List of political parties in Malaysia

Due to the lack of records and regulations, Malaysian politicians may not even know how much they spent on their campaigns or overspending the expenditure than permitted by law.

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.

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 per cent or one-eighth of the votes cast.

Additionally it is required that each candidate provide a RM 5,000 deposit for cleaning up banners and posters after the election.

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.

Excludes the Malaysian United Indigenous Party, which was part of the coalition in the 2018 election but subsequently left and later joined Perikatan Nasional in 2020.

The list is sorted by the year in which the respective parties were legalised and registered with the Registrar of Societies (ROS).

The list is sorted by the year in which the respective parties were legalised and registered with the Registrar of Societies (ROS).

The list is sorted by the year in which the respective parties were legalised and registered with the Registrar of Societies (ROS).

The list is sorted by the year in which the respective parties were legalised and registered with the Registrar of Societies (ROS).

[12] E Originally registered as the Parti Demokratik Setiahati Kuasa Rakyat Bersatu Sabah, it was later renamed on 23 March 2011 when it extended its wings to Peninsular Malaysia.

Parties that were registered in British Malaya but operated solely in the territory of Singapore are also excluded from this list.