Charles Santiago

Yang Berhormat Tuan Charles Santiago MP
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Klang, Selangor
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Tan Yee Kew (MCA – BN)
Personal details
Born	1 November 1960 Selangor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	Democratic Action Party – Pakatan Rakyat
Alma mater	The New School[1]
Occupation	Politician
Website	charlessantiago.org

Charles Santiago (born 1 November 1960) is a Malaysian politician and is Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Klang constituency in Selangor. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) party in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.

Santiago was first elected to Parliament in the 2008 election winning the seat of Klang from the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.^[2] Prior to his election, Santiago was an economist^[3] and worked for non-governmental organisations such as the Coalition Against Water Privatisation^[4] and Monitoring Sustainability of Globalisation Malaysia.^[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P110 Klang, Selangor^[2]

Year	Opposition		Votes	Pct	Government		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008		Charles Santiago (DAP)	37,990	65.18%		Ch'ng Toh Eng (MCA)	20,289	34.81%	59,323	17,701	76.23%
2013		Charles Santiago (DAP)	53,719	64.82%		Teh Kim Poo (MCA)	29,034	35.04%	84,214	24,685	86.75%

References

1. Charles Santiago staff. "About Charles Santiago". Retrieved 6 March 2016.
2. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
3. "Turning thirst into trade". New Straits Times. 15 March 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
4. Yeen, Oh Ing (27 June 2008). "MP: Syabas profiting from reconnection fees". The Star. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
5. "Highest water rates in Selangor". The Star. 29 June 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2010.