Ko Chung Sen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ko (許).

Dr. Ko Chung Sen (Chinese: 許崇信; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó͘ Chông-sìn; born 1968) is a Malaysian surgeon and politician of Chinese descent.^[1] He was the Perak State Legislative Assemblyman for Kepayang from 2018 to 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. A surgeon by profession, he received BAO cum laude from Trinity College in Dublin. He became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1999.^{[citation needed]}

Dr. Ko Chung Sen
许崇信
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2013–2018	Democratic Action Party
Faction represented in Perak State Legislative Assembly
2018–2022	Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born	Ko Chung Sen (1968-06-19) 19 June 1968 (age 56) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH) Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Alma mater	Trinity College
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Surgeon
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	许崇信
Traditional Chinese	許崇信
Hanyu Pinyin	Xǔ Chóngxìn
Hokkien POJ	Khó͘ Chôngsìn

Ko returned to Malaysia to work as a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon in Penang General Hospital in 2001 and worked there until 2004. He then moved to Ipoh to work in KPJ Specialist Hospital and has been there since then.^[2]

He was elected to the parliament for Kampar constituency in the 2013 election. As candidate of the DAP, he defeated Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) incumbent Lee Chee Leong.^[3] In the 2018 election, was picked as candidate for Perak state seat of Kepayang which he had won and got to be its state assemblyman.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	P070 Kampar, Perak		Ko Chung Sen (DAP)	26,863	55.59%		Lee Chee Leong (MCA)	21,463	44.41%	49,265	5,400	77.44%

Perak State Legislative Assembly^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N29 Kepayang		Ko Chung Sen (DAP)	12,417	80.95%		Chang Kok Aun (MCA)	2,922	19.05%	15,560	9,495	74.60%

References

1. "MyMP Ko Chung Sen". MyMP. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
2. "Search Doctor". KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospital. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
3. Tan, T.K. (3 June 2014). "For my kids' future". The Rocket. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
4. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
5. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 5 May 2013. Results only available for the 2013 election.
6. "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.
7. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
8. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
9. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

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