KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 – The DAP will be fielding 11 new faces in Selangor in the 13th General Election, according to its secretary-general Lim Guan Eng. He said among the new faces were the party’s election strategy director Ong Kian Ming who would contest the Serdang parliamentary seat, replacing the incumbent Teo Nie Ching who has been moved to the Kulai parliamentary seat in Johor.
Besides this, Teresa Kok Suh Sim who won the Kinrara state seat and Seputeh parliamentary seat in the last general election, is only being retained for the Seputeh seats. Speaking at a press conference at the DAP headquarters here today to announced the name of the party’s candidates for Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Sarawak and Melaka, Lim said Selangor state executive councillor Ronnie Liu Tian Khiew was not being renominated to defend his Pandamaran state seat and that his place would be taken over by Selayang Municipal Council member Tan Pok Shyong (rpt Shyong).
Another notable name to be dropped is Sibu incumbent and Sarawak DAP chairman Wong Ho Leng, who is suffering from brain cancer. He will be replaced by Oscar Ling Chai Yew. Meanwhile, M.Manogaran, the incumbent for the Teluk Intan parliamentary seat will move to Cameron Highlands to take on MIC president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel. Following is the DAP’s list of candidates for Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Sarawak and Melaka:
SELANGOR:
PARLAMENT:
P102 Serdang – Ong Kian Ming (new face)
P103 Puchong – Gobind Singh Deo
P106 Petaling Jaya Utara – Pua Kiam Wee
P110 Klang – Charles Anthony R.Santiago
STATE:
N4 Sekinchan – Ng Suee Lim
N6 Kuala Kubu Baharu – Lee Kee Hiong (new face )
N22 Teratai – Tiew Way Keng (new face)
N30 Kinrara – Ng Sze Han (new face)(Subang Jaya municipal councillor)
N35 Kampung Tunku – Lau Weng San
N36 Damansara Utama – Yeo Bee Yin (new face)
N27 Balakong – Ng Tien Chee (new face)
N28 Seri Kembangan – Ean Yong Hian Wah.
N31 Subang Jaya – Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan
N34 Bukit Gasing – Rajiv Rishyakaran (new face)
N44 Sungai Pinang – Teng Chang Khim
N47 Pandamaran – Tan Pok Shyong (new face)
N48 Kota Alam Shah – Ganabatirau Veraman (new face)
N52 Teluk Datuk – Loh Chee Heng (new face)
N56 Sungai Pelek – Lai Nyuk Lan (new face)
KUALA LUMPUR (All parliamentary seats):
P114 Kepong – Dr Tan Seng Giaw
P117 Segambut – Lim Lip Eng
P120 Bukit Bintang – Fong Kui Lin
P122 Seputeh – Teresa Kok
P123 Cheras – Tan Kok Wai
SARAWAK (All parliamentary seats):
P192 Mas Gading – Mordi Anak Bimol (new face)
P195 Bandar Kuching – Chong Chieng Jen
P196 Stampin – Julian Tan Kok Ping (new face)
P199 Serian – Edward Anak Andrew Luwak@Edward Luwak (new face)
P202 Sri Aman – Leon Jimat Donald ( had stood in a state seat before)
P208 Sarikei – Wong Ling Biu (new face)
P211 Lanang – Alice Lau Kiong Yieng (had stood in a state seat before)
P212 Sibu – Oscar Ling Chai Yew (new face)
P213 Mukah – Hai bin Merawin@Bonaventure (new face)
P215 Kapit – Ramli Anak Malaka (new face)
P217 Bintulu – John Brian Anthony Anak Jeremy Guang (new face)
P219 Miri – Lim Su Kien
P222 Lawas – Baru Langub (new face)
MELAKA:
PARLIAMENT:
P135 Alor Gajah – Yeo Shen Li (had stood in a state seat before)
P138 Kota Melaka – Sim Tong Him
STATE:
N14 Klebang – Liou Chen Kuang
N15 Bachang – Lim Jak Wong
N16 Ayer Keroh – Khoo Poay Tiong
N19 Kesidang – Chin Choong Seong
N20 Kota Laksamana – Lai Keun Ban (new face)
N21 Duyong – Goh Leong San
N22 Banda Hilir – Tey Kok Kiew
N24 Bemban – Gandhi Rajan Nalliah (new face)
BERNAMA
