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Jimmy Wong Sze Phin

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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
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterShafie Apdal
Preceded byEdward Yong Oui Fah
Ellron Alfred Angin
Succeeded byAbidin Madingkir
ConstituencySri Tanjong
State Chairman of the
Democratic Action Party of Sabah
In office
2010 – 29 November 2015
DeputyStephen Wong Tien Fatt
Secretary-GeneralLim Guan Eng
National ChairmanKarpal Singh
(2010–2014)
Tan Kok Wai
(2014–2015)
Succeeded byStephen Wong Tien Fatt
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Sri Tanjong
In office
9 May 2018 – 26 September 2020
Preceded byChan Foong Hin
(PRDAP)
Succeeded byJustin Wong Yung Bin
(PH–DAP)
Majority9,383 (2018)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kota Kinabalu
In office
5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byHiew King Chew
(PR–DAP)
Succeeded byChan Foong Hin
(PH–DAP)
Majority18,959 (2013)
Personal details
Born
Jimmy Wong Sze Phin

(1950-03-01) 1 March 1950 (age 74)
Tawau, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
(2008–2021)
Independent
(since 2021)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2015–2021)
ChildrenJustin Wong Yung Bin (son)
OccupationPolitician

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.

Election results

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Parliament of Malaysia[4]
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%
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
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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References

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  1. ^ "List of CEC candidates". The Rocket. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. ^ Jenne Lajiun (17 May 2018). "Shafie unveils his State Cabinet with four new ministries". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Jimmy claims DAP Sabah chief broke 'Shanghai' promise". The Borneo Post. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ^ "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).
  5. ^ "Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak head list of 1,158 Sabah award recipients". Bernama. Borneo Post. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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  • Profile on the website of the Parliament of Malaysia