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David Cheong Kian Young

David Cheong Kian Young

Malaysian politician and businessman

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheong (张).

David Cheong Kian Young (simplified Chinese: 张睷洋; traditional Chinese: 張睷洋; pinyin: Zhāng Jiānyáng) is a Malaysian politician and businessman who has served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kajang since August 2023. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He has also served as Member of the Central Leadership Council (MPP), Deputy Division Chief of Kuala Langat and deputy director of the State Elections Department (JPRN) of PKR as well as the Treasurer of JPRN of PH of Selangor since 2022.[1]

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Political career

He served as the Chairman of the Polling District Committee (JDM) of PKR of Sungai Jarom from 2008 to 2010, State Deputy Chairman of the Welfare Bureau of PKR of Selangor from 2010 to 2013 and the Treasurer of JPRN of Selangor from 2020 to 2022.

Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (since 2023)

2023 Selangor state election

In the 2023 Selangor state election, Cheong made his electoral debut after being nominated by PH to contest the Kajang state seat. Cheong won the seat and was elected to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly as the Kajang MLA after defeating Allan Liew Sin Kim of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Arutchelvan Subramaniam of Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) by a majority of 34,394 votes.[2]

Election results

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References

  1. [1]
    "Saudara David Cheong Kian Yong". Parti Keadilan Rakyat. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. [2]
    "State polls: More than 50% new faces in PKR's candidate list for Selangor". The Star. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Negeri Selangor ke-15". Retrieved 31 December 2023.


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