Anthony Loke
Anthony Loke Siew Fook | |
|---|---|
| 陆兆福 | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Seremban, Negeri Sembilan | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | John Fernandez |
| Majority | 12,553 |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Rasah, Negeri Sembilan | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Goh Siow Huat |
| Succeeded by | Teo Kok Seong |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Chennah | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Siow Chen Pin |
| Majority | 1,098 |
| Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Lobak | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Khoo Seng Hock |
| Succeeded by | Siow Kim Leong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 April 1977 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia |
| Political party | DAP – Pakatan Rakyat |
| Alma mater | National University of Malaysia University Malaya |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | lokesiewfook |
Anthony Loke Siew Fook (simplified Chinese: 陆兆福; traditional Chinese: 陸兆福; pinyin: Lù Zhào Fú; born 28 April 1977) is a Malaysian politician. He is the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for Seremban, and a senior official in the Democratic Action Party (DAP). He is also the Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Chennah, and acts as the leader of the opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition in that chamber.
Loke was born in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, and educated in St. Paul's Institution and SMK Seri Ampangan. He graduated from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2000 with a degree in development science. In 2004 he was elected to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for the seat of Lobak, and retained his seat in the 2008 election, when he also won election to the federal parliament for the constituency of Rasah. In the 2013 election he switched seats at both state and federal levels, contesting and winning Chennah in the legislative assembly and Seremban in the federal parliament.
Election results
| Year | Opposition | Votes | Pct | Government | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Loke Siew Fook (DAP) | 34,271 | 48% | Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) | 21,120 | 29% | 72,115 | 13,151 | 79% | ||
| Year | Opposition | Votes | Pct | Government | Votes | Pct | Independent | Votes | Pct | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Loke Siew Fook (DAP) | 45,628 | 52% | Yeow Chai Thiam (MCA) | 33,075 | 38% | Abdul Halim Abdullah (IND) | 6,866 | 8% | |||
| John Fernandez (IND) | 221 | ≥1% | ||||||||||
| Bujang Abu (IND) | 83 | ≥1% | ||||||||||
| Year | Opposition | Votes | Pct | Government | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Loke Siew Fook (DAP) | 9,244 | 80% | Siow Koi Loon (MCA) | 2,316 | 20% | 11,560 | 6,928 | 77% | ||
| 2004 | Loke Siew Fook (DAP) | 5,991 | 59% | Khoo Seng Hock (MCA) | 4,149 | 41% | 10,140 | 1,842 | 71% | ||
References
- ^ "P130 Rasah". MalaysiaKini. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Results GE13". Election Commission. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Malaysian Election Data". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 12 May 2013. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- Loke, Siew Fook (2008)
External links
- Living people
- Malaysian politicians
- Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) politicians
- National University of Malaysia alumni
- University of Malaya alumni
- 1977 births
- People from Negeri Sembilan
- Malaysian people of Chinese descent
- Members of the Dewan Rakyat
- Members of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly