Gooi Hsiao-Leung

Yang Berhormat Tuan
Gooi Hsiao-Leung
MLA
魏晓隆
Member of the Penang State Assembly
for Bukit Tengah
Assumed office
10 May 2018
Preceded by Ong Chin Wen (PKR-PR)
Majority 8,558 (2018)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Alor Setar, Kedah
In office
5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by Chor Chee Heung (MCA-BN)
Succeeded by Chan Ming Kai (PKR-PR)
Majority 1,873 (2013)
Personal details
Born Gooi Hsiao-Leung
(1972-12-28) 28 December 1972
Penang, Malaysia
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party PKR
Other political
affiliations		 Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Spouse(s) Iwana Gooi Hsiao-Leung
Occupation Lawyer, politician
Website gooihsiaoleung.com

Gooi Hsiao-Leung (simplified Chinese: 魏晓隆; traditional Chinese: 魏曉隆; pinyin: Wèi Xiǎo Lóng; born 28 December 1972) is a Malaysian politician. He is the incumbent Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Bukit Tengah and also the former Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Alor Setar constituency in the state of Kedah, Malaysia for one term (2013-2018). He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

A lawyer by profession, Gooi contested the Alor Setar parliamentary seat at the 2008 general election, but lost to the seat's long-serving incumbent, Chor Chee Heung of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), by 184 votes.[1] He recontested the seat in the 2013 general election. Amid a nationwide swing away from Barisan Nasional coalition parties, such as the MCA, in urban areas, Gooi unseated Chor by 1,873 votes.[2]

In the 2018 general election, Gooi contested for the Bukit Tengah state seat of the Penang State Legislative Assembly instead and won it in a five-corner fight.

Election results

Penang State Legislative Assembly: Bukit Tengah[3][4]
Year Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 Gooi Hsiao-Leung (PKR) 12,535 66.20% Thor Teong Gee (GERAKAN) 3,977 21.00% 19,192 8,558 86.20%
Norazman Ishak (PAS) 2,355 12.40%
Tan Hiang Lye (PRM) 53 0.30%
Edward Joseph (PFP) 27 0.10%
Parliament of Malaysia: Alor Setar, Kedah[2][5][6][7]
Year Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 Gooi Hsiao-Leung (PKR) 20,557 47.58% Chor Chee Heung (MCA) 20,741 48.00% 43,206 184 73.28%
2013 Gooi Hsiao-Leung (PKR) 27,364 47.25% Chor Chee Heung (MCA) 25,491 43.86% 57,912 1,873 83.92%
Abdul Fisol Mohd Isa (BERJASA) 3,530 6.23%
Jawahar Raja Abdul Wahid (BERSAMA) 257 0.45%

References

  1. ↑ "GE13: PKR to field Lawyer Gooi, again, for Alor Setar parliamentary seat". The Star. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Maklumat Terperinci Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2014. The table does not list candidates who finished in third place or lower.
  3. ↑ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. ↑ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  5. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. ↑ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  7. ↑ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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