bɹuːnˈaɪ pˈiːpəlz pˈɑːɹɾi wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt, ɪnˈɪʃəli, æz ɐ bɹˈæntʃ ʌvðə məlˈeɪən pˈiːpəlz pˈɑːɹɾi ˌɛmpˌiːpˈiː ˌɔn twˈɛnti wˈʌn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks, æt ðə hˈaʊs ˈoʊnd baɪ ɐ pɹˈɑːmɪnənt lˈiːdɚ, ˈeɪtʃ.ˈɛm. sˈæleɪ æt kˈæmpɑːŋ kˈaɪəŋdʒˌeɪ, bɹuːnˈaɪ tˈaʊn, tˈuː mˈʌnθs ˈæftɚɹ ˌɛmpˌiːpˈiː wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn məlˈeɪə.
Brunei People's Party was established, initially, as a branch of the Malayan People's Party (MPP) on 21 January 1956, at the house owned by a prominent leader, H.M. Salleh at Kampong Kianggeh, Brunei Town, two months after MPP was founded in Malaya.