Liew Vui Keong
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Yang Berbahagia Datuk Liew Vui Keong |
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刘伟强 | |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sandakan, Sabah |
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In office 2008–2013 |
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Preceded by | Chong Hon Min |
Succeeded by | Wong Tien Fatt |
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Born | Kota Belud, Crown Colony of North Borneo |
18 January 1960
Political party | LDP—Barisan Nasional |
Occupation | Politician |
Datuk Liew Vui Keong (simplified Chinese: 刘伟强; traditional Chinese: 劉偉強; pinyin: Liú Wěiqiáng; born 18 January 1960) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sandakan constituency in Sabah from 2008 until his defeat in the 2013 election. During his term in Parliament he was a deputy minister in the federal government.
He was the President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2014, when he was replaced by Teo Chee Kang in a rancorous internal dispute. Liew contested Teo's claim to the party's presidency with the Registrar of Societies.[1]
Election results
Year | Government | Votes | Pct | Opposition | Votes | Pct | ||
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2008 | Liew Vui Keong (LDP) | 8,297 | 41.3% | Chong Chui Lin (DAP) | 8,121 | 40.5% | ||
2013 | Liew Vui Keong (LDP) | 13,138 | 48.0% | Wong Tien Fatt (DAP) | 14,226 | 52.0% |
References
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- EngvarB from October 2014
- Use dmy dates from October 2014
- Articles containing simplified Chinese-language text
- Articles containing traditional Chinese-language text
- Living people
- 1960 births
- Malaysian people of Hakka descent
- People from Sabah
- Malaysian politicians
- Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia) politicians
- Members of the Dewan Rakyat