People's Liberal Democratic Party

The People's Liberal Democratic Party (abbrev: PLDP; simplified Chinese: 人民自由民主党; traditional Chinese: 人民自由民主黨; pinyin: Rén Mín Zì Yóu Mín Zhǔ Dǎng; Malay: Parti Liberal Demokratik Rakyat) is a dormant political party in Singapore. It was formed by Ooi Boon Ewe, an independent candidate in the 2001 general election in Singapore. The party was approved in the midst of the 2006 GE hustling, but was days late for nomination. The party's current status is unknown.

People's Liberal Democratic Party
Chinese name人民自由民主党 Rénmín zìyóu mínzhǔdǎng
Malay nameParti Liberal Demokratik Rakyat ڤرتي ليبر ديموکراتيک رعيت
Tamil nameமக்கள் தாராண்மை ஜனநாயக கட்சி Makkaḷ tārāṇmai jaṉanāyaka kaṭci
ChairmanUnknown
Secretary-GeneralUnknown
Founded2 May 2006 (2006-05-02)
IdeologySocial democracy
Anti-capitalism
Parliament
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PLDP's symbol is a space shuttle.

2006 and 2011 elections

As PLDP was registered after nomination day for the 2006 general election, Ooi was not able to contest the election under the PLDP banner.

PLDP attempted to contest in the 2011 general election, with Ooi running for the Sengkang West Single Member Constituency. However, on Nomination Day, Ooi's assentor did not turn up,[1] leading to Ooi publicly appealing to the opposition's supporters to be his assentor but to be rejected by the crowd. He subsequently shed tears over again the inability to participate in elections, being in his 70s and having desired to become a Member of Parliament.

Later in 2011, Ooi resigned as PLDP's chairman to contest in the 2011 presidential election as the presidential candidate must be a non-partisan member.[2] He acknowledged that he did not qualify for the office of President as successful applicants must have held office for at least three years in the public or private sector. He then asked for a waiver from this requirement but the Presidential Elections Committee stated that they had no power to do so.[3]

References
  1. "Two major upsets at Deyi nomination centre". The Straits Times. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  2. Musfirah, Hetty (1 June 2011). "Ooi Boon Ewe intends to run in presidential election". Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  3. "Only four qualify for Presidential Election". 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
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