Loh Gwo Burne | |
Native Name Lang: | zh-my |
Parliament: | Malaysian |
Constituency Mp: | Kelana Jaya |
Majority: | 5,031 (2008) |
Term Start: | 8 March 2008 |
Term End: | 5 May 2013 |
Predecessor: | Loh Seng Kok (BN–MCA) |
Successor: | Wong Chen (PR–PKR) |
Birth Date: | 26 February 1974 |
Birth Place: | London, England |
Residence: | Malaysia |
Party: | People's Justice Party |
Nationality: | Malaysian |
Occupation: | Politician |
Alma Mater: | University of Hull China University of Political Science and Law |
Loh Gwo Burne (; born 26 February 1974) is a Malaysian politician. He was the member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kelana Jaya, Selangor for one term from 2008 to 2013. He set in Parliament as a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition coalition then.
Loh first gained fame when a video that he shot lead to a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the manipulation of judicial appointments.[1] In the 2008 election, he was named by Keadilan to contest the seat of Kelana Jaya,[2] and subsequently defeated Barisan Nasional candidate Lee Hwa Beng and independent Billi Lim Peng Soon.[3]
Loh attended primary school at Sam Teck and secondary school at Poi Lam as well as ACS in Singapore. He has a degree in law from London and a master in law from China.[4]
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||
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2008 | P104 Kelana Jaya, Selangor | (PKR) | 30,298 | 51.68% | Lee Hwa Beng (MCA) | 25,267 | 43.10% | 58,625 | 5,031 | 71.91% | |||
Billi Lim Peng Soon (Ind) | 1,895 | 3.23% |