The Progressive Democratic Party (, PDP), formerly known as Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP), is a Sarawak-based political party in Malaysia. Founded in 2002, the party was formed in the aftermath of an initial deregistration of the Sarawak National Party (SNAP). The party is a founding and principal component of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) which governs the state of Sarawak.
History
The party was founded in the wake of the deregistration of the Sarawak National Party (SNAP) in November 2002. Initially named as the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP), it was governed by a faction aligned to the then Chief Minister of Sarawak, Abdul Taib Mahmud, led by William Mawan Ikom. A leadership crisis between Mawan Ikom and Tiong King Sing factions led William Mawan Ikom and entire SPDP state assemblymen to leave SPDP in 2013 for newly founded party TERAS. Tiong King Sing who was then member of Parliament then took control of SPDP.
In 2017, the party rebranded as the Progressive Democratic Party, having planned to expand to certain West Malaysian states, including Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Johor (where it has established 6 divisions in 2017), although the party remains based and mostly active in Sarawak. It is one of the former component parties of the Barisan Nasional coalition.
In April 2024, Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) was merged into PDP and its members were accepted into PDP, including 3 state assemblymen.
Electoral history
At the 2011 Sarawak state election, PDP won six out of the eight seats it contested. In the 2013 General Election, all 4 of the party's candidates won their respective seats, including William Mawan himself, where he won in Saratok against Ali Biju of PKR.
At the 2021 Sarawak state election, PDP won five out of the six seats it contested.
Organisational structure
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Name
|-
| President
| Tiong King Sing
|-
| Deputy President
| Henry Harry Jinep
|-
| rowspan=3 | Senior Vice President(s)
| Wong Soon Koh
|-
| Penguang Manggil
|-
| Rolland Duat Jubin
|-
| rowspan=5 |Vice President(s)
| Alexander Asing Sadai
|-
| Friday Belik
|-
| Roland Ting Hua Sing
|-
| Johnical Rayong Ngipa
|-
| Baru Bian
|-
| Secretary General
| Dato Anyi Ngau
|-
| PDP Youth Chief
| David Yeo Ang Lim
|-
| PDP Women Chief
| Agnes Jonep
|-
|PDP Information Chief
|Joshua Ting Fu Ying
|}
Elected representatives
Dewan Negara (Senate)
Senators
- Appointed by His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
- Pele Peter Tinggom
Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)
Members of Parliament of the 15th Malaysian Parliament
PDP has 2 MPs in the House of Representatives.
{| class ="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:100px;"| State
! style="width:30px;"| No.
! style="width:150px;"|Parliament Constituency
! style="width:240px;"|Member
! style="width:80px;" colspan=2|Party
|-
|rowspan=2| || P217 || Bintulu || Tiong King Sing || bgcolor=""| ||PDP
|-
| P220 || Baram || Anyi Ngau || bgcolor=""| ||PDP
|-
| Total || style="width:30px;" colspan=6|
|}
Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)
Malaysian State Assembly Representatives
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="width:100px;" |State
!No.
!Parliamentary Constituency
! style="width:30px;" |No.
! style="width:150px;" |State Constituency
! style="width:240px;" |Member
! colspan="2" style="width:80px;" |Party
|-
| rowspan="8" |
|P192
|Mas Gading
|N02
|Tasik Biru
|Henry Harry Jinep
| style="background:;" |
|PDP
|-
|P203
|Lubok Antu
|N33
|Engkilili
|Johnical Rayong Ngipa
| style="background:;" |
|PDP
|-
|P205
|Saratok
|N39
|Krian
|Friday Belik
| style="background:;" |
|PDP
|-
|P209
|Julau
|N48
|Meluan
|Rolland Duat Jubin
| style="background:;" |
|PDP
|-
|P211
|Lanang
|N52
|Dudong
|Tiong King Sing
| style="background:;" |
|PDP
|-
|P212
|Sibu
|N53
|Bawang Assan
|Wong Soon Koh
| style="background:;" |
|PDP
|-
|P220
|Baram
|N76
|Marudi
|Penguang Manggil
| style="background:;" |
|PDP
|-
|P222
|Lawas
|N81
|Ba'kelalan
|Baru Bian
| style="background:;" |
|PDP
|-
|Total
| colspan="7" |
|}
Government offices
Ministerial posts
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! style="width:360px;"|Portfolio
! style="width:180px;"|Office Bearer
! style="width:150px;"|Constituency
|-
|Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
|Tiong King Sing
|Bintulu
|}
State government
- Sarawak (2002–2014, 2016–present)
Note: bold as Premier/Chief Minister, italic as junior partner
Election results
General election results
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Election
! Total seats won
! Seats contested
! Total votes
! Share of votes
! Outcome of election
! Election leader
|-
!2004
|
| 4
| 50,350
| 0.72%
| 4 seats; Governing coalition <br/>
| William Mawan Ikom
|-
!2008
|
| 4
| 52,645
| 0.66%
| ; Governing coalition <br/>
| William Mawan Ikom
|-
!2013
|
| 4
| 55,505
| 0.50%
| ; Governing coalition <br/>
| William Mawan Ikom
|-
!2018
|
| 4
| 59,853
| 0.50%
| 2 seats; Opposition coalition <br/>, <br/>later Governing coalition<br/>
| Tiong King Sing
|-
!2022
|
| 4
|84,045
|0.54%
|; Governing coalition<br/>
|Tiong King Sing
|-
|}
State election results
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|-
!rowspan=2| State election !!colspan=2|State Legislative Assembly
|-
! Sarawak !! Total won / Total contested
|-
! !! !!
|-
|2/3 majority||||
|-
|2006||||
|-
|2011||||
|-
|2016||||
|-
|2021||||
|}