Daniel Wa Wai How

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wa (胡).

Daniel Wa Wai How (simplified Chinese: 胡伟豪; traditional Chinese: 胡偉豪; pinyin: Hú Wěiháo; Wade–Giles: Hu² Wei³ Hao²; Jyutping: Wu4 Wai5 Hou4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ô͘ Úi-hô; born 25 July 1988) is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Daniel Wa Wai How
胡伟豪
Personal details
Born	(1988-07-25) 25 July 1988 (age 36) Bentong, Pahang, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma mater	National University of Malaysia
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Daniel Wa Wai How
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	胡偉豪
Simplified Chinese	胡伟豪
Hanyu Pinyin	Hú Wěiháo
Wade–Giles	Hu2 Wei3 Hao2
Jyutping	Wu4 Wai5 Hou4
Hokkien POJ	Ô͘ Úi-hô
Tâi-lô	Ôo Uí-hô

Wa originally from Bentong, Pahang after having graduated in Economy Studies at the National University of Malaysia (UKM), was the personal assistant to Lee Chee Leong, the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kampar, Perak. He was the youngest BN candidate when he first contested in the 2013 General Election at the age of 25.^[1] He had contested the state seat of Keranji in Perak then, but lost the poll to Democratic Action Party (DAP) of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) candidate, Chen Fook Chye.^[2][3]

In the 2018 General Election he contested and lost again in the Keranji state seat to the DAP of Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate.^[4] He was then elected in the 2018 MCA leadership election as one of the party Central Working Committee (CWC) members.^[5]

Election results

Perak State Legislative Assembly^[6][7][8][9]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	N41 Keranji		Daniel Wa Wai How (MCA)	5,110	31.96%		Chen Fook Chye (DAP)	10,671	66.75%	15,986	5,561	75.90%
2018	N42 Keranji		Daniel Wa Wai How (MCA)	4,031	18.70%		Chong Zhemin (DAP)	12,072	55.90%	16,363	8,041	75.70%

External links

• Daniel Wa Wai How on Facebook

References

1. Ivan Loh (17 April 2013). "GE13: BN's young gun Daniel Wa all fired up ahead of polling day". The Star. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
2. "KEPUTUSAN/RESULTS – PERAK: N41: KERANJI". Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
3. Keranji seat latest result Archived 23 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
4. "2018 Malaysia General Election - Keranji (P70-N42)". undiinfo - Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
5. The Star (5 November 2018). "MCA polls: Full Results". The Star. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
6. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
7. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
8. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
9. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.