Datuk Junz Wong Hong Jun (also known as Wong Hong Jun; simplified Chinese: 王鸿俊; traditional Chinese: 王鴻俊; pinyin: Wáng Hóngjùn) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tanjung Aru since May 2018. He served as the State Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) administration under former Chief Minister Shafie Apdal from May 2018 to the collapse of the WARISAN administration in September 2020 and MLA for Likas from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member and the Vice President of the WARISAN and was a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.[1][2]
Junz Wong Hong Jun | |
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王鸿俊 | |
| State Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries of Sabah | |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 29 September 2020 | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Shafie Apdal |
| Assistant | Daud Yusof |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Kitingan |
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey Kitingan (State Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries) |
| Constituency | Tanjung Aru |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tanjung Aru | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Yong Oui Fah (BN–PBS) |
| Majority | 4,610 (2018) 3,147 (2020) |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Likas | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Liew Teck Chan (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Tan Lee Fatt (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 5,652 (2013) |
| Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2013–2016 | Democratic Action Party |
| 2016– | Heritage Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Junz Wong Hong Jun 1979 (age 44–45) Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (2013–2016) Heritage Party (WARISAN) (since 2016) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2013–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2016) |
| Spouse | Liau Shui Fong |
| Occupation | Politician |
Junz Wong | |||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 王鴻俊 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 王鸿俊 | ||||||
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Election results edit
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
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| 2013 | Likas | Junz Wong (DAP) | 7,746 | 67.46% | Chin Shu Ying (LDP) | 2,094 | 18.24% | 11,581 | 5,652 | 75.80% | ||
| Yong Teck Lee (SAPP) | 1,487 | 12.95% | ||||||||||
| Ho Cheong Tshun (STAR) | 155 | 1.35% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Tanjung Aru | Junz Wong (WARISAN) | 9,794 | 58.15% | Edward Yong Oui Fah (PBS) | 5,184 | 30.77% | 17,871 | 4,610 | 75.00% | ||
| Hamid Ismail (PAS) | 807 | 4.79% | ||||||||||
| Noraiza Mohammad Noor (PHRS) | 566 | 3.36% | ||||||||||
| Chong Wei Leung (PKAN) | 494 | 2.93% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | Junz Wong (WARISAN) | 5,685 | 60.34% | Mohd Reduan Aklee (UMNO) | 2,538 | 26.94% | 9,421 | 3,147 | 63.05% | |||
| Edward Yong Oui Fah (PBS) | 647 | 6.87% | ||||||||||
| Noran Addy Sukiran (PCS) | 241 | 2.56% | ||||||||||
| Ibrahim Okk Mohd Laiman Diki (LDP) | 179 | 1.90% | ||||||||||
| Shaffic Riasib Shah (USNO Baru) | 88 | 0.93% | ||||||||||
| Rizawani Fiona Heng (GAGASAN) | 25 | 0.27% | ||||||||||
| Jan Chow Yee Fah (IND) | 18 | 0.19% | ||||||||||
Honours edit
Sabah
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2018)[6]
References edit
- ^ Muguntan Vanar (2 October 2016). "Triple blow for Sabah Pakatan, state PKR chief quits party". The Star Online. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Shafie's party to be called Warisan Sabah". Malay Mail Online. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
- ^ "N02 Tanjong Kapor". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 30 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak head list of 1,158 Sabah award recipients". Bernama. Borneo Post. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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