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 1953, 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.[1]

National Party
Parti Negara
AbbreviationNegara
FounderOnn Jaafar
FoundedFebruary 1954
Dissolved19 January 1962
IdeologyNationalism
ColoursYellow
SloganFor God and Country
A party's badge, showcasing its logo.

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.[2] The seat that Onn won was won back by the Alliance in the subsequent by-election.

General election results

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

State election results

edit
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

edit
  1. ^ Wong Chin Huat (17 August 2007). "Splits in Umno and Opposition unity". The Sun. Retrieved 29 September 2021 – via Malaysian Bar.
  2. ^ Mohamed Abid (2003). Reflections of pre-independence Malaya. Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia: Pelanduk Publications. p. 42. ISBN 967-978-865-2. OCLC 53896919.