List of Political Parties in Malaya

This is a list of political parties in Malaya, including existing and historical ones.

Legislation
Under the current legislation, all political parties (termed "Political Associations") must be registered under the Societies Act.

Election expenses
The Election Offences Act (1954) regulate the maximum expenses allowed for candidates vying for parliamentary seats and for state seats during the campaign period (excluding before the nomination day and after election day). The permissible campaign expenditure set by the Election Offences Act (1954) is RM100,000 per candidate for state seats, and RM200,000 per candidate for federal seats. Due to the lack of record and regulations, Malaysian politicians may not even know how much they spent on their campaigns or overspending the expenditure than permitted by law. Another related problem was the secrecy surrounding political funds and their use. Although many politicians, including members of newly appointed cabinets, voluntarily disclosed their personal finances, such disclosure is not compulsory and many sources of revenue remain obscure.

Election deposits
The deposit was RM10,000 to contest a parliamentary seat, or RM5,000 to contest a state assembly seat. The deposit is used to pay for infringements of election laws and is returned after polling day unless the candidate loses and fails to garner more than 12.5 percent or one-eighth of the votes cast. Additionally it is required that each candidate provide a RM5,000 deposit for cleaning up banners and posters after the election.

Political donations
Political donations are legal in Malaysia. There is no limit, and parties are not obliged to disclose the source of the funding, which makes political donations a vague subject but still entirely legal in the country. All political donations are allowed to be given into accounts of individuals and accounts of the political party. Anonymous donors and foreigners may request to not to reveal their identities.

Political parties are funded by contributions from: This article lists political parties in Malaya with representation in the Parliament, either in the Dewan Rakyat  ( House of Representatives ) and/or in the Dewan Negara ( House of Senator ).
 * party members and individual supporters (via membership fees/dues/subscriptions and/or local/foreign small donations),
 * Organisations, which share their political views (e.g. by trade union affiliation fees) or which stand to benefit from their activities (e.g. by local/foreign corporate donations) or
 * taxpayers respectively the general revenue fund (by grants that are called state aid, government or public funding).

Parties represented in the Parliament
This is the list of coalitions and parties that have representation in the Parliament of Malaya (Dewan Rakyat & Dewan Negara).

Parties without representation in the Parliament
This is the list of parties that don't have representatives in the Parliament of Malaya (Dewan Rakyat & Dewan Negara).