagang; Wilson Ugak; Mong Dagang
Youth Leader	Snowdan Lawan
Women Leader	Doris Sophia Brodi
Founder	James Jemut Masing; Sng Chee Hua
Founded	2004
Split from	Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak
Headquarters	Lot 9029, Tingkat 1, Blok 11, Muara Tebas Land District, Jalan Wan Alwi, Tabuan Jaya, 93350 Kuching, Sarawak (current headquarters); Pines Square, Batu Kawah, 93250 Kuching, Sarawak (new headquarters)
Youth wing	Pergerakan Pemuda PRS
Women's wing	Pergerakan Wanita PRS
Membership	405,900 (October 2024)
Ideology	Nationalism; Multiracialism; Self determination; National reformism
National affiliation	Barisan Nasional (2004–2018); Gabungan Parti Sarawak (2018–now); PH–BN unity alliance (2022–now) (as alliance partner)
Colours	Green, yellow, red
Slogan	Berjuang Untuk Sarawak; ; Bersatu Menuju Sarawak Baharu;
Dewan Negara:	1 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:	5 / 31 (Sarawak seats)
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly:	11 / 82
Premier of Sarawak:	0 / 1 (Sarawak only)
Website
	www.prsinfo.my
	Politics of Malaysia; Political parties; Elections;

Sarawak Peoples' Party (Malay: Parti Rakyat Sarawak; abbrev: PRS) is a multiracialist & nationalist political party in Sarawak. The party was founded in the wake of the de-registration of the Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak and later Sarawak National Party in December 2003 by a breakaway faction led by the late Tan Sri Dr. James Jemut Masing and Dato' Sng Chee Hua. It is one of the former constituent members of the Barisan Nasional. PRS is currently the second largest local political party in Sarawak, after PBB. Following the fall of BN in the 2018 general election and in the aftermath of meeting between all Sarawak-based BN coalition parties on 12 June 2018, PRS left the coalition to form a new Sarawak-based coalition of Sarawak Parties Alliance.^[2] As of October 2024, the party's membership population is now 405,900 members. Currently, there are 135 Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) branches which are actively found throughout Sarawak.

Party's objectives

To focus on maintaining and strengthen the Sarawak multiracial unity spirit and also for all people's religions, no matter where they came for.
To give all rights and justice for all people in Sarawak, as based on Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). This including public and private service sector, native customary rights (NCR), entrepreneurship, education rights, financial and monetary services, and healthcare autonomy.
To focus on developing the Dayak Iban community, through all major sectors such as education, sports, youths, technical and vocational (TVET), job employments, economy, social, cultures, media, region's development projects, and infrastructures.
To keep strengthen and harmony among the Chinese, Bidayuh, Orang Ulu, and Sarawak Malay communities, including their community from all rural areas, villages, and suburban areas.
To take action and fight against corruption, political power abuse, money laundering, illegal cryptocurrency economics, and all political crisis that happened in Sarawak.
To keep focusing on all Sarawak developments, including both ongoing projects and new development projects in Sarawak, and also to seriously fight against the sick and abandoned development projects.
To find all truth and all general matters that related on the region of Sarawak, such as native customary rights (NCR), Dayak children's education rights, women and youth entrepreneurship, social problems, and all Sarawak infrastructure projects.

Leadership structure

Chairperson:
- Jetli Jelian
Deputy Chairperson:
- Andrew Kalom
President:
- Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum
Deputy President:
- Dato Majang Renggi
Vice-Presidents:
- Datuk John Sikie Tayai
- Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang
- Datuk Liwan Lagang
- Datuk Wilson Ugak
- Datuk Mong Dagang
Women's Wing Chief:
- Datuk Doris Sophia Brodi
Youth Wing Chief:
- Datuk Snowdan Lawan
Secretary-General:
- Datuk Malcolm Mussen Lamoh
Deputy Secretary-General:
- Rita Sarimah Patrick Insol
Treasurer-General:
- Edwin Banta
Deputy Treasurer-General:
- Roy Angau Gingkoi
Information Chief:
- Datuk Wilfred Rata Nissom
Deputy Information Chief:
- Andy Lawrence
Central Committee Members:
- Kennedy Chukpai
- Wilson Nyabong Ijang
- Christopher Gira Sambang
- Nicholas Kudi Jantai Masing
- Anyi Jana
- Dato Philimon Nuing
- Alexander Vincent
- Lau Ting Ping
- Dato Azizi Morni
- Thomas Balan
- Pandang Semat
- Alexander Donald
- Jackson Melintang
- Petrus Ngelai
- Rosalind Neging

