The United Democratic Party (UDP, zh, 民主联合党) was a political party in
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
.
History
The party was established by
Lim Chong Eu
Tun Dr. Lim Chong Eu (; 28 May 1919 – 24 November 2010) was a Malaysian politician who served as the 2nd Chief Minister of Penang from May 1969 to October 1990. He was also the founding president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN). He ...
and several other former members of the
Malayan Chinese Association
The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA; zh, 马来西亚华人公会; ; ta, மலேசிய சீனர் சங்கம், initially known as the Malayan Chinese Association) is a uni-racial political party in Malaysia that seeks to ...
(MCA) on 21 April 1962.
[Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, p777] Largely supported by middle-class
Chinese voters, the party won a single seat in the
1964 general elections, with Lim elected in Tanjong.
The party was dissolved on 23 June 1968 after Lim had helped to establish the
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia
The Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia ( en, Malaysian People's Movement Party, commonly abbreviated as GERAKAN or less commonly as PGRM) is a liberal political party in Malaysia. Formed in 1968, Gerakan gained prominence in the 1969 general electio ...
(Gerakan).
United Democratic Party
Singapore Elections
Election results
General elections
State elections
References
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Political parties established in 1962
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