Khoo Soo Seang Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Khoo Soo Seang
Birth Name:Khoo Soo Seang
Birth Date:21 April 1945
Birth Place:Penang, Malaysia
Residence:Taman Adda, Johor Bahru, Johor, Japanese occupation of Malaya
Constituency Mp:Tebrau
Parliament:Malaysian
Term Start:5 May 2013
Term End:9 May 2018
Predecessor:Teng Boon Soon
(BNMCA)
Successor:Steven Choong Shiau Yoon
(PHPKR)
Majority:1,767 (2013)
Party:Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Otherparty:Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Teacher

Datuk Khoo Soo Seang is a Malaysian politician and teacher who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tebrau from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Politic career

Khoo was the Member of Parliament for Tebrau constituency, in Johor for one term from 2013 to 2018.[1]

Khoo was elected during the 2013 general elections, when he defeated People's Justice Party (PKR) candidate Choong Shiau Yoon with a majority of 1,767 votes. Khoo earned 39,985 votes compared to his opponent with only 38,218 votes.

In the 2018 general elections, Khoo do not seek re-election for the Tebrau constituency which was contested by MCA's vice-president Dr. Hou Kok Chung instead as BN candidate.[2]

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponnet(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2013P158 Tebrau, Johor (MCA)39,98551.13% (PKR)38,21848.87%79,835 1,76788.23%

Honours

Notes and References

  1. http://www.parlimen.gov.my/profile-ahli.html?&uweb=DR&id=3179&lang=en Parliamentary profile
  2. News: MCA seeks to retain Tebrau, PH banks on 'small swing' of Malays. Soo Wern Jun . 10 March 2018. www.freemalaysiatoday.com. Free Malaysia Today. 11 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Chong Wei all fired up. Rajes Paul. The Star. 10 September 2017. 29 July 2018.