Er Teck Hwa

In this Chinese name, the family name is Er (余).
Er Teck Hwa
余德华
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Bakri, Johor
In office
8 March 2008 – 7 April 2018
Preceded byChua Jui Meng (MCA – BN)
Succeeded byYeo Bee Yin (DAP – PH)
Majority722 (2008)
5,067 (2013)
Personal details
Born (1972-12-17) 17 December 1972 (age 52)
Muar, Johor, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Nationality Malaysia
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
OccupationPolitician
Websiteerteckhwa.blogspot.com

Er Teck Hwa (simplified Chinese: 余德华; traditional Chinese: 余德華; pinyin: Yú Dé Huá; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Û Tek-hôa; born 17 December 1972) is a Malaysian politician. Er was the two-term Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bakri constituency in the State of Johor from 2008 to 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.[1]

Early education

He started his primary education in SJK(C) Chung Hwa 2A, Muar. He continued his secondary education in SMK Jalan Junid, Muar, Johor.

Er (back) campaigning with DAP leader Karpal Singh in Kuching in 2011.

Political career

In the 2008 general election, Er representing DAP had created history by winning the Bakri constituency to be the first MP from opposition, other than the governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition or its predecessor, the Alliance Party, from the Johor state ever elected to the Parliament of Malaysia since Independence.[2] Upon his election, Er, a Mandarin speaker, stated that he was planning to hire private tutors to improve his Malay and English language skills to communicate more effectively with his constituents.[3]

The Star columnist Lee Yuk Peng has said that Er has impacted parliament with his "efforts to bring issues close to the heart for parliamentary deliberation" and had the "reputation of being a hard working and dedicated MP" prepared to ask questions in parliament despite his lack of proficiency in Malay.[4] Persistence paid off for Er when his second emergency motion on the accident involving an express bus was allowed to be debated in Parliament on 3 November 2010. He filed his first emergency motion on the fatal accident in Simpang Ampat[5] on 14 October 2010 but it was dismissed on 18 October 2010. This was also the first emergency motion to be allowed in 2010 as most of them were rejected on the grounds that there was no urgency for the matters raised.[6][7]

Er was successfully reelected again in the 2013 general election with a bigger majority for the second term. Somehow Er did not seek a third term reelection for his Bakri parliamentary seat in the 2018 general election to make way for Yeo Bee Yin, the former Selangor State Legislative Assemblywoman of Damansara Utama who successfully defended the seat for DAP.[8][9][10][11]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[2][12][13][14]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 P145 Bakri, Johor Er Teck Hwa (DAP) 21,051 48.77% Tay Puay Chuan (MCA) 20,329 47.09% 43,168 722 76.55%
2013 Er Teck Hwa (DAP) 31,118 53.40% Lee Ching Yong (MCA) 26,051 44.71% 58,270 5,067 86.71%

See also

References

  1. ^ Ding, Jo-Ann (30 March 2010). "MP Watch : Eye on Parliament - Er Teck Hwa (Bakri)". The Nut Graph. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Star Publications (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout.
  3. ^ Tay, Gladys (18 March 2008). "Back to school for Bakri MP". The Star (Malaysia). Star Publications (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Ku Li ponders invite to head oil royalty caucus". The Star (Malaysia). Star Publications (Malaysia). 29 November 2009. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  5. ^ "14 dead, 45 injured in horrific highway accident". The Star (Malaysia). Star Publications (Malaysia). 3 November 2010. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Debate on bus crash allowed". The Star (Malaysia). Star Publications (Malaysia). 7 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Parliament allows motion to debate on bus accident". The Star (Malaysia). Star Publications (Malaysia). 3 November 2010. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  8. ^ "I am giving way to a better candidate, says DAP's Bakri MP". Aiezat Fadzell. The Sun Daily. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  9. ^ "DAP's Er Teck Hwa not defending Bakri seat in GE14". The Star. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  10. ^ "DAP's Er Teck Hwa says he won't defend Bakri seat". Lu Wei Hoong. Malaysiakini. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  11. ^ "DAP names Yeo Bee Yin as candidate for Bakri seat". The Star. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 March 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  13. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.