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; Malay: Parti Liberal Demokratik Rakyat) is formed by Ooi Boon Ewe, an independent candidate in the 2001 GE. The party was approved in the midst of the 2006 GE husting and days late for nomination.

Logo

PLDP's symbol is a dove, which was also the same logo he used on 2001 GE where he had contested in Joo Chiat SMC as an independent candidate.

2006 and 2011 general 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.

In 2011, PLDP attempt to contest in the 2011 General Elections, 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.

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]

Reference

• Background of PLDP
• Ooi's attempt to contest in 2011 GE
• Ooi's shed into tears after being unable to contest in 2011 GE
• Sengkang West SMC's result in 2011 GE after the absence of PLDP
• In 2001 GE, Ooi used a dove as a symbol when he contested in Joo Chiat SMC, except that a background in grey to state that he is an independent candidate at that point of time