Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia)

Liberal Democratic Party
Malay nameParti Liberal Demokratik
ڤرتي ليبرال ديموكراتيق
Chinese name自由民主黨
自由民主党
Zìyóu mínzhǔ dǎng
AbbreviationLDP
PresidentChin Su Phin
Secretary-GeneralChin Shu Ying
Deputy PresidentYong Wui Chung
Youth Movement LeaderJimmy Lai Khin Hiong
Women Movement LeaderWong Kuen Yin
FounderHiew Min Kong
Founded1989
Legalisedaround 1989
HeadquartersP.O.Box 16033, 88866 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Youth wingYouth Movement
Women's wingWomen Movement
IdeologyLiberal conservatism
Classical liberalism
Social democracy
Political positionRight-wing
National affiliationBarisan Nasional (1991–2018)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (since 2023)
ColoursOrange, black, red[1]
Dewan Negara:
0 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:
0 / 26
(Sabah and Labuan seats)
Sabah State Legislative Assembly:
0 / 79
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
www.ldp.org.my

The Liberal Democratic Party or well known as Liberal Democratic Party of Sabah (Malay: Parti Liberal Demokratik) (simplified Chinese: 自由民主党; traditional Chinese: 自由民主黨; abbrev: LDP, or LDP Sabah) is a Sabahan Chinese-based political party founded in the town of Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia by Hiew Min Kong in 1989. This party is a major component of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) since April 2023.

The party is considered a minor political party in Malaysia, having its base mainly in Sabah. It was allocated one parliamentary seat under the Barisan Nasional (BN) political alliance, the Sandakan seat. The seat, which was won by the party's then president Liew Vui Keong in the 2008 general election, was lost in the 2013 general election to a candidate from the Democratic Action Party (DAP).[2] As a result, the party is currently represented in neither the Dewan Rakyat nor the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. On 11 May 2018, Liberal Democratic Party announced that they had decided to leave the BN coalition with immediate effect. On 28 March 2021, its supreme council endorsed its application to join the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. However, on 2 October 2021, PN Chairman and former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin rejected application of the party.[3] On 5 April 2023, the party has officially been admitted into Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) after its membership application had been accepted by the coalition.[4]

  1. ^ "About LDP [LDP Logo and Song]". Liberal Democratic Party. Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Vui Keong falls to DAP's Tien Fatt in Sandakan contest". fz.com. 6 May 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  3. ^ "PN rejects Sabah's LDP application, says Muhyiddin". The Star. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Sabah's GRS now seven-party coalition after two local parties admitted". The Star. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.