Charles Santiago

Yang Berhormat Charles Santiago
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Klang, Selangor
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Tan Yee Kew (MCA - BN)
Personal details
Political party	Democratic Action Party - Pakatan Rakyat
Occupation	Member of Parliament
Website	http://votecharles.wordpress.com/

Charles Santiago is a Malaysian politician and is currently Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Klang constituency in Selangor. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) party in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.

Santiago was first elected to Parliament in the 2008 election winning the seat of Klang from the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.^[1] Prior to his election, Santiago was an economist^[2] and worked for non-governmental organisations such as the Coalition Against Water Privatisation^[3] and Monitoring Sustainability of Globalisation Malaysia.^[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P110 Klang, Selangor^[1]

Year		Opposition	Votes	Pct		Barisan Nasional	Votes	Pct
2008		Charles Santiago (DAP)	37,990	64%		Ch'ng Toh Eng (MCA)	20,289	34%

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). http://thestar.com.my/election/. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
2. ^ "Turning thirst into trade". New Straits Times. 15 March 2003. http://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=8KktAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YHsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3440,2603257&dq=charles-santiago&hl=en. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
3. ^ Yeen, Oh Ing (27 June 2008). "MP: Syabas profiting from reconnection fees". The Star (Malaysia). http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/6/27/central/21659466&sec=central. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
4. ^ "Highest water rates in Selangor". The Star (Malaysia). 29 June 2004. http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2004/6/29/features/20040629082113&sec=features. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 

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