Parti Negara
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National Party Parti Negara | |
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Abbreviation | Negara |
Founder | Onn Jaafar |
Founded | February 1954 |
Dissolved | 19 January 1962 |
Ideology | Nationalism |
Colours | Yellow |
Slogan | For God and Country |
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The Parti Negara (Malay for "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 1953, and formally launched in February 1954.[1] Its founder was Dato Sir Onn Jaafar, the first president of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), after Onn lost an internal power struggle.[1]
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 'died' a natural political demise.[2] The seat that Onn won was won back by the Alliance in the subsequent by-election.
General election results[]
Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
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1955 | 0 / 52
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78,909 | 7.88% | ; No representation in Legislative Council | Onn Jaafar |
1959 | 1 / 104
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32,578 | 2.11% | 1 seat; Opposition | Onn Jaafar |
1964 | 0 / 104
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7,319 | 0.36% | 1 seat; No representation in Parliament |
State election results[]
State election | State Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
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Perlis | Kedah | Kelantan | Terengganu | Penang | Selangor | Negeri Sembilan | Johor | Total won / Total contested | |
2/3 majority | 2 / 3
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2 / 3
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2 / 3
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2 / 3
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2 / 3
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2 / 3
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2 / 3
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2 / 3
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1954 | 0 / 12
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0 / 12
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1955 | 0 / 9
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0 / 16
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0 / 14
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0 / 12
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0 / 16
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0 / 19
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1959 | 0 / 24
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0 / 30
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4 / 24
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0 / 24
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0 / 28
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0 / 24
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0 / 32
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4 / 23
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1964 | 0 / 24
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0 / 17
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References[]
- ^ a b Wong Chin Huat (17 August 2007). "Splits in Umno and Opposition unity". The Sun. Retrieved 29 September 2021 – via Malaysian Bar.
- ^ Mohamed Abid (2003). Reflections of pre-independence Malaya. Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia: Pelanduk Publications. p. 42. ISBN 967-978-865-2. OCLC 53896919.
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