| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berhormat Tuan |
| Khoo Poay Tiong | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-my |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
| Birth Name: | Khoo Poay Tiong |
| Birth Date: | 13 December 1970 |
| Constituency Mp: | Kota Melaka |
| Parliament: | Malaysian |
| Term Start: | 9 May 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Sim Tong Him (PR–DAP) |
| Majority: | 49,175 (2018) 46,420 (2022) |
| Constituency Am2: | Ayer Keroh |
| Assembly2: | Melaka State Legislative |
| Term Start2: | 8 March 2008 |
| Term End2: | 9 May 2018 |
| Predecessor2: | Seah Kwi Tong (BN–MCA) |
| Successor2: | Kerk Chee Yee (PH–DAP) |
| Majority2: | 3,205 (2008) 7,943 (2013) |
| Office3: | State Leader of the Opposition of Melaka |
| Term Start3: | 1 July 2013 |
| Term End3: | 9 May 2018 |
| Governor3: | Mohd Khalil Yaakob |
| 1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
| Successor3: | Idris Haron |
| Constituency3: | Ayer Keroh |
| Office4: | Assistant National Organising Secretary of the Democratic Action Party |
| Term Start4: | 12 November 2017 |
| Predecessor4: | Vincent Wu Him Ven |
| 1Blankname4: | National Organising Secretary |
| 1Namedata4: | Anthony Loke Siew Fook Steven Sim Chee Keong |
| 2Blankname4: | Secretary-General |
| 2Namedata4: | Lim Guan Eng Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| 3Blankname4: | National Chairman |
| 3Namedata4: | Tan Kok Wai Lim Guan Eng |
| Office5: | State Chairman of the Democratic Action Party of Melaka |
| Term Start5: | 7 June 2024 |
| Predecessor5: | Tey Kok Kiew |
| 1Blankname5: | Secretary-General |
| 1Namedata5: | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| Citizenship: | Malaysian |
| Nationality: | Malaysia |
| Party: | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Otherparty: | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Spouse: | Lee Wei Cheng |
| Children: | 3 |
| Website: | www.kotamelaka.com |
| Alma Mater: | B.A. (Honours) Economics, University of Malaya |
Khoo Poay Tiong (; born 13 December 1970)[1] is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Melaka since May 2018. He served as Leader of the Opposition of Melaka from July 2013 to May 2018 and Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ayer Keroh from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He has served as the Assistant National Organising Secretary of DAP since November 2017 and State Chairman of DAP of Melaka since June 2024. He was the State Vice Chairman prior to his promotion to the state chairmanship.[2] [3] [4]
Khoo is the eldest son of Khoo Nian Koon, a tailor in Malacca town. He is married to Lee Wei Cheng (李慧贞) with three daughters.
Khoo Poay Tiong graduated with Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Economics from University of Malaya.
Prior to his political life, Khoo was a senior manager at Maybank before quitting his job to pursue full time in a life as a politician in year 2008. He was first elected as a State Assemblyman for Ayer Keroh, by successfully crushing a long held stronghold of Barisan Nasional of Ayer Keroh state seat by beating Chiew Hong Lan in the 12th General Election.
In year 2013, during the 13th General Election, Khoo retained his state assembly seat and was elected as the Opposition Leader for the state of Malacca.
In 2018, he moved from Melaka state politics to the federal politics. In the 2018 general election, he won Kota Melaka federal seat and was elected to Parliament as the Kota Melaka MP for the first term after defeating Choo Wei Sern of Barisan Nasional (BN) and independent candidate Goh Leong San by a majority of 49,175 votes.[5] [6]
In the 2022 general election, Khoo defended the Kota Melaka seat and was reelected to the Parliament as the Kota Melaka MP for the second term after defeating Suhaime Borhan of Perikatan Nasional (PN), Kon Qi Yao of BN and independent candidate Norazlanshah Hazali by a majority of 46,420 votes.
On 7 June 2024, after the resignation of Melaka DAP Chairman Tey Kok Kiew, Vice Chairman Khoo was unanimously promoted to Chairman by the state committee members in a meeting.
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N16 Ayer Keroh | (DAP) | 11,309 | 58.25% | (MCA) | 8,104 | 41.75% | 19,953 | 3,205 | 81.43% | ||||
| 2013 | (DAP) | 18,934 | 63.27% | Yong Fun Juan (MCA) | 10,991 | 36.73% | 30,402 | 7,943 | 88.83% | |||||
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P138 Kota Melaka | (DAP) | 76,518 | 72.69% | Choo Wei Sern (MCA) | 27,343 | 25.97% | 107,085 | 49,175 | 84.42% | |||
| (IND) | 1,415 | 1.34% | |||||||||||
| 2022 | (DAP) | 73,995 | 60.07% | bgcolor= | Suhaime Borhan (GERAKAN) | 27,575 | 22.39% | 123,181 | 46,420 | 75.05% | |||
| Kon Qi Yao (MCA) | 20,686 | 16.79% | |||||||||||
| Norazlanshah Hazali (IND) | 925 | 0.75% | |||||||||||