Chew Chong Sin
Chew Chong Sin is a Malaysian politician from DAP. He is the Member of Johor State Legislative Assembly for Mengkibol since 2018.
Chew Chong Sin | |
|---|---|
周忠信 | |
| Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Mengkibol | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Tan Hong Pin (PR–DAP) |
| Majority | 19,226 (2018) 10,107 (2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chew Chong Sin 9 August 1973 Kluang, Johor |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Party | Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) (DAP) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan |
| Alma mater | SJK(C) Chung Hwa 3 SMK Sultan Abdul Jalil Kluang High School National University of Malaysia University of Malaya |
| Occupation | Politician |
Chew Chong Sin | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 周忠信 |
| Simplified Chinese | 周忠信 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōu Zhōngxìn |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Chiû Chûng-sin |
| Jyutping | Zau1 Zung1 Seon3 |
| Hokkien POJ | Chiu Tiong-sìn |
| Tâi-lô | Tsiu Tiong-sìn |
Chew Chong Sin is a Malaysian politician from DAP. He is the Member of Johor State Legislative Assembly for Mengkibol since 2018.
Early career
[edit]Chew is a former bank manager in Kuala Lumpur, Asia Pacific region manager of a German company and Director of BPP Professional Education (United Kingdom), China branch. He was also a businessman in Shanghai.
He was also the Chairman of Chinese Student in UKM Committee and Secretary of Civil Rights Committee for The KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall.[1]
Political career
[edit]When he was in Shanghai, Chew established “Bersih Shanghai” in 2012, which actively campaigned ‘Jom Balik Undi’ (Go Back and Vote) in other countries. Bersih Shanghai had held several forums with other NGOs, activist and Malaysian political leaders to share their thoughts with Malaysians in Shanghai.
He is also a columnist who shares his opinion on current issues and economic issues in “Mirror of Shanghai” for Oriental Daily.
In July 2013, he returned to Malaysia and started campaigning with DAP during the 2013 Malaysian general election. Before that, he also helped the opposition to campaign in the 1999 and 2004 Malaysian general election.
In 2018, he joined DAP and contested the 2018 Malaysian general election as a Pakatan Harapan candidate and was chosen as the Member of Johor State Legislative Assembly for Mengkibol.[1]
Election result
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N28 Mengkibol | Chew Chong Sin (DAP) | 29,559 | 72.80% | Chin Sim Lai (MCA) | 10,333 | 25.42% | 40,657 | 19,226 | 84.06% | ||
| 2022 | Chew Chong Sin (DAP) | 19,813 | 57.50% | Kelly Chye Pei Yee (MCA) | 9,706 | 28.17% | 34,455 | 10,107 | 51.92% | |||
| Wong Chan Giap (BERSATU) | 4,116 | 11.95% | ||||||||||
Controversies
[edit]On 15 March 2019, Chew Chong Sin said that the Christchurch mosque shootings should be a lesson for Malaysia in racial and religious issues, for instance the collaboration between UMNO and PAS.[4] After that, he retracted his statement due to misinterpretation.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "CHEW CHONG SIN". PRU @ Sinar Harian. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "DAP rebukes Chew for insensitive remarks about Christchurch massacre". Malaysiakini. 2019-03-16.
- ^ "DAP man shares thought on Christchurch massacre, then retracts it". Malaysiakini. 2019-03-15.