Chew Chong Sin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chew (周).
Yang Berhormat Tuan
Chew Chong Sin
MLA
周忠信
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Mengkibol
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byTan Hong Pin
(PR–DAP)
Majority19,226 (2018)
10,107 (2022)
Personal details
Born
Chew Chong Sin

(1973-08-09) 9 August 1973 (age 51)
Kluang, Johor
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (Malaysia) (DAP)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan
Alma materSJK(C) Chung Hwa 3
SMK Sultan Abdul Jalil
Kluang High School
National University of Malaysia
University of Malaya
OccupationPolitician
Chew Chong Sin
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese周忠信
Simplified Chinese周忠信
Hanyu PinyinZhōu Zhōngxìn
Pha̍k-fa-sṳChiû Chûng-sin
JyutpingZau1 Zung1 Seon3
Hokkien POJChiu Tiong-sìn
Tâi-lôTsiu Tiong-sìn

Chew Chong Sin is a Malaysian politician from DAP. He is the Member of Johor State Legislative Assembly for Mengkibol since 2018.

Early career

Chew is a former bank manager in Kuala Lumpur, Asia Pacific region manager of a German company and Director of BPP Professional Education (United Kingdom), China branch. He was also a businessman in Shanghai.

He was also the Chairman of Chinese Student in UKM Committee and Secretary of Civil Rights Committee for The KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall.[1]

Political career

When he was in Shanghai, Chew established “Bersih Shanghai” in 2012, which actively campaigned ‘Jom Balik Undi’ (Go Back and Vote) in other countries. Bersih Shanghai had held several forums with other NGOs, activist and Malaysian political leaders to share their thoughts with Malaysians in Shanghai.

He is also a columnist who shares his opinion on current issues and economic issues in “Mirror of Shanghai” for Oriental Daily.

In July 2013, he returned to Malaysia and started campaigning with DAP during the 2013 Malaysian general election. Before that, he also helped the opposition to campaign in the 1999 and 2004 Malaysian general election.

In 2018, he joined DAP and contested the 2018 Malaysian general election as a Pakatan Harapan candidate and was chosen as the Member of Johor State Legislative Assembly for Mengkibol.[1]

Election result

Johor State Legislative Assembly[2][3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct. Opponent(s) Votes Pct. Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 N28 Mengkibol Chew Chong Sin (DAP) 29,559 72.80% Chin Sim Lai (MCA) 10,333 25.42% 40,657 19,226 84.06%
2022 Chew Chong Sin (DAP) 19,813 57.50% Kelly Chye Pei Yee (MCA) 9,706 28.17% 34,455 10,107 51.92%
Wong Chan Giap (BERSATU) 4,116 11.95%

Controversies

On 15 March 2019, Chew Chong Sin said that the Christchurch mosque shootings should be a lesson for Malaysia in racial and religious issues, for instance the collaboration between UMNO and PAS.[4] After that, he retracted his statement due to misinterpretation.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "CHEW CHONG SIN". PRU @ Sinar Harian. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  2. ^ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  3. ^ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  4. ^ "DAP rebukes Chew for insensitive remarks about Christchurch massacre". Malaysiakini. 2019-03-16.
  5. ^ "DAP man shares thought on Christchurch massacre, then retracts it". Malaysiakini. 2019-03-15.