Datuk Jimmy Wong Sze Phin (simplified Chinese: 黄仕平; traditional Chinese: 黃仕平; pinyin: Huáng Shìpíng)[1] is a Malaysian politician who served as the State Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) administration under former Chief Minister Shafie Apdal from May 2018 to the collapse of the WARISAN administration in September 2020[2] and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sri Tanjong also from May 2018 to September 2020. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Kinabalu from May 2013 to May 2018. He is an independent and was a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He served as the State Chairman of DAP of Sabah from 2010 to November 2015[3] and Member of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of DAP. He is also the father of Sri Tanjong MLA Justin Wong Yung Bin who defended the state seat on behalf of him in the 2020 state election.
Jimmy Wong Sze Phin | |
|---|---|
黄仕平 | |
| State Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister of Sabah | |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 29 September 2020 Serving with Arifin Asgali | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Shafie Apdal |
| Preceded by | Edward Yong Oui Fah Ellron Alfred Angin |
| Succeeded by | Abidin Madingkir |
| Constituency | Sri Tanjong |
| State Chairman of the Democratic Action Party of Sabah | |
| In office 2010 – 29 November 2015 | |
| Deputy | Stephen Wong Tien Fatt |
| Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng |
| National Chairman | Karpal Singh (2010–2014) Tan Kok Wai (2014–2015) |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Wong Tien Fatt |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Sri Tanjong | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 26 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Chan Foong Hin (PR–DAP) |
| Succeeded by | Justin Wong Yung Bin (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 9,383 (2018) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kota Kinabalu | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Hiew King Chew (PR–DAP) |
| Succeeded by | Chan Foong Hin (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 18,959 (2013) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jimmy Wong Sze Phin 1 March 1950 Tawau, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (2008–2021) Independent (since 2021) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2021) |
| Children | Justin Wong Yung Bin (son) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot casts | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | P172 Kota Kinabalu | Jimmy Wong Sze Phin (DAP) | 28,516 | 73.15% | Chin Tek Ming (PBS) | 9,557 | 24.52% | 39,548 | 18,959 | 78.29% | ||
| Liew Hock Leong (STAR) | 909 | 2.33% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N57 Sri Tanjong | Jimmy Wong Sze Phin (DAP) | 13,673 | 70.65% | Lo Su Fui (PBS) | 4,290 | 22.17% | 18,990 | 9,383 | 73.30% | ||
| Pang Thou Chung (PHRS) | 873 | 4.51% | ||||||||||
| Leong Yun Fui (PKS) | 154 | 0.80% | ||||||||||
Honours
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Sabah
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2018)[5]
References
edit- ^ "List of CEC candidates". The Rocket. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ Jenne Lajiun (17 May 2018). "Shafie unveils his State Cabinet with four new ministries". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Jimmy claims DAP Sabah chief broke 'Shanghai' promise". The Borneo Post. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
- ^ "Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak head list of 1,158 Sabah award recipients". Bernama. Borneo Post. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
External links
edit- Profile on the website of the Parliament of Malaysia
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