Malaysian Chinese Association
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The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA; Chinese: 马来西亚华人公会; Malay: Persatuan Cina Malaysia; Tamil: மலேசிய சீனர் சங்கம், initially known as the Malayan Chinese Association) is an ethnic political party in Malaysia that seeks to represent the Malaysian Chinese ethnicity; it was one of the three original major component parties of the coalition party in Malaysia called the Alliance Party, which later became a broader coalition called Barisan Nasional in Malay, or National Front in English.
Malaysian Chinese Association | |
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Malay name | Persatuan Cina Malaysia ڤرساتوان چينا مليسيا |
Chinese name | 馬來西亞華人公會 马来西亚华人公会 Má-lâi-se-a Hôa-jîn Kong-hōe Maa5 loi4 sai1 aa3 waa4 jan4 gung1 wui6 Mǎláixīyà Huárén Gōnghuì |
Tamil name | மலேசிய சீனர் சங்கம் Malēciya Cīṉar Caṅkam |
Abbreviation | MCA / 馬華 |
President | Wee Ka Siong |
Secretary-General | Chong Sin Woon |
Deputy President | Mah Hang Soon |
Vice-President | Lim Ban Hong Tan Teik Cheng Wee Jeck Seng Lawrence Low |
Women Chief | Wong You Fong |
Youth Chief | Ling Tian Soon |
Founder | Tan Cheng Lock |
Founded | 27 February 1949 |
Preceded by | Malayan Chinese Association |
Headquarters | 8th Floor, Wisma MCA, 163, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur |
Newspaper | China Press The Star Nanyang Siang Pau Sin Chew Daily |
Youth wing | MCA Youth Section |
Women's wing | Wanita MCA |
Ideology | Malaysian Chinese interests Social conservatism Three Principles of the People Historical: Chinese nationalism |
Political position | Centre-right[1] |
National affiliation | Alliance (1952–1973) Barisan Nasional (since 1973) Allied coalitions: Perikatan Nasional (2020–2022) Unity Government (since November 2022) |
Colours | Blue and yellow |
Dewan Negara: | 2 / 70 |
Dewan Rakyat: | 2 / 222 |
Dewan Undangan Negeri: | 8 / 611 |
Party flag | |
Website | |
www.mca.org.my | |
Along with the largest and third largest component party in BN, i.e. United Malays National Organisation and Malaysian Indian Congress, MCA has a significant influence over the political arena in Malaysia since its independence. Through its holding of companies such as Huaren Holdings, MCA controls The Star, which is Malaysia's best-selling English newspaper.[2][3]
The party was once the largest party representing the Chinese community in Malaysia, and was particularly dominant in the early period until the late 1960s. Its fortunes fluctuated after the establishment of other political parties in the 1960s that challenged it for the Chinese votes, although it still enjoyed strong support in the mid-1990s to mid-2000s period. However, it has performed poorly in elections since 2008, with the Malaysian Chinese community mostly voting for the Democratic Action Party and People's Justice Party,[4] and in the 2018 Malaysian general election, it lost all but one of its parliamentary seats and was relegated to the opposition.[5] It returned to power in March 2020 as part of the alliance with Perikatan Nasional.[6] After the 2022 election, the party joined the government as a backbencher with Barisan Nasional supporting Pakatan Harapan.[7]