Sarawak Chinese Association

Sarawak Chinese Association Persatuan Cina Sarawak
Abbreviation	SCA
Founders	English-educated Chinese businessmen leaders largely from Kuching and Sibu.
Founded	July 1962
Dissolved	1973
Headquarters	Kuching, Sarawak
National affiliation	Sarawak Alliance (1962–1973)
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The Sarawak Chinese Association (Malay : Persatuan Cina Sarawak, SCA) was a political party in the Sarawak state of Malaysia.

History

The party was established in July 1962 by a group of mostly English-educated Chinese businessmen, with the leaders largely from Kuching and Sibu. ^[1] Based on the Malayan Chinese Association, its membership was limited to ethnic Chinese residents of Sarawak and the aim of its founders was to present a less radical Chinese viewpoint than that offered by the Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP).

A member of the Sarawak branch of the Alliance Party, ^[2] it won two seats in the 1969 general elections, and two of the three seats it contested in the 1970 state elections. ^[3]

The party was dissolved in 1973 as a result of an agreement between the Alliance and the SUPP. ^{[4] [5]}

Government offices

State governments

• Sarawak (1962–1973)

Note: bold as Premier/Chief Minister, italic as junior partner

Election results

General elections

Election	Seats	Status
1964	3 / 159	Governing coalition
1969	2 / 144	Governing coalition

State elections

Election	Seats
1969 Sarawak	4 / 48

References

1. Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p774
2. Justus M. Kroef (2012) Communism in Malaysia and Singapore: A Contemporary Survey, Springer
3. Faisal S. Hazis (2012) Domination and Contestation: Muslim Bumiputera Politics in Sarawak, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, p283
4. The Sarawak Chinese Voters and Their Support for the Democratic Action Party (DAP) Kyoto University
5. Hazis, p89