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| Malay name | Parti Liberal Demokratik ڤرتي ليبرال ديموكراتيق |
| Chinese name | 自由民主黨 自由民主党 Zìyóu mínzhǔ dǎng |
| Abbreviation | LDP |
| President | Chin Su Phin |
| Secretary-General | Chin Shu Ying |
| Deputy President | Yong Wui Chung |
| Youth Movement Leader | Jimmy Lai Khin Hiong |
| Women Movement Leader | Wong Kuen Yin |
| Founder | Hiew Min Kong |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Legalised | around 1989 |
| Headquarters | P.O.Box 16033, 88866 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah |
| Youth wing | Youth Movement |
| Women's wing | Women Movement |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism Classical liberalism Social democracy |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| National affiliation | Barisan Nasional (1991–2018) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (since 2023) |
| Colours | Orange, black, red[1] |
| Dewan Negara: | 0 / 70 |
| Dewan Rakyat: | 0 / 26 (Sabah and Labuan seats) |
| Sabah State Legislative Assembly: | 0 / 79 |
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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]
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "PN rejects Sabah's LDP application, says Muhyiddin". The Star. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Sabah's GRS now seven-party coalition after two local parties admitted". The Star. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.