- Edmund Chong Ket Wah
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Datuk Ir.
Edmund Chong Ket Wah
蔣國華 (Chinese)Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Batu Sapi, SabahIn office
2004–2010Preceded by None (new seat) Succeeded by Datin Linda Tsen Thau Lin Personal details Born 9 April 1956
SandakanDied 9 October 2010 (aged 54)
Kota KinabaluPolitical party PBS—Barisan Nasional Spouse(s) Datin Linda Tsen Thau Lin Children 4(3 daughters + 1 son) Occupation Member of Parliament Datuk Ir. Edmund Chong Ket Wah (Chinese: 蔣國華; pinyin: Jiǎng Guó Huà) (9 April 1956 – 9 October 2010), born in Sandakan, Sabah was a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Batu Sapi constituency in Sabah, representing the United Sabah Party (PBS) in the governing Barisan Nasional coalition until his sudden death.[1] He also held the post of treasurer-general and the Elopura division chief in PBS.
Chong was first elected to Parliament by winning the seat of Batu Sapi, a new seat that was created following a re-delineation exercise and was first contested in 2004 election unopposed after his opponent withdrew.[2] Before entering federal parliament, he served on the municipal council of Sandakan.[3] In the 2008 election, he retained his seat by defeating independent candidate Chung Kwong Wing with an overwhelming 3708 majority by polling 9479 votes.
He was a qualified Mechanical Engineer and a Consultant Engineer by profession.[4] He was also the Sabah Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board chairman.[5] He died at the age of 54 in a road accident when his motorcycle collided with a car along the Sembulan-Tanjung Aru road in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah on 9 October 2010.[6][7]
Election results
Parliament of Malaysia: Batu Sapi, Sabah[8] Year Barisan Nasional Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct 2004 Edmund Chong Ket Wah (PBS) Unopposed 2008 Edmund Chong Ket Wah (PBS) 9,479 58% Chung Kwong Wing (IND) 5,771 35%
Chong sudden demise had triggered the Batu Sapi by-election, 2010 on 4 November 2010, the 13th by election after the Malaysian general election, 2008. His widow Datin Linda Tsen Thau Lin was chosen as Barisan Nasional candidate and successfully defended the seat he had held when he was alive.Parliament of Malaysia: Batu Sapi, Sabah[9] Year Barisan Nasional Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct 2010[10] Linda Tsen (PBS) 9,773 64% Ansari Abdullah (PKR) 3,414 22% Yong Teck Lee(SAPP) 2,031 13% References
- ^ "Edmund Chong Ket Wah @ Chong Ket Fah, Y.B. Datuk Ir." (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. http://www.parlimen.gov.my/index.php?modload=ahlidewan&uweb=dr&action=details&id=169. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ "Who those early birds were". Daily Express (Malaysia). 20 March 2004. http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=25590. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ "Untimely Death Halts Chong's Rise In Politics". Bernama. 9 October 2010. http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=534015. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "Profile: Hon. Mr Edmund Chong Ket Wah MP". Parti Bersatu Sabah. http://www.pbs-sabah.org/pbs3/html/profiles/kwchong.html. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ "Biodata Pengerusi LPKP Sabah". Lembaga Pelesenan Kenderaan Perdagangan Negeri Sabah. http://www.lpkp.gov.my/sabah_bio_pengerusi. Retrieved 10 Oct 2010.
- ^ Vanar, Muguntan (2010-10-09). "Batu Sapi MP Edmund Chong dies in road accident". The Star. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/10/9/nation/20101009122334&sec=nation. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Batu Sapi MP dies in road accident". The Malaysian Insider. 9 October 2010. http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/batu-sapi-mp-dies-in-car-crash/. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php. Retrieved 2 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Batu Sapi: Linda Tsen wins by whopping 6,359 majority". The Star (Star Publications). 4 November 2010. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/11/4/galas/20101104081345&sec=galas. Retrieved 8 January 2011. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ A SAPP candidate, Yong Teck Lee, received 2,031 votes.
Categories:- Malaysian Chinese people
- People from Sabah
- Malaysian politicians
- Members of the Dewan Rakyat
- United Sabah Party politicians
- 1956 births
- 2010 deaths
- Road accident deaths in Malaysia
- Motorcycle accident victims
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