Liou Chen Kuang

Liou Chen Kuang is a Malaysian politician and businessman of Chinese descent from Machap Baru in Malacca state. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and was the party's losing candidate for the Malacca State Legislative Assembly seat of Machap in the 2004 General Elections. [cite web | last = Tan| first = M. | title = DAP fields same candidate | publisher = thestar.com.my| date = 2007-03-31| url = http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/31/nation/17313350&sec=nation| accessdate = 2007-04-02] In the 2004 election, the late Datuk Wira Poh Ah Tiam of the Barisan Nasional (BN) defeated him by a majority of 4,562 votes. [cite web | last = | first = | title = Nominee Details for the state assembly - MACHAP| publisher = pilihanraya.com.my| date = | url = http://www.pilihanraya.com.my/English/assemblyNominees.asp?assemblyId=143| accessdate = 2007-04-02]

Despite the loss, on March 30 2007, the DAP announced Liou will again contest for the party in the 2007 Machap by-election due to his "knowledge of the local terrain", grassroots support, and his willingness "to serve Machap constituents”. cite web | last = | first = | title = DAP's Liou to vie for Machap again (subscription required)| publisher = malaysiakini.com| date = 2007-03-30| url = http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/64874| accessdate = 2007-04-02] Liou was eventually defeated, but by a marginally smaller majority.

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