Democratic Action Party
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The Democratic Action Party is a major Malaysian opposition party known for its multiracial, social democratic platform and strong support base among urban voters, particularly within the Chinese Malaysian community.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Democratic Action Party canonical | 2 |
| 民主行动党 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2457714 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Democratic Action Party Context triple: [Chinese Malaysians, politicalPartyTraditionallySupported, Democratic Action Party]
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A.
People's National Party
The People's National Party is one of Jamaica's major political parties, historically influential in shaping the country's governance and social-democratic policies.
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B.
Party of Democratic Action
The Party of Democratic Action is a major Bosniak nationalist and conservative political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina, influential in the country’s post-war politics and governance.
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C.
United Labour Party
The United Labour Party was an early 20th-century New Zealand political party that represented workers’ interests and helped lay the foundations for the modern New Zealand Labour Party.
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D.
People's National Action
People's National Action was a right-wing Portuguese political party that supported the Estado Novo regime and served as the political base for leaders like Marcelo Caetano.
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E.
Progressive Citizens' Party
The Progressive Citizens' Party is a conservative political party in Liechtenstein that has been one of the country's two major parties and has produced several prime ministers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Democratic Action Party Target entity description: The Democratic Action Party is a major Malaysian opposition party known for its multiracial, social democratic platform and strong support base among urban voters, particularly within the Chinese Malaysian community.
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A.
People's National Party
The People's National Party is one of Jamaica's major political parties, historically influential in shaping the country's governance and social-democratic policies.
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B.
Party of Democratic Action
The Party of Democratic Action is a major Bosniak nationalist and conservative political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina, influential in the country’s post-war politics and governance.
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C.
United Labour Party
The United Labour Party was an early 20th-century New Zealand political party that represented workers’ interests and helped lay the foundations for the modern New Zealand Labour Party.
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D.
People's National Action
People's National Action was a right-wing Portuguese political party that supported the Estado Novo regime and served as the political base for leaders like Marcelo Caetano.
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E.
Progressive Citizens' Party
The Progressive Citizens' Party is a conservative political party in Liechtenstein that has been one of the country's two major parties and has produced several prime ministers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opposition party
ⓘ
political party ⓘ |
| advocates |
anti-corruption measures
ⓘ
democratic governance ⓘ good governance ⓘ multiracial politics ⓘ rule of law ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| ChineseName |
Democratic Action Party
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
民主行动党
|
| coalitionMembership |
Barisan Nasional
ⓘ
surface form:
Pakatan Harapan
|
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| countrySubdivisionActivity |
West Malaysia
ⓘ
surface form:
Peninsular Malaysia
Sabah ⓘ Sarawak ⓘ |
| electoralRole | major opposition party in Malaysia ⓘ |
| founded | 1965-03-18 ⓘ |
| foundingLocation | Kuala Lumpur ⓘ |
| hasWomenWing | DAP Wanita ⓘ |
| hasYouthWing | DAP Socialist Youth ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Kuala Lumpur ⓘ |
| ideology |
progressivism
ⓘ
social democracy ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ Malay ⓘ |
| MalayName | Parti Tindakan Demokratik ⓘ |
| notableSupportBaseCharacteristic |
predominantly urban
ⓘ
significant Chinese Malaysian support ⓘ |
| origin | successor to the Malaysian branch of the People’s Action Party ⓘ |
| parliamentaryRepresentation |
Dewan Negara
ⓘ
Dewan Rakyat ⓘ |
| partyColour |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-left ⓘ |
| previousCoalitionMembership |
Barisan Alternatif
ⓘ
Pakatan Rakyat ⓘ |
| scope | multiracial ⓘ |
| shortName | DAP ⓘ |
| stateLegislativeRepresentation | multiple Malaysian state assemblies ⓘ |
| supportBase |
Chinese Malaysian community
ⓘ
urban voters ⓘ |
| supports |
constitutional democracy in Malaysia
ⓘ
protection of minority rights ⓘ secular governance principles ⓘ |
| symbol | rocket ⓘ |
| website | https://dapmalaysia.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Democratic Action Party Description of subject: The Democratic Action Party is a major Malaysian opposition party known for its multiracial, social democratic platform and strong support base among urban voters, particularly within the Chinese Malaysian community.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
民主行动党