Chow Kon Yeow

Yang Berhomat Chow Kon Yeow
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tanjong, Penang
Incumbent
Assumed office 1998
Member of the Penang State Assembly for Padang Kota
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Teng Chang Yeow (Gerakan - BN)
Personal details
Political party	DAP - Pakatan Rakyat
Occupation	Member of Parliament
Website	http://chow.blogsome.com/

Yang Berhomat Chow Kon Yeow is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Tanjong constituency in Penang, Malaysia. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and is a shadow Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition. Chow is also a member of the Executive Council of the state of Penang as Chairman of the Local Government Committee, and represents the seat of Padang Kota in the Penang State Assembly.

Before entering politics, Chow was a journalist.^[1]

Election results

Year	Parliamentary seat	Votes Obtained	Majority	Ballots Cast	Opponent	Turnout
2008	P49 Tanjong, Penang	28,248	18,489	38,734	Keow Veon Szu (Barisan Nasional - Gerakan)	73%
2008	N26 Padang Kota, Penang State Assembly	6,449	1,661	11,507	Teng Chang Yeow (Barisan Nasional - Gerakan)	73%
2004	P49 Tanjong, Penang	21,652	4,228	39,793	Ooi Swee Hing (Barisan Nasional - Gerakan)	69%
2004	N26 Padang Kota, Penang State Assembly	6,838	-2,254	11,655	Teng Chang Yeow (Barisan Nasional - Gerakan)	69%

References

1. ^ "So into politics". The Star (Malaysia). 22 April 2008. http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2008/4/22/lifefocus/20773955&sec=lifefocus. Retrieved 31 December 2009. 

Persondata
Name	Chow, Kon Yeow
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Short description	Member of the Parliament of Malaysia
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