Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia)

Liberal Democratic Party
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
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
www.ldp.org.my
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The Liberal Democratic Party (Malay: Parti Liberal Demokratik) (simplified Chinese: 自由民主党; traditional Chinese: 自由民主黨; abbrev: LDP) 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]