Parti Negara
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National Party Parti Negara | |
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| Abbreviation | Negara |
| Founder | Onn Jaafar |
| Founded | 28 February 1954[1] |
| Dissolved | 12 February 1967[2] |
| Headquarters | Kota Bharu, Malaysia[3] |
| Ideology | Nationalism |
| Colours | Yellow |
| Slogan | For God and Country |
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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). He formed the party after losing an internal power struggle.[4]
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.[5] The seat that Onn won was won back by the Alliance in the subsequent by-election.
List of party leaders
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| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamzah Abdullah | 28 February 1954 | 10 December 1955 | [6] |
| 2 | Onn Jaafar | 10 December 1955 | 19 January 1962 | [7] |
| 3 | Baba Ludek | 19 January 1962 | 3 January 1964 | [8] |
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 | [9] |
| 3 | Raja Ayoub Raja Bot | 10 December 1955 | 19 January 1962 | [10] |
| 4 | Garieb Abdul Raouf | 19 January 1962 | 23 October 1965 | [11] |
General election results
[edit | edit source]| Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 0 / 52
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78,909 | 7.88% | Steady; No representation in Legislative Council | Onn Jaafar |
| 1959 | 1 / 104
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32,578 | 2.11% | Increase1 seat; Opposition | Onn Jaafar |
| 1964 | 0 / 104
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7,319 | 0.36% | Decrease1 seat; No representation in Parliament | Garieb Abdul Raouf |
State election results
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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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