Parti Negara
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Parti Negara was a Malay
-based political party which was formed by former leaders of the Independence of Malaya Party
in 1953, and formally launched in February 1954. Its founder was Dato Sir
Onn Jaafar
, the first president of the United Malays National Organisation
(UMNO), after Onn lost an internal power struggle.
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
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. The seat that Onn won was won back by the Alliance in the subsequent by-election.
Malay people
Malays are an ethnic group of Austronesian people predominantly inhabiting the Malay Peninsula, including the southernmost parts of Thailand, the east coast of Sumatra, the coast of Borneo, and the smaller islands which lie between these locations...
-based political party which was formed by former leaders of the Independence of Malaya Party
Independence of Malaya Party
The Independence of Malaya Party was a political party in British-ruled Malaya that stood for political independence. Founded by Onn Ja'afar after he left UMNO in 1951, it opposed the UMNO policy of Malay supremacy....
in 1953, and formally launched in February 1954. Its founder was Dato Sir
Sir
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Onn Jaafar
Onn Jaafar
Dato' Sir Onn bin Ja'afar, KBE was a Malay politician and a Menteri Besar of Johore in Malaysia, then Malaya. He was the founder of United Malays National Organization and was also responsible for the social economic welfare of the Malays by setting up the Rural Industrial Development Authority...
, the first president of the United Malays National Organisation
United Malays National Organisation
The United Malays National Organisation, is Malaysia's largest political party; a founding member of the National Front coalition, which has played a dominant role in Malaysian politics since independence....
(UMNO), after Onn lost an internal power struggle.
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
Barisan Nasional
Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia, formed in 1973 as the successor to the Alliance . Along with its predecessor, it has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence...
for its alleged chauvinism. The only parliamentary
Parliament of Malaysia
The Parliament of Malaysia is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The King as the Head of State is the third component of Parliament....
seat Parti Negara ever won was in the 1959 general elections in Terengganu
Terengganu
Terengganu is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Iman...
, by Onn himself.
With the death of Onn in 1962, Parti Negara eventually died a natural political demise. The seat that Onn won was won back by the Alliance in the subsequent by-election.