Parti Malaya | |
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| Abbreviation | MP |
| Chairman | Tan Gee Gak |
| Founder | Tan Gee Gak |
| Founded | 24 October 1956[1] |
| Dissolved | 4 March 1964 |
| Split from | Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Headquarters | Melaka,Malaysia |
| Ideology | Colonialism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colours | Black |
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TheMalayan Party (Malay:Parti Malaya,MP) was a political party inMalaysia formed by formerMCAMalacca working comittee member,Tan Gee Gak.
The party was established byTan Gee Gak on 24 October 1956 inMalacca with the support of the Federation of Chinese Guilds and Associations and the Malacca Chinese Chamber of Commerce (which Tan was president of).[2] Its formation was a response to concerns over theAlliance Party's stance on the constitution being drafted, and the party was deliberately established onUnited Nations Day to represent its support for theUniversal Declaration of Human Rights.[2] It also supported Malacca's status as acrown colony, which allowed Chinese greater rights than the Malay states.[2]
The party won seats in the1956,[3]1957 and1958 local elections in Malacca. Although it failed to win a seat in the1959 state elections,[4] in the1959 general elections it won one seat in Parliament, Tan winning in Malacca City.[2] However, the party disbanded in March 1964 when Tan rejoined theMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA),[2] the party he had left to form the MP.[5][6]
| # | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tan Gee Gak | 24 October 1956 | 4 March 1964 |
| Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1 / 104 | 13,404 | 0.87% |  1 seat;Opposition | Tan Gee Gak |
