| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Datuk Wira |
| Koh Nai Kwong | |
| Birth Name: | Koh Nai Kwong |
| Birth Date: | 28 February 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Pandan Jaya, Melaka, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Office: | Senator |
| Term Start: | 6 March 2024 - current 10 December 2020 |
| Term End: | 9 December 2023 |
| Primeminister: | Muhyiddin Yassin Ismail Sabri Yaakob Anwar Ibrahim |
| Office1: | Member of the Malacca State Executive Council |
| Term Start1: | 2007 |
| Term End1: | 2008 |
| Governor1: | Mohd Khalil Yaakob |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | Mohd Ali Rustam |
| Constituency1: | Kesidang |
| Constituency Mp2: | Alor Gajah |
| Parliament2: | Malaysian |
| Term Start2: | 5 May 2013 |
| Term End2: | 9 May 2018 |
| Predecessor2: | Fong Chan Onn (BN–MCA) |
| Successor2: | Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof (PH–BERSATU) |
| Majority2: | 11,597 (2013) |
| Constituency Am3: | Kesidang |
| Assembly3: | Malacca State Legislative |
| Term Start3: | 21 March 2004 |
| Term End3: | 8 March 2008 |
| Predecessor3: | Position established |
| Successor3: | Goh Leong San (PR–DAP) |
| Majority3: | 1,701 (2004) |
| Office4: | Faction represented in Dewan Negara |
| Subterm4: | 2020–2023 |
| Suboffice4: | Barisan Nasional |
| Office5: | Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat |
| Subterm5: | 2013–2018 |
| Suboffice5: | Barisan Nasional |
| Office6: | Faction represented in Malacca State Legislative Assembly |
| Subterm6: | 2004–2008 |
| Suboffice6: | Barisan Nasional |
| Party: | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
| Nationality: | Malaysian |
| Alma Mater: | University of Wales (LLB (Hons)) |
| Website: | ybhgdatukkohnaikwong.blogspot |
| Alongside: | Mohamad Ali Mohamad Mustafa Musa |
| Predecessor: | Lee Tian Sing |
Datuk Wira Koh Nai Kwong is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as a Senator from December 2020 to December 2023. He served as Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam from 2007 to 2008, Member of Parliament (MP) for Alor Gajah from May 2013 to May 2018 and Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kesidang from March 2004 to March 2008. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the BN coalition. He is the State Deputy Chairman of MCA of Malacca, was the State Legal Advisor to BN of Malacca from 2006 to 2011 and the Division Chief of MCA of Bukit Katil.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
In the 2004 Malacca state election, Koh made his electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest for the Kesidang state seat.[8] He was elected to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly as Kesidang MLA for the first term after defeating Lim Jak Wong of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) by a majority of 1,701 votes.
In 2007, Koh was appointed as Member of the Malacca State EXCO in charge of Housing, Local Government, Environment and Transportation by Chief Minister Mohd Ali. In 2008, he lost the position after he was not reelected as an MLA in the 2008 Malacca state election.
In the 2008 Malacca state election, Koh was renominated by BN to defend the Kesidang seat. He lost the seat and was not reelected as the Kesidang MLA for the second term after losing to Goh Leong San of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) by a minority of 1,399 votes.[9]
In the 2018 Malacca state election, Koh was renominated by BN to contest for the Machap Jaya state seat instead of defending the Alor Gajah seat. He was not elected as the Machap Jaya MLA after losing to Ginie Lim Siew Lin of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a minority of 1,336 votes.[10]
In the 2013 general election, Koh was renominated by BN to contest for the Alor Gajah federal seat. He won the seat and was elected to the Parliament as the Alor Gajah MP after defeating Damian Yeo Shen Li of the PR by the majority of 11,597 votes.
On 21 December 2020, Koh was elected to the Parliament as the Senator representing Malacca after being nominated and approved by the Malacca State Legislative Assembly.[11] His term ended on 9 December 2023 and was reappointed for a second term in March 2024.[12]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | N19 Kesidang | (MCA) | 6,846 | 55.94% | Lim Jak Wong (DAP) | 5,145 | 42.04% | 12,239 | 1,701 | 78.95% | ||||
| 2008 | Koh Nai Kwong (MCA) | 5,842 | 43.84% | (DAP) | 7,241 | 54.34% | 13,325 | 1,399 | 80.89% | |||||
| 2018 | N08 Machap Jaya | Koh Nai Kwong (MCA) | 4,214 | 33.10% | (PKR) | 5,550 | 43.60% | 10,718 | 1,336 | 84.30% | ||||
| Wan Zahidi Wan Ismail (PAS) | 775 | 6.10% | ||||||||||||
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | P135 Alor Gajah, Malacca | (MCA) | 32,594 | 60.82% | Damian Yeo Shen Li (DAP) | 20,997 | 39.18% | 55,131 | 11,597 | 86.70% | |||||