List of political parties in Malaysia
Party Abbr Period Description
Parti Negara Sarawak National Party of Sarawak PANAS 1960 - 1968 A bumiputera dominated multi-ethnic political party , it was second political party to registered in Sarawak , it was established to contest municipal and district council elections . In 1968 the party merged with the Barisan Rakyat Jati Sarawak to form Parti Bumiputera
United National Kadazan Organisation Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Kadazan Bersatu UNKO 1961 - 1964 Established by Donald Stephens , the first indigenous party in Sabah was modeled after UMNO in Malaya to represent the interests of the Kadazandusun community . The party split in 1962 with a group led by G. S. Sundang going on to form the United Pasok Momogun Organisation
United Sabah National Organisation Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Sabah Bersatu USNO 1961 - 1996 Established by Mustapha Harun , it was established as a multi-ethnic party but was dominated by the Muslim Bajau community . The party was eventually dissolved in 1996 with her members either joining UMNO or Parti Bersatu Sabah after the dissolution
Barisan Rakyat Jati Sarawak Sarawak Native People 's Front BARJASA 1961 - 1968 A Muslim bumiputera party primarily representing the interests of the ethnic Malay and Melanau community , it merged with Parti Negara Sarawak in 1968 to form Parti Bumiputera
Sarawak National Party Parti Kebangsaan Sarawak SNAP 1961 - 2013 A multi-ethnic party , it joined the Sarawak Alliance but was expelled in 1965 . It joined the Barisan Nasional coalition in 1976 but was again expelled in 2004 . It then joined the Pakatan Rakyat coalition in 2010 but withdrew just before the 2011 Sarawak state election . Various internal power struggles culminated in the de-registration of the party in 2013
North Borneo Democratic Party Parti Demokratik Borneo Utara NBDP 1962 A Chinese-based party that was established in Jesselton , it merged later that same year with the Sandakan based United Party to form the Borneo Utara National Party ( later renamed the Sabah National Party )
United Party Parti Bersatu UP 1962 A Chinese-based party that was established in Sandakan , it merged later that same year with the Jesselton based North Borneo Democratic Party to form the Borneo Utara National Party ( later renamed the Sabah National Party )
United Pasok Momogun National Organisation Persatuan Kebangsaan Pasok Momogun Bersatu Pasok Momogun / UPMO 1962 - 1964 A breakaway from the United National Kadazan Organisation , it eventually reunited with its parent party to form the United Pasokmomogun Kadazan Organisation and formed the Sabah Alliance with the United Sabah National Organisation and the Sabah National Party
Borneo Utara National Party Parti Kebangsaan Borneo Utara BUNAP 1962 - 1963 A merger of the North Borneo Democratic Party and the United Party , it was renamed the Sabah National Party after the independence of Sabah within the federation of Malaysia
Sarawak Chinese Association Persatuan Cina Sarawak SCA 1962 - 1974 A Chinese-based party set up by former Parti Negara Sarawak , it was part of the Sarawak Alliance . In 1970 , most of its members crossed over to the Sarawak United Peoples ' Party . SCA fell into inactivity and was wounded up by its remnant members
Parti Pesaka Anak Sarawak Sarawak Native 's Heritage Party PESAKA 1962 - 1973 A party established by Tun Jugah to represent Iban interests , it was in direct competition with the Sarawak National Party . It merged with Parti Bumiputera in 1973 to form the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu
United Democratic Party Parti Demokratik Bersatu UDP 1962 - 1968 Established by Lim Chong Eu , a former president of the Malayan Chinese Association , it won a single seat in the 1964 general election . In 1968 when Lim joined forces with a few other notable politicians to form Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia
Sabah Indian Congress Kongres India Sabah SIC 1962 - 1975 A small party representing the interests of the Indian community in Sabah , it was part of the Sabah Alliance and held one of the nominated seats in the Sabah State Assembly until 1974 when the State Government fell to Parti Bersatu Rakyat Jelata Sabah . It subsequently ceased being active
Sabah National Party Parti Kebangsaan Sabah SANAP 1963 - 1965 Formerly the Borneo Utara National Party , it was renamed the Sabah National Party after the independence of Sabah within the federation of Malaysia . In 1965 , it absorbed the social organisation , the Sabah Chinese Association , and renamed itself as the latter
National Convention Party Parti Perhimpunan Kebangsaan NCP 1963 - 1965 Established by Abdul Aziz Ishak , a former Federal Minister in Tunku Abdul Rahman 's first and second administration , the party was a component of the Malayan Peoples ' Socialist Front . It was weakened after the arrest of Aziz under the Internal Security Act in 1964 and subsequently dissolved
United Pasokmomogun Kadazan Organisation Persatuan Pasaokmomogun Kadazan Bersatu UPKO 1964 - 1967 A merger of the United Kadazan National Organisation and the United Pasok Momogun National Organisation , it formed the Sabah Alliance with the United Sabah National Organisation and the Sabah National Party . By 1967 , the party was absorbed the United Sabah National Organisation and had ceased to exist as an organised force
Machinda Party Parti Machinda MACHINDA 1964 - 1967 Formed by dissidents of the Sarawak United Peoples ' Party who were discomforted by the increasing communist influence and led by Michael Buma , the party participated in the Malaysian Solidarity Convention . Internal conflict over the participation of the party in the MSC eventually caused the party 's dissolution in 1967
Sabah Chinese Association Persatuan Cina Sabah SCA 1965 - 1979 Renamed from the Sabah National Party after absorbing the smaller non-political Sabah Chinese Association , it was part of the Sabah Alliance until it left in 1976 . In 1978 , most of its leaders and members have left to form the Sabah Chinese Consolidated Party and the party was eventually deregistered in 1979
Malaysian Solidarity Convention Konvensyen Solidariti Malaysia MSC 1965 A coalition led by the People 's Action Party of Malaya consisting also of the United Democratic Party , the People 's Progressive Party , the Sarawak United Peoples ' Party and the Machinda Party to challenge what they perceived as the growth of communalism in Malaysia . The MSC was short-lived as PAP , the main convenor , was de-registered following the withdrawal of Singapore from Malaysia
United Malaysian Chinese Organisation Persatuan Cina Malaysia Bersatu UMCO 1966 - 1970 Formed by former founding member of the Malayan Chinese Association and founding Secretary General of the United Democratic Party , Chin See Yin , the party failed to obtain electoral support in the 1969 general election and was dissolved in the aftermath of the 13 May Incident
Historical parties -- 1960 - 1969
This is a list of political parties in Malaysia, including existing and historical ones.