People's Alternative Party | |
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| Malay name | Parti Alternatif Rakyat |
| Abbreviation | PAP |
| President | A. David Dass |
| Founder | Zulkifli Mohd Noor |
| Founded | 30 October 2015 |
| Split from | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Headquarters | Penang |
| Ideology | Centrism Liberal democracy |
| National affiliation | Gagasan Sejahtera (Strategic partner) |
| Colours | White, blue |
| Dewan Negara: | 0 / 70 |
| Dewan Rakyat: | 0 / 222 |
| Dewan Undangan Negeri: | 0 / 587 |
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ThePeople's Alternative Party or inMalayParti Alternatif Rakyat (abbrev:PAP) is a political party inMalaysia formed by a group of formerDemocratic Action Party (DAP) leaders and members led by former DAP vice-chairman Zulkifli Mohd Noor.[1][2]
The PAP is based in Penang and intends to provide Malaysians with an alternative toBarisan Nasional andPakatan Harapan.[1][2][3][4] TheRegistrar of Societies (RoS) approved PAP's registration as a political party on 30 October 2015.[5]
On 27 February 2018, founder Zulkifli Mohd Noor resigned and left the party, along with nine other central executive committee members after A. David Dass hijacked the party and become president, formed a new central executive committee and brought in mostly ethnic Indian members to fill the vacated posts.[6][7] In the2018 Malaysian general election (GE14), PAP partnered with the PAS-ledGagasan Sejahtera but failed in their maiden election with all their candidates having lost their deposits.[8][9][10]
| Election | Total seats won | Seats contested | Total votes | Voting Percentage | Outcome of election | Election leader |
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| 2018 | 0 / 222 | 1 | 302 | 0.00% |  0 seat;No representation in Parliament(Gagasan Sejahtera) | A. David Dass |
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