Khoo Soo Seang

Malaysian politician and teacher
邱思祥Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for TebrauIn office
5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018Preceded byTeng Boon Soon
(BN–MCA)Succeeded bySteven Choong Shiau Yoon
(PH–PKR)Majority1,767 (2013) Personal detailsBorn
Khoo Soo Seang

(1945-04-21) 21 April 1945 (age 79)
Penang, MalaysiaPolitical partyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA)Other political
affiliationsBarisan Nasional (BN)Residence(s)Taman Adda, Johor Bahru, Johor, Japanese occupation of MalayaOccupationPoliticianProfessionTeacher

Datuk Khoo Soo Seang (Chinese: 邱思祥) is a Malaysian politician and teacher who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tebrau from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Politic career

Khoo was the Member of Parliament for Tebrau constituency, in Johor for one term from 2013 to 2018.[1]

Khoo was elected during the 2013 general elections, when he defeated People's Justice Party (PKR) candidate Choong Shiau Yoon with a majority of 1,767 votes. Khoo earned 39,985 votes compared to his opponent with only 38,218 votes.

In the 2018 general elections, Khoo do not seek re-election for the Tebrau constituency which was contested by MCA's vice-president Dr. Hou Kok Chung instead as BN candidate.[2]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[3][4][5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponnet(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 P158 Tebrau, Johor Khoo Soo Seang (MCA) 39,985 51.13% Choong Shiau Yoon (PKR) 38,218 48.87% 79,835 1,767 88.23%

Honours

References

  1. ^ Parliamentary profile
  2. ^ Soo Wern Jun (10 March 2018). "MCA seeks to retain Tebrau, PH banks on 'small swing' of Malays". www.freemalaysiatoday.com. Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  4. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 24 February 2018. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  6. ^ Rajes Paul (10 September 2017). "Chong Wei all fired up". The Star. Retrieved 29 July 2018.


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