| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berhormat Tuan |
| Joshua Woo Sze Zeng | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-my |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MLA |
| Assembly: | Penang State Legislative |
| Constituency Am: | Pulau Tikus |
| Predecessor: | Chris Lee Chun Kit |
| Term Start: | 2023 |
| Birth Name: | Joshua Woo Sze Zeng |
| Birth Date: | 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Penang, Malaysia |
| Citizenship: | Malaysian |
| Party: | DAP |
| Otherparty: | Pakatan Harapan |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Alma Mater: | Sunway University |
Joshua Woo Sze Zeng is a Malaysian politician from the Democratic Action Party (DAP). He was elected in the 15th Penang state election (August 12, 2023) as the State Assemblyman for Pulau Tikus, serving as a member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly.
Woo was born in Penang Adventist Hospital, Pulau Tikus, but moved to Bukit Mertajam when he was 2.[1] He grew up in Taman Sri Rambai before he left the country to work in Hong Kong, Australia, and Singapore.
Woo holds a Master of Sustainable Development Management from Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development, Sunway University.[2] For his master thesis, Woo examined two megaproject cost forecasting approaches by evaluating development such as the London's Crossrail, the United Kingdom HS2 High Speed Rail, and Denmark's rail signalling programme.
Woo worked in Hong Kong, Australia, and Singapore for more than 13 years before returning to Malaysia in 2015.
Woo was invited to join DAP in April 2008 by Member of Parliament for Bukit Mertajam, Steven Sim Chee Keong. He relocated back to Penang from Singapore in 2015 to join Steven Sim as his special officer (2015 – 2016).[citation needed]
He served as the Secretary of DAP Jalan Tembikai branch and Bukit Mertajam DAP Youth Chief Bukit Mertajam. He was appointed a councillor in the Seberang Perai City Council from 2016 to 2018.
Subsequently, Woo worked at the DAP Penang headquarters (2018 – 2020) before joining the Penang Infrastructure Corporation with secondment as a Special Officer to Zairil Khir Johari, the Penang State Executive Councillor (EXCO) for Infrastructure, Transport, and Digital.[citation needed]
Woo is the advisor of Generasi Penang, a non-governmental organization which aims to provide more opportunities for Penang youth to showcase their talents. He is also the founding member of the Sustainable Malaysia Association (SMA), which aims to advocate for social, ecological and economic development.[3]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | N25 Pulau Tikus | Joshua Woo Sze Zeng (DAP) | 11,577 | 85.10% | bgcolor= | Tang Ching Sern (GERAKAN) | 1,808 | 13.30% | 13,719 | 9,769 | 58.99% | ||
| bgcolor= red | Goh Chuin Loon (PRM) | 220 | 1.60% | ||||||||||