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Chew Peck Choo

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Chew Peck Choo
周碧珠
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Yong Peng
In office
5 May 2013 – 22 January 2022
Preceded byLim Kee Moi
Succeeded byLing Tian Soon
Personal details
Born
Chew Peck Choo

(1968-09-16) 16 September 1968 (age 56)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Rakyat (till 2015)
Pakatan Harapan (since 2015)
SpouseSoo Kia Huat
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
OccupationPolitician
Chew Peck Choo
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese周碧珠
Simplified Chinese周碧珠
Hanyu PinyinZhōu Bìzhū
JyutpingZau1 Bik1 Zyu1
Hokkien POJChiu Phek-chu
Tâi-lôTsiu Phik-tsu

Chew Peck Choo is a Malaysian politician from Democratic Action Party. She was the Member of Johor State Legislative Assembly for Yong Peng from 2013 to 2022.

Education

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She has studied in the Kluang High School and SMK Dato Menteri. She is a Bachelor of Mathematics and Bachelor of Science from University of Malaya.[1]

Politics

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In the 2013 Malaysian general election, she won the Yong Peng seat on the ticket of DAP and was able to defend her seat in the 2018 Malaysian general election.[2] She was the Treasurer for DAP Johor from 2004 to 2013. She was also the Women's Chief of DAP Johor from 2013 to 2016, Deputy Women's Chief from 2016 to 2018 and Assistant of Women's Chief from 2018 to 2022.[1]

Election results

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Johor State Legislative Assembly[3][4][5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 Yong Peng Chew Peck Choo (DAP) 4,265 33.14% Lim Kee Moi (MCA) 8,112 63.04% 12,869 3,847 75.28%
2013 Chew Peck Choo (DAP) 10,825 55.27% Lim Kee Moi (MCA) 8,350 42.64% 19,584 2,475 87.10%
2018 Chew Peck Choo (DAP) 12,307 58.29% Ling Tian Soon (MCA) 7,218 34.19% 21,113 5,089 84.78%
Muhammad Abdullah (PAS) 1,243 5.89%

Health

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She had suffered from stroke in 2018 but has recovered completely in 2020.[6]

Retirement

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On 22 January 2022, she announced her retirement from politics and will not participate in the 2022 Johor state election.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "cHEW PECK CHOO". PRU @ Sinar Harian. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  2. ^ "Dashboard PRU14". dashboard.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  3. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-12". semak.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  4. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM - DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". resultpru13.spr.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  5. ^ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  6. ^ a b ALI, KHAIRUL MOHD (2022-01-20). "ADUN Yong Peng umum bersara daripada politik". Utusan Digital (in Malay). Retrieved 2022-02-02.