Wong Shu Qi (simplified Chinese: 黄书琪; traditional Chinese: 黃書琪; pinyin: Huáng Shūqí; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Su-kî; born 26 November 1983)[1] is a Malaysian politician, writer and journalist who has served as Chairperson of the TalentCorp since February 2024 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kluang since May 2018. She served as Deputy Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from April 2023[2][3] to July 2024 and Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Senai from May 2013 to May 2018.[1][4] She is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. She has also served as the Assistant Political Education Director of DAP since March 2022.

Wong Shu Qi
黄书琪
Deputy Chairperson of the
Public Accounts Committee
In office
4 April 2023 – 16 July 2024
Nominated byAnwar Ibrahim
Appointed byJohari Abdul
ChairpersonMas Ermieyati Samsudin
Preceded byAzizah Mohd Dun
Succeeded byTeresa Kok Suh Sim
ConstituencyKluang
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kluang
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byLiew Chin Tong
(PRDAP)
Majority23,053 (2018)
26,406 (2022)
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Senai
In office
5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byOng Kow Meng
(PR–DAP)
Succeeded byAlan Tee Boon Tsong
(PH–DAP)
Majority11,227 (2013)
Assistant Political Education Director
of the Democratic Action Party
Assumed office
20 March 2022
Political Education DirectorWong Kah Woh
Secretary-GeneralAnthony Loke Siew Fook
Preceded byOng Kian Ming
Personal details
Born
Wong Shu Qi

(1983-11-26) 26 November 1983 (age 41)
Johor, Malaysia
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Alma materNational Chengchi University, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionWriter, Senior journalist
Websitehttps://wongshuqi.my/

Political career

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She was elected in 2013 general election for the Senai state seat. In the 2018 general election, Wong was elected to the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kluang constituency, winning 47,671 of the 80,531 votes cast.[5]

Election results

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Johor State Legislative Assembly[6][7][8][9]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N52 Senai Wong Shu Qi (DAP) 23,110 65.19% Tang Nai Soon (MCA) 11,883 33.52% 35,451 11,227 88.38%
Parliament of Malaysia[6][10][11]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 P152 Kluang, Johor Wong Shu Qi (DAP) 47,671 59.20% Gan Ping Sieu (MCA) 24,618 30.57% 81,841 23,053 84.45%
Muhd Hasbullah Md Najib (PAS) 8,242 10.23%
2022 Wong Shu Qi (DAP) 49,801 52.08% Gan Ping Sieu (MCA) 23,395 24.47% 95,621 26,406 72.25%
Dzulkarnain Alias (BERSATU) 22,021 23.03%
Ramendran Ulaganathan (IND) 404 0.42%

References

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  1. ^ a b "P152 Kluang". Democratic Action Party. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Mas Ermieyati the new PAC chief, Wong Shu Qi as vice-chairman". The Star. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Dewan Rakyat elects Mas Ermieyati as PAC chief". Free Malaysia Today. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Wong Shu Qi". wongshuqi.my. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes – Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Johore" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 19 April 2013. Results only available from the 2004 election (GE11).
  7. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  8. ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  10. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  11. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.