Wong Chia Zhen (simplified Chinese: 黄佳祯; traditional Chinese: 黃佳禎; pinyin: Huáng Jiāzhēn) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kulim since August 2023. He is a member, Youth Chief and State Chairman of Kedah of the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN), a component party of the PN coalition. He is also presently the only Chinese, non-Malay and GERAKAN Kedah EXCO Member and the only serving GERAKAN elected representative as well as the first GERAKAN candidate to win an election since Mah Siew Keong won the 2014 Telok Intan by-election.
Wong Chia Zhen | |
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黄佳祯 | |
| Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (Human Resources, Chinese, Indian and Siamese Affairs & Non-governmental Organisations) | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2023 | |
| Monarch | Sallehuddin |
| Menteri Besar | Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor |
| Preceded by | Wan Romani Wan Salim (Human Resources) Robert Ling Kui Ee (Chinese and Siamese Affairs) Azman Nasrudin (Indian Affairs) Portfolio established (Non-governmental Organisations) |
| Constituency | Kulim |
| Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Kulim | |
| Assumed office 12 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Yeo Keng Chuan (PH–PKR) |
| Majority | 7,742 (2023) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wong Chia Zhen |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN) |
| Other political affiliations | Perikatan Nasional (PN) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Wong Chia Zhen | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 黃佳禎 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄佳祯 | ||||||
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Political career edit
Candidate for the Member of Parliament (2022) edit
2022 general election edit
In the 2022 general election, Wong made his electoral debut after being nominated by PN to contest for the Batu Kawan federal seat. He was not elected to Parliament as the Batu Kawan MP after losing to Chief Minister of Penang Chow Kon Yeow of Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a majority of 40,400 votes.
Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (since 2023) edit
In the 2023 Kedah state election, the ruling PN won a two-thirds supermajority in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly and was reelected to power. Following that, Jeneri MLA Muhammad Sanusi of PN was reappointed as the Menteri Besar. Wong was appointed as the Kedah EXCO Member in charge of Human Resources, Chinese, Indian and Siamese Affairs and Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) by Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi on 21 August 2023.[1]
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (since 2023) edit
2023 Kedah state election edit
In the 2023 Kedah state election, Wong was renominated by PN to contest for the Kulim state seat. Wong won the seat and was elected to the Kedah State Legislative Assembly as the Kulim MLA after defeating Teh Lean Ong of PH by a majority of 7,742 votes.[2]
Election results edit
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2022 | P046 Batu Kawan | Wong Chia Zhen (Gerakan) | 10,344 | 15.03% | Chow Kon Yeow (DAP) | 50,744 | 73.72% | 88,812 | 40,400 | 77.50% | ||
| Tan Lee Huat (MCA) | 7,145 | 10.38% | ||||||||||
| Ong Chin Wen (WARISAN) | 450 | 0.65% | ||||||||||
| Lee Ah Liang (PRM) | 148 | 0.22% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2023 | N35 Kulim | Wong Chia Zhen (Gerakan) | 23,278 | 59.97% | Teh Lean Ong (PKR) | 15,536 | 40.03% | 38,814 | 7,742 | 71.65% | ||
References edit
- ^ "Seven new faces among 10 Kedah exco members sworn in on Aug 21". The Star. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "State polls: List of Perikatan candidates for Kedah". The Star. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Negeri Kedah ke-15". Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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