Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia)
Liberal Democratic Party Liberal Democratic Party of the State of Sabah | |
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| Malay name | Parti Liberal Demokratik Parti Liberal Demokratik Sabah |
| Abbreviation | LDP LDP Sabah |
| 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 |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | Barisan Nasional (1991–2018) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (since 2023) |
| Colours | Orange, black, red |
| 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, or Parti Liberal Demokratik Sabah; abbrev: LDP, or LDP Sabah) is a Sabahan-based local 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). 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. 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.