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.

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