Elected representatives

Dewan Negara (Senate)

Senators

His Majesty's appointee:
- Rita Sarimah Patrick Insol

Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)

Members of Parliament of the 15th Malaysian Parliament

PRS has 5 MPs in the House of Representatives.

State	No.	Parliament Constituency	Member
Sarawak	P202	Sri Aman	Doris Sophia Brodi	PRS
	P203	Lubok Antu	Roy Angau Gingkoi	PRS
	P210	Kanowit	Aaron Ago Dagang	PRS
	P214	Selangau	Edwin Banta	PRS
	P216	Hulu Rajang	Wilson Ugak Kumbong	PRS
Total	Sarawak (5)

Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)

Malaysian State Assembly Representatives

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly

11 / 82

State	No.	Parliamentary Constituency	No.	State Constituency	Member
Sarawak	P202	Sri Aman	N30	Balai Ringin	Snowdan Lawan	PRS
	P202	Sri Aman	N31	Bukit Begunan	Mong Dagang	PRS
	P203	Lubok Antu	N34	Batang Ai	Malcom Mussen Lamoh	PRS
	P210	Kanowit	N49	Ngemah	Anyi Jana	PRS
	P214	Selangau	N59	Tamin	Christopher Gira Sambang	PRS
	P214	Selangau	N60	Kakus	John Sikie Tayai	PRS
	P215	Kapit	N61	Pelagus	Wilson Nyabong Ijang	PRS
	P216	Hulu Rajang	N64	Baleh	Nicholas Kudi Jantai Masing	PRS
			N65	Belaga	Liwan Lagang	PRS
			N66	Murum	Kennedy Chukpai Ugon	PRS
	P217	Bintulu	N70	Samalaju	Majang Renggi	PRS
Total	Sarawak (11)

General election results

Election	Total seats won	Seats contested	Total votes	Share of votes	Outcome of election	Election leader
2004	6 / 219	6	33,410	0.42%	6 seats; Governing coalition (Barisan Nasional)	James Jemut Masing
2008	6 / 222	6	33,410	0.42%	6 seats; Governing coalition (Barisan Nasional)	James Jemut Masing
2013	6 / 222	6	59,540	0.54%	; Governing coalition (Barisan Nasional)	James Jemut Masing
2018	3 / 222	6	59,218	0.49%	3 seats; Opposition coalition (Barisan Nasional), later Governing coalition (Gabungan Parti Sarawak)	James Jemut Masing
2022	5 / 222	6	67,539	0.44%	2 seats; Governing coalition (Gabungan Parti Sarawak)	Joseph Salang Gandum

State election results

State election	State Legislative Assembly
State election	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly	Total won / Total contested

2/3 majority	2 / 3	2 / 3
2006	8 / 71	8 / 9
2011	8 / 71	8 / 9
2016	11 / 82	11 / 11
2021	11 / 82	11 / 11

External links

References

^ "Malcolm is PRS' new sec-gen with Edwin Banta as treasurer general, Roy Gingkoi as deputy treasurer". 4 February 2023.
^ 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.

Notes

Khoo, Phillip (June 2004) The Taming of the Dayak. Aliran Monthly

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[1] "Malcolm is PRS' new sec-gen with Edwin Banta as treasurer general, Roy Gingkoi as deputy treasurer". 4 February 2023.

[2] 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.

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