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The Parti Negara (lit. 'National Party' also spelled Party Negara) was a Malay-based political party which was formed by former leaders of the Independence of Malaya Party (IMP) in 1954, and formally launched in February 1954. It was founded by Dato Sir Onn Jaafar, the first president of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), after losing an internal power struggle.[3]

The party, which was constitutionally multi-ethnic, sought to create a niche for itself as a third force in the late fifties and early sixties but it failed miserably. The party did not gain significant support within the Malay community, and was derided by the UMNO-led Alliance Party for its alleged chauvinism. The only parliamentary seat Parti Negara ever won was in the 1959 general elections in Terengganu, by Onn himself.

With the death of Onn in 1962, Parti Negara eventually fizzled out.[4] The seat that Onn won was won back by the Alliance in the subsequent by-election.

List of party leaders

President

# Name Took office Left office Remarks
1 Hamzah Abdullah 28 February 1954 10 December 1955 [5]
2 Onn Jaafar 10 December 1955 19 January 1962 [6]
3 Baba Ludek 19 January 1962 3 January 1964 [7]

Secretary-General

# Name Took office Left office Remarks
1 Raja Ayoub Raja Bot 28 February 1954 19 October 1954
2 Onn Jaafar 19 October 1954 10 December 1955 [8]
3 Raja Ayoub Raja Bot 10 December 1955 19 January 1962 [9]
4 Garieb Abdul Raouf 19 January 1962 23 October 1965 [10]

General election results

Election Total seats won Total votes Share of votes Outcome of election Election leader
1955
0 / 52
 78,909 7.88% Steady; No representation in Legislative Council Onn Jaafar
1959
1 / 104
 32,578 2.11% Increase1 seat; Opposition Onn Jaafar
1964
0 / 104
 7,319 0.36% Decrease1 seat; No representation in Parliament Garieb Abdul Raouf

State election results

State election State Legislative Assembly
Perlis Kedah Kelantan Terengganu Penang Selangor Negeri Sembilan Johor Total won / Total contested
2/3 majority
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
2 / 3
1954
0 / 12
0 / 12
1955
0 / 9
0 / 16
0 / 14
0 / 12
0 / 16
0 / 19
1959
0 / 24
0 / 30
4 / 24
0 / 24
0 / 28
0 / 24
0 / 32
4 / 23
1964
0 / 24
0 / 17

References

  1. ^ "NEW PARTY AIMS TO GOVERN UNITED MALA YA". The Straits Times. 1 March 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  2. ^ "The Party Negara is off the register". The Straits Times. 12 February 1967. p. 2. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  3. ^ Wong Chin Huat (17 August 2007). "Splits in Umno and Opposition unity". The Sun. Retrieved 29 September 2021 – via Malaysian Bar.
  4. ^ Mohamed Abid (2003). Reflections of pre-independence Malaya. Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia: Pelanduk Publications. p. 42. ISBN 967-978-865-2. OCLC 53896919.
  5. ^ "Party Negara". The Straits Times. 2 June 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  6. ^ "DATO ONN TO BE NEGARA LEADER". The Straits Times. 10 December 1955. p. 7. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Party Negara Chief quits". The Straits Times. 3 January 1964. p. 6. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  8. ^ "ONN IS NOW NEGARA'S 'SUPERMAN'". The Straits Times. 19 October 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Building up Party Negara". Singapore Free Press. 17 September 1959. p. 7.
  10. ^ "NEGARA LEADER GHARIEB QUITS THE PARTY". The Straits Times. 23 October 1965. p. 6. Retrieved 19 February 2025.


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