Teresa Kok
Malaysian Parliament for Seputeh | |
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Assumed office 29 November 1999 | |
Preceded by | Liew Ah Kim (DAP) |
Majority | 5,200 (1999) 12,895 (2004) 36,492 (2008) 51,552 (2013) 56,059 (2018) 67,187 (2022) |
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Kinrara | |
In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 | |
Preceded by | Kow Chong Wei (BN–MCA) |
Succeeded by | Ng Sze Han (PR–DAP) |
Majority | 5,739 (2008) |
Personal details | |
Born | Teresa Kok Suh Sim 31 March 1964 Tunku Abdul Rahman University College |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | www |
Teresa Kok Suh Sim (
Early life and education
Born and raised in
She graduated with a Bachelor of Communication from
Kok writes in weekly column for Chinese newspaper Sin Chew Daily. In 2004, she published a book compiling articles she wrote for the then Chinese daily.
Political career
Kok was political secretary to Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang from 1990 to 1995. In
In the 1999 general election, Kok won the Parliamentary seat of Seputeh in Kuala Lumpur with a majority of 5,200 and was re-elected in 2004 with a majority of 12,895, the largest winning margin among the 13 elected DAP MPs.
In the 2008 general election, Kok retained the Seputeh seat with a majority of 36,492, the largest majority in any constituency and won the Kinrara seat in Selangor State Legislative Assembly at the same time. She was elected in the new Selangor State Executive Council, and was named senior executive councillor who was put in charge of investment, trade and industry to ensure all funds are directed to Malaysians.
In 2013 general election, she won re-election to Parliament, garnering over 86 percent of the formal votes cast in her Seputeh constituency.
Kok was re-elected to Seputeh seat for the fifth term in the 2018 general election but on the ticket of People's Justice Party (PKR) as the move of Pakatan Harapan using a common symbol in the election.
In view of the bad market of palm oil, she launches few palm oil drinking campaign to boost the market demand on the palm oil and further inviting local tour guide to become the ambassadors for palm oil.[2]
Controversy
Advise mosque to not use speaker
In 2008, she was arrested under the
Seditious speech
In May 2014, Kok was charged with sedition for making a Chinese New Year video posted on YouTube which allegedly contained seditious elements. Kok was among the first of several other opposition politicians to be caught in a nationwide sedition dragnet.[10][11]
Threat on police
On 26 February 2022, during a speech for the 2022 Johor state election, Kok asked the police to allow them to speak for 30 more minutes. Due to the Covid-19 restrictions, speeches in the electoral campaign can only be 2 hours. Kok stated that they started the speech late at 8:30pm, so they should have 2 hours till 10:30pm, but the police in charge of the speech rejected her request. After that, she said that if Pakatan Harapan is the government, they won't set such restrictions and "warned" the police to be careful.[12] On 2 March 2022, she stated that the MCA dinner nearby had disrupted them, therefore making them starting the speech 30 minutes later Also, she stated that the police refused them to extend the speech for 30 minutes as they are the opposition.[13]
Palm oil activism
Despite the criticism from
Election results
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2008 | N30 Kinrara | Teresa Kok ( DAP )
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12,990 | 64.11% | Kow Cheong Wei (MCA) | 7,251 | 35.79% | 20,517 | 5,739 | 79.31% |
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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1995 | P062 Ipoh Barat , Perak
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Teresa Kok ( DAP )
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19,747 | 44.51% | Ho Cheong Sing (MCA) | 24,616 | 55.49% | 45,693 | 4,869 | 68.71% | ||
1999 | P110 Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur | Teresa Kok ( DAP )
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28,657 | 54.33% | Sua Chong Keh (MCA) | 23,457 | 44.47% | 52,995 | 5,200 | 73.59% | ||
Liew Ah Kim (MDP) | 457 | 0.87% | ||||||||||
Duraichelvan Murugeson ( IND )
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134 | 0.25% | ||||||||||
2004 | P122 Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur | Teresa Kok ( DAP )
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33,197 | 62.29% | Banie Chin Yen Foo (MCA) | 20,302 | 37.56% | 53,499 | 12,895 | 62.29% | ||
2008 | Teresa Kok ( DAP )
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47,230 | 81.38% | Carol Chew Chee Lin (MCA) | 10,738 | 18.50% | 58,207 | 36,492 | 75.70% | |||
2013 | Teresa Kok ( DAP )
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61,500 | 85.95% | Nicole Wong Siaw Ting (MCA) | 9,948 | 13.90% | 71,859 | 51,552 | 83.58% | |||
2018 | Teresa Kok ( DAP )
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63,094 | 89.97% | Chan Quin Er (MCA) | 7,035 | 10.03% | 70,583 | 56,059 | 81.83% | |||
2022 | Teresa Kok (DAP) | 73,234 | 83.74% | Alan Wong Yee Yeng (Gerakan) | 6,047 | 6.91% | 88,107 | 67,187 | 70.60% | |||
Lee Kah Hing (MCA) | 6,032 | 6.90% | ||||||||||
Lee Wai Hong (Independent) | 1,276 | 1.46% | ||||||||||
Choy Sen Yeh @ Lian Choy Ling (Independent) | 865 | 0.99% |
References
- ^ "About Teresa".
- ^ KAUR, MANJIT (14 June 2019). "Teresa Kok wants tour guides to become ambassadors for palm oil". The Star Online. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Saya Akan Ambil Tindakan Terhadap Utusan Malaysia & Zaini Hassan". Teresa Kok. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
- ^ "Faulty PA system the cause of 'silent' azan". Malaysiakini. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
- ^ "Petition not about 'azan' but religious 'ceramah'". Malaysiakini. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
- ^ "Kok not involved in azan petition, says mosque". Malaysiakini. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
- ^ "Teresa: "I was made a scapegoat..."". Sun2Surf. 19 September 2008. Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
- ^ "Teresa Kok released". TheEdgeDaily. 19 September 2008. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
- ^ "TERESA KOK SEES MOLOTOV COCKTAIL INCIDENT AS SCARE TACTIC". Yahoo! News. 28 September 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
- ^ "Teresa Kok charged with sedition over controversial Chinese New Year video". The Star (Malaysia). 6 May 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Dragnet proves urgency to axe Sedition Act, Suhakam tells Putrajaya". The Malay Mail Online. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Threatening cops? DAP leaders have started sparking hatred in the Johor polls". The Star. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "DAP denied extension for event as we are in opposition, says Kok". Free Malaysia Today. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Malaysia calls on Southeast Asia to back palm oil against EU's 'unfair' claims".
- ^ "Ex-minister Kok slams 'ignorant' WHO over palm oil advisory". MSN.
- ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 27 May 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "PRU-13". Utusan. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
Others
- Kok, Teresa (2002). "Government Should Not Send The Rohingya Refugees Who Broke Into The UNHCR Office Back To Burma". Retrieved 5 November 2005.
- Kok, Teresa (2005). "Teresa Kok Suh Sim". Retrieved 29 October 2005.