John Fernandez (Malaysian politician)
For the American, see John Fernandez (Indiana politician).
| John Fernandez | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Seremban, Negeri Sembilan | |
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In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Hon Choon Kim (MCA— BN) |
| Succeeded by | Loke Siew Fook (DAP— Pakatan Rakyat) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 December 1941 Selangor, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Political party | DAP— Pakatan Rakyat |
| Occupation | Politician |
John Fernandez (born 9 December 1941) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Seremban constituency in the state of Negeri Sembilan from 2008 to 2013. He was a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.
He was first elected to Parliament in the 2008 election winning the seat of Seremban from the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.[1]
Ahead of the 2013 election, he quit the DAP, protesting the lack of Indians being fielded as party election candidates, and recontested Seremban as an independent candidate.[2] He lost to a member of his former party, Loke Siew Fook, after obtaining only 221 votes out of the 87,632 total votes cast, losing his deposit.[3]
Election results
| Year | Opposition | Votes | Pct | Government | Votes | Pct | Independent | Votes | Pct | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | John Fernandez (DAP) | 32,970 | 53% | Yu Chok Tow (MCA) | 29,022 | 47% | ||||||
| 2013 | Loke Siew Fook (DAP) | 45,628 | 52% | Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) | 33,075 | 38% | Abdul Halim Abdullah (IND) | 6,866 | 8% | |||
| John Fernandez (IND) | 221 | ≤1% | ||||||||||
| Bujang Abu (IND) | 83 | ≤1% | ||||||||||
References
- 1 2 "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ↑ Bendahara, Alang. "Ex-Seremban MP John Fernandez quits DAP". NST. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- 1 2 Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. "Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia 13 – Kedudukan kerusi bagi parlimen: P128 Seremban". Retrieved 9 May 2013.
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