Loh Gwo Burne

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Loh Gwo Burne
罗国本
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kelana Jaya
In office
2008–2013
Preceded byLoh Seng Kok (MCA-BN)
Succeeded byWong Chen (PKR-PR)
Majority5,031
Personal details
Born (1974-02-26) 26 February 1974 (age 50)
London, England
NationalityMalaysian
Political partyPeople's Justice Party
ResidenceMalaysia
Alma materUniversity of Hull
China University of Political Science and Law
OccupationPolitician

Loh Gwo Burne (simplified Chinese: 罗国本; traditional Chinese: 羅國本; pinyin: Luō Guóběn; born 26 February 1974) is a Malaysian politician. He was the member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kelana Jaya, Selangor for one term from 2008 to 2013. He set in Parliament as a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition coalition then.

Loh first gained fame when a video that he shot lead to a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the manipulation of judicial appointments.[1] In the 2008 election, he was named by Keadilan to contest the seat of Kelana Jaya,[2] and subsequently defeated Barisan Nasional candidate Lee Hwa Beng and independent Billi Lim Peng Soon.[3]

Loh attended primary school at Sam Teck and secondary school at Poi Lam as well as ACS in Singapore. He has a degree in law from London and a master in law from China.[4]

Election results[edit]

Parliament of Malaysia[5][6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 P104 Kelana Jaya, Selangor Loh Gwo Burne (PKR) 30,298 51.68% Lee Hwa Beng (MCA) 25,267 43.10% 58,625 5,031 71.91%
Billi Lim Peng Soon (Ind) 1,895 3.23%

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Davids who beat Goliath". The Star. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Wee, Gwo Burne to contest on PKR ticket". The Star. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Billi takes defeat in his stride". The Star. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  4. ^ Gwo Burne: Our Man in Kelana Jaya from Din Merican: The Malaysian DJ Blogger. 28 March 2008
  5. ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 19 April 2013. Results only available from the 2004 election (GE11).