Khoo Soo Seang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Khoo (邱).
Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Khoo Soo Seang
PJN AMN
邱思祥
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tebrau
In office
5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byTeng Boon Soon
(BN–MCA)
Succeeded bySteven Choong Shiau Yoon
(PH–PKR)
Majority1,767 (2013)
Personal details
Born
Khoo Soo Seang

(1945-04-21) 21 April 1945 (age 79)
Penang, Malaysia
Political partyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Residence(s)Taman Adda, Johor Bahru, Johor, Japanese occupation of Malaya
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher

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 Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 P158 Tebrau 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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