Alliance Party (Malaysia)

Alliance Party
Malay nameParti Perikatan
Chinese name联盟党
Liánméng dǎng
Tamil nameகூட்டணி கட்சி
Kūṭṭaṇi kaṭci
AbbreviationAlliance
FounderTunku Abdul Rahman
Tan Cheng Lock
V.T. Sambanthan
Founded1952
Legalised30 October 1957 (as fully registered)
Dissolved1 July 1973
Succeeded byBarisan Nasional
HeadquartersKuala Lumpur
MembershipUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
Sarawak National Party (SNAP)
IdeologySocial conservatism
National liberalism
Anti-communism
Multiracialism
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
ColoursRoyal blue and white

The Alliance Party (Malay: Parti Perikatan) was a political coalition in Malaysia. The Alliance Party, whose membership comprised United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), was formally registered as a political organisation on 30 October 1957. It was the ruling coalition of Malaya from 1957 to 1963, and Malaysia from 1963 to 1973. The coalition became the Barisan Nasional in 1973.


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