John Fernandez (Tamil: ஜொஹ்ன் பெர்னாண்டஸ்; 9 December 1941 – 26 December 2023) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Seremban from March 2008 to May 2013. He was an independent and a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of formerly the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition.
John Fernandez | |
|---|---|
ஜொஹ்ன் பெர்னாண்டஸ் | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Seremban | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Hon Choon Kim (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Loke Siew Fook (PR–DAP) |
| Majority | 3,948 (2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1941 Selangor, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 26 December 2023 (aged 82) Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (–2013) Independent (2013–2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2013) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Fernandez was first elected to the Parliament in the 2008 general election, winning the seat of Seremban from the governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1]
He left DAP to protest the lack of Indian candidates nominated to contest in the 2013 general election. He nominated himself as an independent candidate to defend the Seremban seat.[2] He was defeated by Anthony Loke Siew Fook of his former party DAP and coalition PR by a minority of 45,407 votes after garnering only 221 votes and lost his election deposit after failing to garner 12.5% of the total votes cast.[3][better source needed]
Death
editFernandez died on 26 December 2023, at the age of 82.[4]
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | N23 Jimah | John Fernandez (PPPM) | 64 | 0.66% | Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) | 4,571 | 46.82% | 9,762 | 224 | 78.33% | ||
| M Kuppusamy (DAP) | 4,795 | 49.12% | ||||||||||
| 2004 | N33 Port Dickson | John Fernandez (DAP) | 3,061 | 36.63% | Rajagopalu Thamotharapillay (MIC) | 4,954 | 59.29% | 8,356 | 1,893 | 68.44% | ||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | P128 Seremban | John Fernandez (DAP) | 32,970 | 53.18% | Yu Chok Tow (MCA) | 29,022 | 46.82% | 64,437 | 3,948 | 76.10% | ||
| 2013 | John Fernandez (IND) | 221 | 0.26% | Anthony Loke Siew Fook (DAP) | 45,628 | 53.12% | 87,617 | 12,553 | 85.64% | |||
| Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) | 33,075 | 38.52% | ||||||||||
| Abd Halim Abdullah (Berjasa) | 6,866 | 8.00% | ||||||||||
| Bujang Abu (IND) | 83 | 0.10% | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ Bendahara, Alang. "Ex-Seremban MP John Fernandez quits DAP". NST. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ a b Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. "Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia 13 – Kedudukan kerusi bagi parlimen: P128 Seremban". Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ Former DAP MP John Fernandez dies at 82
- ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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