Malaysian United Party

Malaysian United Party Parti Bersama Malaysia 国民团结党
Abbreviation	MUP
Leader	Tan Gin Theam (陈金升)
Legalised	2 December 2016
Headquarters	288D, 3-2, Fortune Court, Lebuhraya Thean Teik, 11500 Ayer Itam, Penang, Malaysia
Ideology	Liberal democracy Third Way
Political position	Centre
Colours	Red, white
Dewan Negara:	0 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:	0 / 222
Dewan Undangan Negeri:	0 / 587
Website
muparty.com.my
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The Malaysian United Party (Malay : Parti Bersama Malaysia, abbreviated MUP) is a small political party registered in 2016 and based in George Town, Penang.

The party's stated intention was to act as a third force in Malaysian politics and assume the role of providing check and balance on both the ruling and opposition parties. ^[1]

The initial membership of the party consisted of civil society members from the ethnic Chinese community helmed by business owner, Tan Gin Theam, and aided by two former Barisan Nasional politicians, David Yim and Lim Boo Chang. ^[2]

Leadership

• President ; Tan Gin Theam
• Deputy President ; Dennis Koay Xing Boon
• Vice Presidents ; Lim Boo Chang
  Dennis Yim
  Soon Chee Beng
  Lily Teoh
• Secretary ; Kee Lean Ee
• Treasurer ; Noor Shukri Hashim

General election results

The party contested 20 state seats and five parliamentary seats, all in the state of Penang, in the 2018 Malaysian general election but failed in their maiden electoral venture with all their candidates having lost their deposits. ^[3]

Election	Total seats won	Seats contested	Total votes	Voting Percentage	Outcome of election	Election leader
2018	0 / 222	5	2,102	0.02%	0 seat; No representation in Parliament	Tan Gin Theam

State election results

Election	Total seats won	Seats contested	Total votes	Voting Percentage	Outcome of election	Election leader
Penang 2018	0 / 40	20	2,102	0.02%	0 seat; No representation in state seats	Tan Gin Theam

External links

• Malaysian United Party Archived 2021-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Malaysian United Party on Facebook
• Singapore elections ^{[ usurped ]}

See also

• Politics of Malaysia
• List of political parties in Malaysia

References

1. Tan, Christopher (2017-07-31). "New party to stand united with all Malaysians". The Star. Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
2. McIntyre, Ian; Lee, Edmund (2018-04-06). "MUP vows to bring back 'politics of service' to people". The Sun. Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
3. "77 candidates in Penang lose their deposit". The Star. Malaysia. 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2018-06-05.