The Parti Negara ( 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.
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. The seat that Onn won was won back by the Alliance in the subsequent by-election.
List of party leaders President # Name Took office Left office Remarks 1 Hamzah Abdullah 28 February 1954 10 December 1955 2 Onn Jaafar 10 December 1955 19 January 1962 3 Baba Ludek 19 January 1962 3 January 1964
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 3 Raja Ayoub Raja Bot 10 December 1955 19 January 1962 4 Garieb Abdul Raouf 19 January 1962 23 October 1965
General election results Election Total seats won Total votes Share of votes Outcome of election Election leader1955 78,909 7.88% ; No representation in Legislative Council Onn Jaafar1959 32,578 2.11% 1 seat; Opposition Onn Jaafar1964 7,319 0.36% 1 seat; No representation in Parliament Garieb Abdul Raouf
State election results State electionState Legislative AssemblyPerlisKedahKelantanTerengganuPenangSelangorNegeri SembilanJohorTotal won / Total contested2/3 majority1954195519591964
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