Khoo Poay Tiong | |
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邱培栋 | |
| Chairman of the Secretariat of the MalaysianChinese New Village Division | |
| Assumed office 15 May 2024 | |
| Minister | Nga Kor Ming |
| Preceded by | Wong Kah Woh |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forKota Melaka | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sim Tong Him (PR–DAP) |
| Majority | 49,175 (2018) 46,420 (2022) |
| Member of theMalacca State Legislative Assembly forAyer Keroh | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Seah Kwi Tong (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Kerk Chee Yee (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 3,205 (2008) 7,943 (2013) |
| StateLeader of the Opposition ofMalacca | |
| In office 1 July 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Governor | Mohd Khalil Yaakob |
| Chief Minister | Idris Haron |
| Preceded by | Goh Leong San |
| Succeeded by | Idris Haron |
| Constituency | Ayer Keroh |
| National Organising Secretary of theDemocratic Action Party | |
| Assumed office 16 March 2025 | |
| Assistant | Lee Chin Chen Tan Hong Pin |
| Secretary-General | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| Preceded by | Steven Sim Chee Keong |
| Assistant National Organising Secretary of the Democratic Action Party | |
| In office 12 November 2017 – 16 March 2025 | |
| Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng (2017–2022) Anthony Loke Siew Fook (2022–2025) |
| National Organising Secretary | Anthony Loke Siew Fook (2017–2022) Steven Sim Chee Keong (2022–2025) |
| Preceded by | Vincent Wu Him Ven |
| Succeeded by | Lee Chin Chen |
| State Chairman of the Democratic Action Party ofMalacca | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2024 | |
| Deputy | Saminathan Ganesan |
| Secretary-General | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| Preceded by | Tey Kok Kiew |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Khoo Poay Tiong (1970-12-13)13 December 1970 (age 54) Malacca, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (since 1999) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999v2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Spouse | Lee Wei Cheng |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | B.A. (Honours) Economics,University of Malaya |
| Website | www.kotamelaka.com |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 邱培棟 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 邱培栋 | ||||||||||
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Khoo Poay Tiong (simplified Chinese:邱培栋;traditional Chinese:邱培棟;pinyin:Qiū Péidòng;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Khu Pôe-tòng; born 13 December 1970)[1] is a Malaysian politician who has served as Chairman of the Secretariat of the MalaysianChinese New Village Division since May 2024 and theMember of Parliament (MP) forKota Melaka since May 2018. He served asLeader of the Opposition ofMalacca from July 2013 to May 2018 and Member of theMalacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) forAyer Keroh from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of theDemocratic Action Party (DAP), a component party ofPakatan Harapan (PH) and formerlyPakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He has served as the National Organising Secretary of DAP since March 2025 and State Chairman of DAP ofMalacca since June 2024. He served as the Assistant National Organising Secretary of DAP from November 2017 to his promotion in March 2025. He was the State Vice Chairman prior to his promotion to the state chairmanship. He is presently the sole Malacca DAP MP.[2][3][4]
Khoo is the eldest son of Khoo Nian Koon, a tailor in Malacca town. He is married to Lee Wei Cheng (李慧贞) with three daughters.
Khoo Poay Tiong graduated with Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Economics fromUniversity of Malaya.
Prior to his political life, Khoo was a senior manager atMaybank before quitting his job to pursue full time in a life as a politician in year 2008. He was first elected as a State Assemblyman for Ayer Keroh, by successfully crushing a long held stronghold ofBarisan Nasional of Ayer Keroh state seat by beating Chiew Hong Lan in the 12th General Election.
In year 2013, during the 13th General Election, Khoo retained his state assembly seat and was elected as the Opposition Leader for the state of Malacca.
In 2018, he moved from Malacca state politics to the federal politics. In the2018 general election, he won Kota Melaka federal seat and was elected to Parliament as the Kota Melaka MP for the first term after defeating Choo Wei Sern ofBarisan Nasional (BN) andindependent candidateGoh Leong San by a majority of 49,175 votes.[5][6]
In the2022 general election, Khoo defended the Kota Melaka seat and was reelected to the Parliament as the Kota Melaka MP for the second term after defeating Suhaime Borhan ofPerikatan Nasional (PN), Kon Qi Yao of BN and independent candidate Norazlanshah Hazali by a majority of 46,420 votes.
On 7 June 2024, after the resignation of Malacca DAP ChairmanTey Kok Kiew, Vice Chairman Khoo was unanimously promoted to Chairman by the state committee members in a meeting.
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2008 | N16Ayer Keroh | Khoo Poay Tiong (DAP) | 11,309 | 58.25% | Chiew Hong Lan (MCA) | 8,104 | 41.75% | 19,953 | 3,205 | 81.43% | ||
| 2013 | Khoo Poay Tiong (DAP) | 18,934 | 63.27% | Yong Fun Juan (MCA) | 10,991 | 36.73% | 30,402 | 7,943 | 88.83% | |||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2018 | P138Kota Melaka | Khoo Poay Tiong (DAP) | 76,518 | 72.69% | Choo Wei Sern (MCA) | 27,343 | 25.97% | 107,085 | 49,175 | 84.42% | ||
| Goh Leong San (IND) | 1,415 | 1.34% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Khoo Poay Tiong (DAP) | 73,995 | 60.07% | Suhaime Borhan (Gerakan) | 27,575 | 22.39% | 123,181 | 46,420 | 75.05% | |||
| Kon Qi Yao (MCA) | 20,686 | 16.79% | ||||||||||
| Norazlanshah Hazali (IND) | 925 | 0.75% | ||||||||||
Malaysia
Recipient of the17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)| Parliament of Malaysia | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forKota Melaka 9 May 2018–present | Incumbent |