Malaysian Democratic Party Parti Demokratik Malaysia MDP | |
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| 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 |
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TheMalaysian Democratic Party (MDP,Malay:Parti Demokratik Malaysia) was a political party inMalaysia formed byWee Choo Keong in 1998, after he was expelled fromDemocratic Action Party (DAP) due to his fall-out and failed revolt against then secretary-generalLim Kit Siang.
Wee roped in two other former DAP stalwarts who had left the party earlier ex-Penang chairmanYeap Ghim Guan and three-term Sandakan MP Fung Ket Wing.[1]
MDP contested both the1999 and2004 general elections but failed to win any seats.
Wee himself, who was the party secretary-general, even lost his deposit after contesting theBukit Bintang parliamentary seat in 2004.
He later contested the2008 general elections on theParti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) ticket and won. Following this, the MDP became inactive even though Wee was dropped for the 2013 general elections.
| Election | Total seats won | Seats contested | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
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| 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 |
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