Daniel Gooi Zi Sen
Daniel Gooi Zi Sen | |
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魏子森 | |
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| Member of the Penang State Executive Council (Youth, Sports and Health) | |
| Assumed office 16 August 2023 | |
| Governor | Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak |
| Chief Minister | Chow Kon Yeow |
| Preceded by | Soon Lip Chee (Youth and Sports) Norlela Ariffin (Health) |
| Constituency | Padang Lalang |
| Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Padang Lalang | |
| Assumed office 12 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Chong Eng (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 19,448 (2023) |
| Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Pengkalan Kota | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 12 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Lau Keng Ee (PR–DAP) |
| Succeeded by | Wong Yuee Harng (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 13,390 (2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Gooi Zi Sen 11 June 1987 Bukit Mertajam, Penang |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Relations | Gooi Seong Kin (uncle) |
| Parent(s) | Gooi Seong Sin Hong Lai Chan |
| Alma mater | Universiti Malaysia Sabah |
| Occupation | Politician |
Daniel Gooi Zi Sen (Chinese: 魏子森; Jyutping: Ngai6 Zi2 Sam1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gūi Chú-sim; born on 11 June 1987) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Padang Lalang since August 2023. He served as the MLA for Pengkalan Kota from May 2018 to August 2023. He is a member and Branch Chief of Chemor Lane of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He was also the youngest candidate in the 2018 Penang state election.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Gooi was born on 11 June 1987 in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. His father is Gooi Seong Sin and mother is Hong Lai Chan. His uncle, Gooi Seong Kin, currently special coordinator for the Chief Minister of Penang,[3] represented DAP to contest in the 1995 Malaysian general election for the Berapit state seat.[1][4] He studied in SJK (C) Kim Sen and Jit Sin High School. He has also studied Tourism Management in Universiti Malaysia Sabah.
Political career
[edit]Gooi's uncle, Gooi Seong Kin had used their house as his campaign center in the 1995 Malaysian general election and Gooi admires Lim Kit Siang since he was young.[1] After he graduated from Universiti Malaysia Sabah in 2009, he joined DAP in 2010 and served as by-then Penang State Executive Councilor for Tourism, Law Heng Kiang's office. He was the project planner for DAP Penang from 2012 to 2013. After the 2013 Malaysian general election, he was the special officer for the Penang State Executive Councilor for Housing, Jagdeep Singh Deo.
In 2018 Malaysian general election, he was filled to contest the Pengkalan Kota seat as DAP's youngest candidate in the general election under the flag of PKR. He successfully defeated the other candidates and became the Member of Penang State Legislative Assembly for Pengkalan Kota.
Election results
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N27 Pengkalan Kota | Daniel Gooi Zi Sen (DAP) | 15,037 | 87.87% | Lim Swee Bok (MCA) | 1,647 | 9.62% | 17,112 | 13,390 | 85.27% | ||
| Ragindran Sivasamy (IND) | 87 | 0.51% | ||||||||||
| Koay Teng Lye (MUP) | 83 | 0.49% | ||||||||||
| Chew Seng Tung (PRM) | 68 | 0.40% | ||||||||||
| 2023 | N15 Padang Lalang | Daniel Gooi Zi Sen (DAP) | 22,315 | 87.85% | Suresh Deravaj Naidu (BERSATU) | 2,867 | 11.29% | 25,400 | 19,448 | 70.55% | ||
| Patrick Ooi Khar Giap (PFP) | 218 | 0.86% | ||||||||||
External links
[edit]Daniel Gooi Zi Sen on Facebook
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Mok, Opalyn (27 April 2018). "Youngest DAP candidate in GE14 says drawn to politics since childhood | Malay Mail". www.malaymail.com. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ "第十四届全国大选成绩" (in Chinese). Oriental Daily News (Malaysia). 2018-05-10. Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ "魏祥敬：服务中心-预料下周装修完毕". 中国报.
- ^ "輸3屆雖痛‧主政夢未圓‧魏祥敬療傷再出發". 光明日报. 2008-02-14. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ "RESULTSOF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".