Homeland Movement
Malay nameGerakan Tanah Air
ݢراقن تانه اءير‎
AbbreviationGTA
FounderMahathir Mohamad
Founded4 August 2022[1]
RegisteredSeptember
MembershipParti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (PUTRA)
Barisan Jemaah Islamiah Se-Malaysia (BERJASA)
Parti Perikatan India Muslim Nasional (IMAN)
IdeologyMalay nationalism
Islamic democracy
Political positionRight-wing to far-right
ReligionSunni Islam
SloganMalaysia Unggul dan Bermaruah
Malaysia, eminent and honourable
Dewan Negara seats
0 / 70
Parliamentary seats
0 / 222
State Legislative Assemblies
0 / 607
State Chief Ministers
0 / 13
Election symbol

except Kelantan[2]

Kelantan only[2]
Website
tanahairku.my

Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA, Homeland Movement or Homeland Party) is an alliance of Malay political parties, founded in August 2022 by former Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad.[3][4]

Mahathir had announced during the coalition's founding that GTA will contest in the next Malaysian general election against the incumbent ruling coalition Barisan Nasional.[5] On 6 September 2022, the coalition submitted registration documents to the Registrar of Societies (RoS) to apply for registration.[6] The coalition failed to win any parliament seat in the 2022 General Election.[7]

History

On 4 August 2022, PEJUANG Chairman Mahathir Mohamad announced launch of Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) coalition which aims to keep the country safe and stable by reducing the current gap between races. He said, it does not mean that the movement is racist but rather it is to focus against a Malay party that has gone astray at the moment. The basis of the establishment of the Homeland Movement was not to seize the property of the non-Malay community or prevent them from trying to get wealth, but rather it sought to correct the economy of the Malay community. GTA comprises four parties – PEJUANG, Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (Putra), Barisan Jemaah Islamiah Se-Malaysia (Berjasa) and the Parti Perikatan India Muslim Nasional (Iman).[8]

On 23 September 2022, Gerakan Tanah Air's (GTA) application to register as an official political party coalition has received preliminary approval from the Registrar of Society (RoS).[9]

On 2 November 2022, Gerakan Tanah Air's (GTA) announced the 121 Parliamentary candidates who will compete to represent the movement in the 15th General Election (GE-15). [10] However, GTA failed to win all 121 Parliamentary chair.

On 14 January 2023, PEJUANG left GTA. PEJUANG President Mukhriz Mahathir said PEJUANG need focus on strengthening the party before adding value to any coalition. The decision was made after taking into account the views of the representatives in the second PEJUANG General Assembly, following the party's heavy defeat in the past 15th General Election (GE15). However, Mukhriz said PEJUANG took the stance of remaining open to hold any negotiations with any existing political coalition in the run-up to the State Election (PRN) which is expected to take place this year.[11]

On 12 May 2023, Mahathir left GTA. Mahathir reached that decision after realising that GTA could not function properly and failed to attract voters’ support, especially during the 15th general election (GE15) in November 2022.[12]

Leadership structure

Interim founding leadership of GTA[13]:

Member parties

At its founding, it consists of 3 member parties:

Logo Name Ideology Position Leader(s) Current seats
Composition
Member parties
PUTRA Malaysia Mighty Bumiputera Party
Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia 		Malay nationalism Far-right Ibrahim Ali
0 / 222
BERJASA Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front
Barisan Jamaah Islamiah Se-Malaysia 		Islamism Right-wing Zamani Ibrahim
0 / 222
IMAN National Indian Muslim Alliance Party
Parti Perikatan India Muslim Nasional 		Indo-Malaysian Muslim interests N/A Mohammed Mossin Abdul Razak
0 / 222

Former member parties

Elected representatives

As of the 15th General Election, neither of the parties has elected representatives in the parliament.

Parliament of Malaysia - Dewan Rakyat

State legislative assemblies

General election results

Election Total seats won Seats contested Total votes Voting percentage Outcome of election Election leader
2022
0 / 222
 125 109,175 0.70% Decrease4 seats; No representation in Parliament (Gerakan Tanah Air) Mahathir Mohamad

State election results

Election Total seats won Seats contested Total votes Voting percentage Outcome of election Election leader

See also

References

  1. ^ Rafidah Mat Ruzki (4 August 2022). "Dr Mahathir umum pelancaran Gerakan Tanah Air". BH Online. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Dr Mahathir says will defend Langkawi in GE15". 11 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Dr M unveils Malay-only Gerakan Tanah Air coalition". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Dr M announces new coalition of four parties, Gerakan Tanah Air". New Straits Times. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Gerakan Tanah Air gabungan parti politik Melayu menentang UMNO dalam PRU15 - Tun Mahathir". Astro Awani. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ^ Bernama (6 September 2022). "Gerakan Tanah Air serah dokumen pendaftaran kepada RoS". MalaysiaNow. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Dr Mahathir saddened by Pejuang rout in GE15, hopes winning party gets to form new govt". Malay Mail. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  8. ^ Ruzki, Rafidah (4 August 2022). "Dr M umum pelancaran Gerakan Tanah Air". Berita Harian. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  9. ^ Zulkifli, Adie (23 September 2022). "Gerakan Tanah Air gets preliminary RoS approval". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  10. ^ "PRU-15: GTA bertanding 121 parlimen [METROTV]". 2 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Pejuang keluar GTA - Mukhriz". 14 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Dr Mahathir confirms he has left GTA, does not hold any position in the coalition". 12 May 2023.
  13. ^ Fareez Azman (4 August 2022). "RoS diharapkan 'murah hati' luluskan nama, prinsip perlembagaan Gerakan Tanah Air - Dr Mahathir". Astro Awani. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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