| Kerk Kim Hock | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-my |
| Birth Name: | Kerk Kim Hock |
| Birth Date: | 1956 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Death Place: | Malacca, Malaysia |
| Term Start: | 3 December 1999 |
| Term End: | 28 March 2004 |
| Predecessor: | Lim Kit Siang |
| Successor: | Lim Guan Eng |
| Term Start2: | 29 November 1999 |
| Term End2: | 21 March 2004 |
| Predecessor2: | Lim Guan Eng |
| Successor2: | Wong Nai Chee |
| Constituency Mp2: | Kota Melaka |
| Parliament2: | Malaysian |
| Majority2: | 9,389 (1999) |
| Term Start3: | 20 October 1990 |
| Term End3: | 29 November 1999 |
| Predecessor3: | Lau Dak Kee |
| Successor3: | Position abolished |
| Constituency Mp3: | Pasir Pinji |
| Parliament3: | Malaysian |
| Majority3: | 17,953 (1990) |
| Term Start4: | 3 August 1986 |
| Term End4: | 20 October 1990 |
| Predecessor4: | Unknown |
| Successor4: | Jew Kok Kee |
| Constituency Am4: | Durian Daun |
| Assembly4: | Melaka State Legislative |
| Majority4: | 4,808 (1986) |
| Citizenship: | Malaysian |
| Party: | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Alternatif (BA) Gagasan Rakyat (GR) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Profession: | Mechanical engineer |
| Spouse: | Mook Kwai Mei |
| Children: | Kerk Chee Yee (son) Kerk Chee Wan (daughter) |
Kerk Kim Hock (; 29 July 1956 – 9 August 2017)[1] was a Malaysian politician and mechanical engineer who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Melaka from December 1999 to March 2004 and Pasir Panji from October 1990 to December 1999. He served as Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Durian Daun from August 1986 to October 1990. He also served as the 4th Secretary-General of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) from December 1999 to his retirement from politics in March 2004.[2] Kerk's retirement coincided with the DAP leaving the Barisan Alternatif opposition coalition that the party had co-founded in 1998. He was also the father of Kerk Chee Yee, the Deputy Speaker of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly and MLA for Ayer Keroh.
He was elected in 1986 as the state assemblyman for Durian Daun, Malacca. In 1987, he was detained for 60 days without trial under the Internal Security Act 1960 (ISA) as part of Operasi Lalang, a government sponsored crackdown that saw the arrest of many people, including activists, intellectuals and opposition politicians.[3] [4] [5] In 1990 he was elected as a MP for Pasir Pinji, Perak but in 1995 he lost the Ipoh Timor parliamentary seat by a slim 292 vote majority. Kerk won the Kota Melaka, Malacca parliamentary seat in 1999 later but lost it in the 2004 general election by a slim 219 vote majority again. He then officially retired from Malaysian politics on 28 March 2004.[6]
Kerk was married to Mook Kwai Mei and the couple has two children; a son and a daughter. Kerk's son, Kerk Chee Yee has followed his footstep to join politics was elected as state assemblyman for the Ayer Keroh seat in the 2018 Malaysian general election (GE14). He served in the state executive council as Communications, Multimedia, NGO, Youth and Sports Committee chairman from 16 May 2018 until 2 March 2020 during the political crisis.
He was diagnosed with Stage II rectal cancer in 2002. After 5 years of battle with cancer, he was announced cancer-free on 25 May 2007.[7] But in 2015, he was diagnosed again with cancer.[8]
Kerk died at 6.10 pm on 9 August 2017 at the age of 61 at his home in Taman Kenanga Seksyen 3, Melaka Tengah District of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) from surgery complications three days after slipping into a coma.[9] [10] [11] [12]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | N15 Durian Daun | (DAP) | 7,842 | 68.56% | Lai See Liong (MCA) | 3,034 | 26.51% | 11,438 | 4,808 | 73.84% | |||
| Low Kim Seng (PPPM) | 111 | 0.97% | |||||||||||
| Yong Wee Yook @ Yong Wee Ngok (IND) | 215 | 1.88% | |||||||||||
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | P058 Pasir Pinji, Perak | (DAP) | 31,643 | 69.80% | Chew Wai Khoon (MCA) | 13,690 | 30.20% | 46,115 | 17,953 | 67.27% | |||||
| 1995 | P061 Ipoh Timor, Perak | (DAP) | 23,837 | 49.70% | Chang Kon You @ Chen Kwan Wu (MCA) | 24,129 | 50.30% | 49,233 | 292 | 66.68% | |||||
| 1999 | P123 Kota Melaka, Malacca. | (DAP) | 33,472 | 58.16% | Lim Swee Kiang (MCA) | 24,083 | 41.84% | 58,921 | 9,389 | 77.15% | |||||
| 2004 | P138 Kota Melaka, Malacca. | (DAP) | 30,998 | 49.82% | Wong Nai Chee (MCA) | 31,217 | 50.18% | 64,391 | 219 | 77.78% | |||||