John Fernandez (Malaysian politician) explained

John Fernandez
Native Name Lang:Tamil language
Native Name:ஜொஹ்ன் பெர்னாண்டஸ்
Birth Date:9 December 1941
Birth Place:Selangor, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia)
Death Place:Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Constituency Mp:Seremban
Parliament:Malaysian
Term Start:8 March 2008
Term End:5 May 2013
Predecessor:Hon Choon Kim
(BNMCA)
Successor:Anthony Loke Siew Fook
(PRDAP)
Majority:3,948 (2008)
Party:Democratic Action Party (DAP)

Independent
Otherparty:Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Occupation:Politician

John Fernandez (Tamil: ஜொஹ்ன் பெர்னாண்டஸ்; 9 December 1941 – 26 December 2023) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Seremban from March 2008 to May 2013. He was an independent and a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of formerly the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition.

Fernandez was first elected to the Parliament in the 2008 general election, winning the seat of Seremban from the governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1]

He left DAP to protest the lack of Indian candidates nominated to contest in the 2013 general election. He nominated himself as an independent candidate to defend the Seremban seat.[2] He was defeated by Anthony Loke Siew Fook of his former party DAP and coalition PR by a minority of 45,407 votes after garnering only 221 votes and lost his election deposit after failing to garner 12.5% of the total votes cast.[3]

Death

Fernandez died on 26 December 2023, at the age of 82.[4]

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
1986N23 Jimah (PPPM)640.66%Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) 4,57146.82%9,762 22478.33%
M Kuppusamy (DAP)4,795 49.12%
2004N33 Port Dickson (DAP)3,061 36.63%Rajagopalu Thamotharapillay (MIC) 4,95459.29%8,3561,89368.44%
Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2008P128 Seremban (DAP)32,97053.18%Yu Chok Tow (MCA)29,02246.82%64,437 3,94876.10%
2013 (IND) 2210.26% (DAP)45,62853.12%87,617 12,55385.64%
Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) 33,07538.52%
(Berjasa) 6,8668.00%
Bujang Abu (IND) 830.10%

References

  1. Web site: Malaysia Decides 2008. The Star (Malaysia). 23 January 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100111075207/http://thestar.com.my/election/. 11 January 2010.
  2. News: Bendahara. Alang. Ex-Seremban MP John Fernandez quits DAP. 9 May 2013. NST. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130424073735/http://www.nst.com.my/latest/ex-seremban-mp-john-fernandez-quits-dap-1.258321. 24 April 2013. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia 13 – Kedudukan kerusi bagi parlimen: P128 Seremban. 9 May 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130423092454/http://keputusan.spr.gov.my/#parlimen/5/P.128. 23 April 2013. dmy-all.
  4. https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/12/26/former-dap-mp-john-fernandez-dies-at-82/ Former DAP MP John Fernandez dies at 82