Socialist Democratic Party Parti Sosialis Demokratik SDP | |
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| Leader | Yeap Ghim Guan (Founder) Fan Yew Teng (Secretary General) |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Dissolved | 1986 |
| Split from | Democratic Action Party |
| Headquarters | Ipoh,Malaysia |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
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Socialist Democratic Party (SDP) (Malay:Parti Sosialis Demokratik) was a splinter party ofDemocratic Action Party (DAP) formed in 1978 byYeap Ghim Guan.[1] He was later joined by another former DAP MPFan Yew Teng[2] who had also left the party after a dispute with the leadership ofLim Kit Siang. SDP failed to win any seat in theMalaysian general election, 1986 and it finally became defunct.[3][4]
The party was based inIpoh.[5] The party contested the1978 Malaysian general election but all 3 parliamentary candidates and 9 state candidates fail make the cut, including the chairman,Yeap Ghim Guan.Fan Yew Teng joined the party in 1983 in order to revive it, but with limited success.[6]
On 1st March 1986,Ahmad Nor took over chairmanship of the party for1986 Malaysian general election.[7][8]
After a poor showing, he left the party eight months later and it soon became defunct with many members rejoining the DAP or rival party MCA.[9]
President
| Order | Name | Term of office | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ismail Hashim | 1978 | 1986 | [10] | |
| 2 | Ahmad Nor | 1986 | 1986 | [11] | |
Secretary General
| Order | Name | Term of office | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeap Ghim Guan | 1980 | 1983 | [12] | |
| 2 | Fan Yew Teng | 1983 | 1986 | [13][14] | |
| Election | Total seats won | Seats contested | Total votes | Voting Percentage | Outcome of election | Election leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 / 154 | 3 | 13,788 | 0.40 | Yeap Ghim Guan | |
| 1982 | 0 / 154 | 1 | 464 | 0.01 | Fan Yew Teng | |
| 1986 | 0 / 177 | 18 | 44,863 | 0.97 | Ahmad Nor[15] |
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