Jimmy Wong Sze Phin Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Jimmy Wong Sze Phin
Honorific-Suffix:PGDK
Native Name Lang:zh-my
Birth Name:Jimmy Wong Sze Phin
Birth Date:1950 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Tawau, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Citizenship:Malaysian
Term Start:16 May 2018
Term End:29 September 2020
1Blankname:Chief Minister
Predecessor:Edward Yong Oui Fah
Ellron Alfred Angin
Successor:Abidin Madingkir
Constituency:Sri Tanjong
Office1:State Chairman of the
Democratic Action Party of Sabah
Term Start1:2010
Term End1:29 November 2015
Deputy1:Stephen Wong Tien Fatt
1Blankname1:Secretary-General
2Blankname1:National Chairman
2Namedata1:Karpal Singh

Tan Kok Wai
Successor1:Stephen Wong Tien Fatt
Constituency Am2:Sri Tanjong
Assembly2:Sabah State Legislative
Term Start2:9 May 2018
Term End2:26 September 2020
Predecessor2:Chan Foong Hin
(PRDAP)
Successor2:Justin Wong Yung Bin
(PH–DAP)
Majority2:9,383 (2018)
Constituency Mp3:Kota Kinabalu
Parliament3:Malaysian
Term Start3:5 May 2013
Term End3:9 May 2018
Predecessor3:Hiew King Chew
(PR–DAP)
Successor3:Chan Foong Hin
(PH–DAP)
Majority3:18,959 (2013)
Party:Democratic Action Party (DAP)

Independent
Otherparty:Pakatan Rakyat (PR)

Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Occupation:Politician
Children:Justin Wong Yung Bin (son)

Datuk Jimmy Wong Sze Phin [1] is a Malaysian politician who served as the State Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister 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[2] and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sri Tanjong also from May 2018 to September 2020. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Kinabalu from May 2013 to May 2018. He is an independent and was a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He served as the State Chairman of DAP of Sabah from 2010 to November 2015[3] and Member of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of DAP. He is also the father of Sri Tanjong MLA Justin Wong Yung Bin who defended the state seat on behalf of him in the 2020 state election.

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallot castsMajorityTurnout
2013P172 Kota KinabaluJimmy Wong Sze Phin (DAP)28,51673.15%Chin Tek Ming (PBS)9,55724.52%39,54818,95978.29%
Liew Hock Leong (STAR)9092.33%
Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2018N57 Sri TanjongJimmy Wong Sze Phin (DAP)13,67370.65%Lo Su Fui (PBS)4,29022.17%18,9909,38373.30%
Pang Thou Chung (PHRS) 8734.51%
Leong Yun Fui (PKS) 1540.80%

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Notes and References

  1. News: List of CEC candidates. The Rocket. 15 December 2012. 26 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Shafie unveils his State Cabinet with four new ministries. Jenne Lajiun. The Borneo Post. 17 May 2018. 25 May 2018.
  3. News: Jimmy claims DAP Sabah chief broke 'Shanghai' promise. The Borneo Post. 28 April 2017. 25 May 2018.
  4. Web site: 6 October 2018. 6 October 2018. Borneo Post. Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak head list of 1,158 Sabah award recipients. Bernama.