United Malaysia Chinese Organisation

Not to be confused with Malaysian Chinese Association.

United Malaysia Chinese Organisation
Abbreviation	UMCO
Leader	Chin See Yin
President	Chin See Yin
General Secretary	Chin Choong Thong
Founded	1 October 1965
Legalised	7 November 1966
Dissolved	31 December 1978
Split from	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Headquarters	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Membership (1969)	200,000
Ideology	Malaysian Chinese interests
National affiliation	Barisan Bersatu (1965–1978)
Colors	White

The United Malaysia Chinese Organisation (Malay : Pertubuhan Cina Malaysia Bersatu, abbreviated as UMCO) was a former political party in Malaysia representing Malaysian Chinese interests. It was established as a splinter group by members of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), one of the three founding component parties of the Alliance Party coalition. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

UMCO was formed in 1965 ^[4] and was legalised in November 1966. It was founded by Chin See Yin, a former member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and a former independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Seremban Timor. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

UMCO contested the 1969 Malaysian general election in Negeri Sembilan but secured only 2 per cent of the vote. ^[8]

General election results

Election	Total seats won	Seats contested	Total votes	Share of votes	Outcome of election	Election leader
1969	0 / 144	1	1,808	0.08%	; No representation in Parliament	Chin See Yin

State election results

State election	State Legislative Assembly
	Negeri Sembilan	Total won / Total contested
1969	0 / 5	0 / 5

See also

• Local government
• List of political parties in Malaysia
• Politics of Malaysia

References

1. "Parti baru untok 'satukan' China di-bentok". Berita Harian (in Malay). 1966-11-10. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
2. "Chinese form new political party— UMCO". The Straits Times . 1966-11-10. p. 9. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
3. "'UMCO to unite the Chinese'". The Straits Times . 1965-10-26. p. 6. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
4. "'UMCO to unite the Chinese'". The Straits Times. 26 October 1965. p. 6. Retrieved 4 July 2023– via NewspaperSG.
5. Hock, Chew Huat (1984-09-01). "The Seremban By-Election of 19 November 1983 and its Implications for Malaysian Politics". Contemporary Southeast Asia. 6 (2): 172–185.
6. "UMCO TIDAK RUNSINGKAN MCA—KHAW". Berita Harian (in Malay). 11 November 1966. Retrieved 4 July 2023– via NewspaperSG.
7. "'United Malaysian Malaysia Chinese Party'". The Straits Times . 1965-10-21. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
8. "PARLIAMENTARY RESULTS". The Straits Times . 1969-05-11. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-03-05.