Daniel Wa Wai How

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Daniel Wa Wai How
胡伟豪
Personal details
Born (1988-07-25) 25 July 1988 (age 35)
Bentong, Pahang, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma materNational University of Malaysia
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Daniel Wa Wai How
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese胡偉豪
Simplified Chinese胡伟豪
Hanyu PinyinHú Wěiháo
Wade–GilesHu2 Wei3 Hao2
JyutpingWu4 Wai5 Hou4
Hokkien POJÔ͘ Úi-hô
Tâi-lôÔo Uí-hô

Daniel Wa Wai How (simplified Chinese: 胡伟豪; traditional Chinese: 胡偉豪; pinyin: Hú Wěiháo; Wade–Giles: Hu2 Wei3 Hao2; Jyutping: Wu4 Wai5 Hou4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ô͘ Úi-hô; born 25 July 1988) is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Wa originally from Bentong, Pahang after having graduated in Economy Studies at the National University of Malaysia (UKM), was the personal assistant to Lee Chee Leong, the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kampar, Perak. He was the youngest BN candidate when he first contested in the 2013 General Election at the age of 25.[1] He had contested the state seat of Keranji in Perak then, but lost the poll to Democratic Action Party (DAP) of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) candidate, Chen Fook Chye.[2][3]

In the 2018 General Election he contested and lost again in the Keranji state seat to the DAP of Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate.[4] He was then elected in the 2018 MCA leadership election as one of the party Central Working Committee (CWC) members.[5]

Election results[edit]

Perak State Legislative Assembly[6][7][8][9]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N41 Keranji Daniel Wa Wai How (MCA) 5,110 31.96% Chen Fook Chye (DAP) 10,671 66.75% 15,986 5,561 75.90%
2018 N42 Keranji Daniel Wa Wai How (MCA) 4,031 18.70% Chong Zhemin (DAP) 12,072 55.90% 16,363 8,041 75.70%

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Ivan Loh (17 April 2013). "GE13: BN's young gun Daniel Wa all fired up ahead of polling day". The Star. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. ^ "KEPUTUSAN/RESULTS – PERAK: N41: KERANJI". Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  3. ^ Keranji seat latest result Archived 23 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "2018 Malaysia General Election - Keranji (P70-N42)". undiinfo - Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  5. ^ The Star (5 November 2018). "MCA polls: Full Results". The Star. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  6. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  8. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  9. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.