Angeline Koo Haai Yen
Angeline Koo Haai Yen | |
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| 古海燕 | |
| Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Keranji | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Chong Zhemin (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 8,749 (2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Angeline Koo Haai Yen 1974 (age 49–50) Kampar, Perak, Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Shen Jai School of Commerce Ipoh (LCCI) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 古海燕 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 古海燕 | ||||||
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Angeline Koo Haai Yen (Chinese: 古海燕; pinyin: Gǔ Hǎiyàn; born 1974) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Keranji since November 2022. She is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. She is the first female Keranji MLA. She was Member of the Kampar District Council (MDKpr), Special Assistant to Keranji MLA Chong Zhemin and a director of a listed company.[1]
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (since 2022)
[edit]In the 2022 Perak state election, Koo made her electoral debut after being nominated by PH to contest for the Keranji state seat.[2] Koo won the seat and was elected to the Perak State Legislative Assembly as the Keranji MLA after defeating Ng Wah Leng of Barisan Nasional (BN), Foong Kar Sing of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Puah Chee Haur of the Heritage Party (WARISAN) by a majority of 8,749 votes.[3]
Election results
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2022 | N42 Keranji | Angeline Koo Haai Yen (DAP) | 12,201 | 69.46% | Ng Wah Leng (MCA) | 3,452 | 19.65% | 17,566 | 8,749 | 62.18% | ||
| Foong Kar Sing (GERAKAN) | 1,803 | 10.26% | ||||||||||
| Puah Chee Haur (WARISAN) | 110 | 0.63% | ||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "◤攻新计◢ 绝不得过且过 古海燕：我有能力". China Press (in Chinese). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "GE15: Perak DAP to take on 8 parliamentary, 19 state seats". New Straits Times. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Malaysia GE15 / PRU15 & 6 States Elections - Perak - The Star". The Star. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Semakan Keputusan Pilihan Raya Negeri Perak ke-15". MySPRSemak (in Malay). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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