Su Keong Siong

Su Keong Siong, known as Thomas Su (simplified Chinese: 苏建祥; traditional Chinese: 蘇建祥; pinyin: Sū Jiànxiáng) is a Malaysian lawyer and politician of Chinese descent. He is a member of Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He is currently serving as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Kampar and previously for Ipoh Timor.[2][3]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Su (苏).
Yang Berhormat Tuan

Su Keong Siong

MP
苏建祥
Perak State Executive Councillor for Higher Education, Science, Technology and Communications
In office
28 March 2008 – 10 February 2009
MonarchAzlan Shah
Menteri BesarMohammad Nizar Jamaluddin
Preceded byZambry Abdul Kadir (Higher Education, Science and Technology)
Ho Cheng Wang (Communications)
Succeeded byMohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid (Higher Education, Science and Technology)
Hamidah Osman (Communications)
ConstituencyPasir Pinji
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kampar
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byKo Chung Sen (DAP)
Majority11,801 (2018)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Ipoh Timor
In office
5 May 2013 – 7 April 2018
Preceded byLim Kit Siang (DAP)
Succeeded byWong Kah Woh (DAP–PH)
Majority34,000 (2013)
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Pasir Pinji
In office
21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byCham Kam (MCA–BN)
Succeeded byLee Chuan How (DAP)
Majority2,841 (2004)
6,339 (2008)
Personal details
Born
Su Keong Siong

(1966-09-18) 18 September 1966[1]
Perak, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
Alma materUniversity of Wolverhampton
OccupationLawyer
Politician

Earlier career

A Lawyer by profession, he earned a LLM cum laude from University of Wolverhampton before returning to Malaysia to work for C K LEONG & CO. in Ipoh. He was admitted to the Malaysian bar in 1994.[4]

Political career

Su first involved in politics when he contested but lost as DAP candidate in 1999 for the state seat of Malim Nawar in Perak. He however was successfully elected to the Perak State Assembly in 2004 and again in 2008 for the constituency of Pasir Pinji in Perak. During the short Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition rules of Perak, he was elected as an exco member in the state government led by Menteri Besar Nizar Jamaluddin in 2008. In the 2013 election Su won the Ipoh Timor parliamentary seat and succeeded incumbent Lim Kit Siang as its MP, who contested in Gelang Patah in Johor. In the 2018 election Su contested and won the Kampar parliamentary seat instead.

Controversy

In 2014, he was charged of starting a peaceful assembly "without prior notice". He was later discharged and acquitted by Perak Court of Appeals, the decision also found the requirement of giving ten-day prior notice before holding a peaceful assembly unconstitutional.[5]

Election results
Perak State Legislative Assembly[6][7]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1999 N39 Malim Nawar, P70 Kampar Su Keong Siong (DAP) 4,699 30.56% Lee Chee Leong (MCA) 10,678 69.44% N/A 5,979 61.90%
2004 N27 Pasir Pinji, P64 Ipoh Timor Su Keong Siong (DAP) 9,633 56.92% Cham Kam (MCA) 6,792 40.13% 16,923 2,841 69.78%
2008 Su Keong Siong (DAP) 12,526 65.76% Khoo Boon Chuan (MCA) 6,187 32.48% 19,047 6,339 71.65%
Parliament of Malaysia[7][8][9][10][11][12]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 P64 Ipoh Timor, Perak. Su Keong Siong (DAP) 49,086 75.24% Kathleen Wong Mei Yin (MCA) 15,086 23.13% 65,217 34,000 79.70%
2018 P70 Kampar, Perak. Su Keong Siong (DAP) 30,216 57.56% Lee Chee Leong (MCA) 18,415 35.08% 53,567 11,801 77.15%
Yougan Mahalingam (PAS) 3,864 7.36%
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References
  1. Chan, Li Leen (26 April 2008). "Rep not used to the attention". The Star. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  2. "Su Keong Siong, YB". Parlimen Malaysia. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  3. "YB Su Keong Siong". Kuasa. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  4. "About SU KEONG SIONG". Malaysian Bar. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  5. Kaur, Manjit (4 May 2014). "May 16 decision on Ipoh Timor MP's bid to throw out charge under Peaceful Assembly Act". The Star. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  6. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  8. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  9. "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  10. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  11. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  12. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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