Liew Ah Kim

Liew Ah Kim
廖金华
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Seputeh
In office
3 August 1986 – 29 November 1999
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded byTeresa Kok Suh Sim
(BADAP)
Majority20,993 (1986)
23,008 (1990)
5,615 (1995)
Personal details
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP) (1966–1998; since 2002)
Malaysian Democratic Party (MDP) (1998–2002)
OccupationPolitician

Liew Ah Kim is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Seputeh from 1986 to 1999 under Democratic Action Party and the Member of Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Kajang from 1978 to 1982.

Politics

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He was the Member of Parliament for Seputeh before quitting from DAP in 1998 and established Malaysian Democratic Party together with Wee Choo Keong and was the Deputy Chairman for the party. He tried to defend his seat under the ticket of the new party in 1999 Malaysian general election, but he failed and lost to Teresa Kok. In 2002, he rejoined DAP and contested for the Kampar parliamentary seat but lost to the BN candidate. He had also contested in the 2022 Central Executive Committee Election but was not chosen as a member.[1][2]

Election results

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Selangor State Legislative Assembly[3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1978 N17 Kajang Liew Ah Kim (DAP) 6,841 56.95% Kan Tong Fong (MCA) 4,313 35.91% 12,374 2,528 78.78%
Kampo Radjo Baginda Kayo (PSRM) 550 4.58%
Aman Khan (PEKEMAS) 308 2.56%
Parliament of Malaysia[4]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1982 P058 Batu Gajah Liew Ah Kim (DAP) 15,686 45.02% Ban Hon Keong (MCA) 19,156 54.98% 36,010 3,470 75.47%
1986 P101 Seputeh Liew Ah Kim (DAP) 36,782 69.47% David Chua Kok Tee (MCA) 15,789 29.82% 52,950 20,993 70.46%
1990 Liew Ah Kim (DAP) 39,445 69.96% Fu Ah Kiow (MCA) 16,437 29.15% 56,382 23,008 69.06%
1995 P110 Seputeh Liew Ah Kim (DAP) 26,518 55.27% Ooi Saw Choo (MCA) 20,903 43.57% 47,975 5,615 70.73%
Liew Choon Teck (IND) 203 0.42%
1999 Liew Ah Kim (MDP) 457 0.86% Teresa Kok Suh Sim (DAP) 28,657 54.07% 52,995 5,200 73.58%
Sua Chong Keh (MCA) 23,457 44.26%
M. Thurai (IND) 134 0.25%
2004 P070 Kampar Liew Ah Kim (DAP) 13,639 37.09% Hew See Tong (MCA) 23,129 62.91% 38,413 9,490 63.10%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Party veteran criticises DAP over strained ties with PKR, working with 'crocs'". malaysia.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  2. ^ Hui, Wong Kai (2021-01-20). "Octogenarian says his comeback is to push for democratic reform in DAP". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  3. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 3 April 2011. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-12". semak.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-04-12.