Ooi Boon Ewe is a Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

an politician

Politician

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. He is most notable for attempting to contest various elections, general and presidential.

Politics

Ooi entered the politicial arena in the presidential elections in 1999. He submitted eligibility forms to the Elections Department who later declined to issue a certificate of eligibility.

Ooi contested Joo Chiat SMC

Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency

Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency located in the eastern region of Singapore. The SMC encompasses the areas of Joo Chiat, Katong, Haig Road, Siglap and a portion of East Coast Park...

 in the 2001 General Elections

Singapore general election, 2001

The Singapore parliamentary general elections of 2001 were held on 3 November. The People's Action Party, the incumbent ruling party, won 82 out of 84 seats in the election, including 55 walkovers...

 as an independent candidate, against People's Action Party

People's Action Party

The People's Action Party is the leading political party in Singapore. It has been the city-state's ruling political party since 1959....

 incumbent Chan Soo Sen

Chan Soo Sen

Chan Soo Sen was a Singaporean Member of Parliament who represented Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency until 2011.In the 2006 general elections, Chan, representing PAP, defeated Tan Bing Seng of the Workers' Party of Singapore with 65.01% of the votes in the SMC.In the 2001 general elections, he...

. He garnered 3,038 votes (16.45%).

Ooi attempted to seek candidacy for the second time in the presidential elections in 2005. His application for the Certificate of Eligibility was rejected by the Presidential Elections Committee due to his lack of experience and ability required by the Constitution.

In 2006, he formed the People's Liberal Democratic Party

People's Liberal Democratic Party

The People's Liberal Democratic Party 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:...

, four days after Nomination Day of the 2006 general election. He was thus unable to contest the election.

In 2011, Ooi sought to contest Sengkang West SMC in the 2011 General Elections. One of his assentors did not turn up on Nomination Day and was unsucessful in attempting to seek a replacement from the crowd. He then left the nomination center without submitting his nomination papers.

Ooi decided on a third run for the presidential election in 2011

Singaporean presidential election, 2011

The Singapore presidential election of 2011 was the fourth Singapore Presidential Election, held on 27 August 2011. Nomination day for eligible candidates was held on 17 August 2011. Mr. S.R. Nathan, the previous President of Singapore, stepped down on 31 August 2011 when his term drew to a close...

. As the constitution requires presidential candidates to be nonpartisan

Nonpartisan

In political science, nonpartisan denotes an election, event, organization or person in which there is no formally declared association with a political party affiliation....

, Ooi had to resign from the PLDP. He submitted his forms on 11 July, and was found to be ineligible because his application was incomplete and he had asked for a waiver from certain requirements set forth by the constitution, which the Elections Department claims it has no power to do.