Liew Ah Kim Explained

Liew Ah Kim
Native Name Lang:zh-my
Constituency Mp4:Seputeh
Parliament4:Malaysian
Term Start4:3 August 1986
Term End4:29 November 1999
Predecessor4:constituency established
Successor4:Teresa Kok
(BADAP)
Citizenship:Malaysian
Party:Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Malaysian Democratic Party (MDP)
Occupation:Politician

Liew Ah Kim is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Seputeh from 1986 to 1999 under Democratic Action Party and the Member of Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Kajang from 1978 to 1982.

Politics

He was the Member of Parliament for Seputeh before quitting from DAP in 1998 and established Malaysian Democratic Party together with Wee Choo Keong and was the Deputy Chairman for the party. He tried to defend his seat under the ticket of the new party in 1999 Malaysian general election, but he failed and lost to Teresa Kok. In 2002, he rejoined DAP and contested for the Kampar parliamentary seat but lost to the BN candidate. He had also contested in the 2022 Central Executive Committee Election but was not chosen as a member.[1] [2]

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
1978N17 Kajang (DAP)6,84156.95%Kan Tong Fong (MCA) 4,313 35.91%12,3742,52878.78%
Kampo Radjo Baginda Kayo (PSRM)5504.58%
Aman Khan (PEKEMAS)3082.56%
Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
1982P058 Batu Gajah, Perak Liew Ah Kim (DAP)15,68645.02% (MCA)19,15654.98%36,0103,470 75.47%
1986P101 Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur (DAP)36,78269.47%David Chua Kok Tee (MCA)15,78929.82%52,95020,99370.46%
1990Liew Ah Kim (DAP)39,44569.96%Fu Ah Kiow (MCA)16,437 29.15%56,38223,008 69.06%
1995P110 Seputeh, Kuala LumpurLiew Ah Kim (DAP)26,51855.27%Ooi Saw Choo (MCA)20,90343.57%47,975 5,61570.73%
Liew Choon Teck (IND)2030.42%
1999Liew Ah Kim (MDP)4570.86% (DAP)28,65754.07%52,9955,20073.58%
Sua Chong Keh (MCA)23,45744.26%
M. Thurai (IND)1340.25%
2004P070 Kampar, PerakLiew Ah Kim (DAP)13,63937.09%Hew See Tong (MCA)23,129 62.91%38,4139,49063.10%

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Party veteran criticises DAP over strained ties with PKR, working with 'crocs' . 2022-04-12 . malaysia.news.yahoo.com . en-MY.
  2. Web site: Hui . Wong Kai . 2021-01-20 . Octogenarian says his comeback is to push for democratic reform in DAP . 2022-04-12 . Malaysiakini.