Malaysian Democratic Party

The Malaysian Democratic Party (MDP, Malay: Parti Demokratik Malaysia) was a political party in Malaysia formed by Wee Choo Keong in 1998, after he was expelled from Democratic Action Party (DAP) due to his fall-out and failed revolt against then secretary-general Lim Kit Siang.

Malaysian Democratic Party Parti Demokratik Malaysia MDP
Abbreviation	MDP
Leader	Wee Choo Keong
Founded	1998
Dissolved	2008
Split from	Democratic Action Party
Headquarters	Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Youth wing	Young MDP
Ideology	Social democracy
Political position	Centre-left
Colours	Blue
Politics of Malaysia Political parties Elections

MDP contested both the 1999 and 2004 general elections but failed to win any seats. Wee himself, who was the party secretary-general, even lost his deposit after contesting the Bukit Bintang parliamentary seat in 2004. He later entered the 2008 general elections on the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) ticket and won. Since then, MDP has become inactive even though Wee was dropped for the 2013 general elections.

General election results

Election	Total seats won	Seats contested	Total votes	Share of votes	Outcome of election	Election leader
1999	0 / 193	19	8,001	0.12%	; No representation in Parliament	Wee Choo Keong
2004	0 / 219	17	1,107	0.02%	; No representation in Parliament	Wee Choo Keong
2008	1 / 222	11	19,637	0.11%	1 seat ; Opposition coalition (Pakatan Rakyat)	Wee Choo Keong

See also

• List of political parties in Malaysia
• Politics of Malaysia
• Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)
• Pakatan Rakyat

External links

• Wee Choo Keong Wordpress
• Wee Choo Keong Blogspot inactive.

References

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