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| Malay name | Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia ڤرتي ڬرقن رعيت مليسيا |
| Chinese name | 马来西亚民政运动 Mǎláixīyà mínzhèng yùndòng |
| Tamil name | மலேசிய மக்கள் இயக்கக் கட்சி Malēciya makkaḷ iyakkak kaṭci |
| Abbreviation | PGRM/GERAKAN |
| President | Dominic Lau Hoe Chai |
| Secretary-General | Loh Kah Yong |
| Deputy President | Oh Tong Keong |
| Vice President | Koo Shiaw Lee Baljit Singh Jigiri Singh Alexander Lo Su Hyen Ranndy Yap Kim Heng Parameswaran Ganason Chek Kwong Weng Gary Lee Ban Fatt |
| Women Chief | Chung Mon Sie |
| Youth Chief | Wong Chia Zhen |
| Founder | Syed Hussein Alatas Tan Chee Khoon J.B.A. Peter Lim Chong Eu Veerappen Veerathan Wang Gungwu |
| Founded | 24 March 1968 |
| Registered | 22 May 1968 Officially registered |
| Legalised | 28 May 1968
Legalised as 'political party' by Registrar Of Societies |
| Split from | • Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) • United Democratic Party (UDP) • Labour Party of Malaya (LPM) |
| Preceded by | United Democratic Party Labour Party (partial) |
| Headquarters | 8, Jalan Pudu Ulu, Cheras, 56100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Newspaper | GERAKAN Today (e-periodical) |
| Think tank | Socio-Economic Development And Research Institute (SEDAR) |
| Youth wing | PEMUDA |
| Women's wing | WANITA |
| Membership (2022) | 285,100 |
| Ideology | Liberalism Nationalism Multiracialism |
| Political position | Centre[citation needed] |
| National affiliation | Barisan Nasional (1973–2018) Perikatan Nasional (since 2021) |
| International affiliation | Liberal International (observer)[1] Alliance of Democrats |
| Regional affiliation | Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats |
| Colours | Red & Green |
| Slogan | Satu Hati Gerak Bersama (Forward Together with One Heart) |
| Anthem | Satu Hati |
| Dewan Negara: | 1 / 70 |
| Dewan Rakyat: | 0 / 222 |
| Dewan Undangan Negeri: | 1 / 611 |
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The Malaysian People's Movement Party (Malay: Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia; abbrev: GERAKAN or less commonly as PGRM) is a liberal political party in Malaysia.Formed in 1968, Gerakan gained prominence in the 1969 general election when it defeated the ruling Alliance Party in Penang and won the majority of seats in Penang's state legislature. In 1972, Gerakan joined the Alliance Party, which later became Barisan Nasional (BN), the ruling coalition of Malaysia until 2018. It has been a member of Perikatan Nasional (PN) since 2021.
Gerakan played a dominant role in the Penang state legislature from 1969 until 2008. It also enjoyed some success nationally as part of the ruling BN coalition, particularly in the 2004 general election, but Its fortune declined sharply in the 2008 election. Following the fall of BN in the 2018 general election, where Gerakan lost all its seats, it left the coalition.[2] The party joined the then ruling Perikatan Nasional in 2021.[3] It had no representation at the national or state-level until the 2023 Kedah state election, where the party achieved its first electoral victory since 2014. Despite clashes with its coalition allies, the party is perceived to be dependent on continued membership within Perikatan Nasional.[4]
The party is assisted by an affiliated think tank called SEDAR Institute (Socio-Economic Development And Research Institute). The party is a member of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats. At its height, the party's primary source of support came from the country's ethnic Chinese who constitute 80% of the party's membership, with 15% being Indian, and the remaining spread between Malays and other groups.[5]
- ^ Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia Party Archived 26 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Liberal International, www.liberal-international.org. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ "Gerakan leaves Barisan Nasional". New Straits Times. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ Minderjeet Kaur (11 February 2021). "Gerakan joins PN". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Gerakan in tough position within Perikatan over brewery donation issue".
- ^ Suthakar, K. (20 November 2006). "PPP offers Gerakan merger". The Star. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007.