Yang Berhormat Tuan
Gooi Hsiao Leung
MLA
魏晓隆
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Bukit Tengah
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byOng Chin Wen
(PR–PKR)
Majority8,558 (2018)
8,697 (2023)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Alor Setar
In office
5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byChor Chee Heung
(BN–MCA)
Succeeded byChan Ming Kai
(PH–PKR)
Majority1,873 (2013)
Faction represented in Penang State Legislative Assembly
2018–Pakatan Harapan
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2013–2018People's Justice Party
Personal details
Born
Gooi Hsiao Leung

(1972-12-28) 28 December 1972
Penang, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
SpouseIwana
ParentGooi Hock Seng
OccupationLawyer, politician
Websitegooihsiaoleung.com
Gooi Hsiao Leung
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese魏曉隆
Hanyu PinyinWèi Xiǎolóng
JyutpingNgai6 Hiu2 Lung4
Hokkien POJGūi Hiáu-liông
Tâi-lôGuī Hiáu-liông

Gooi Hsiao Leung (simplified Chinese: 魏晓隆; traditional Chinese: 魏曉隆; pinyin: Wèi Xiǎolóng; Jyutping: Ngai6 Hiu2 Lung4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gūi Hiáu-liông; born 28 December 1972) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Tengah since May 2018. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Alor Setar from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.

Gooi's passion for Malaysian politics has been life-long. From a young age he followed his father, Gooi Hock Seng, former DAP Member of Parliament and State Assemblyman, through multiple election campaigns in the 80s and 90s. This instilled in Gooi his strong desire for change, equality, good governance and a true democracy in Malaysia through a robust Opposition.

Before his political career, Gooi pursued his passion for human rights defending clients both locally and overseas, where he worked for the United Nations at the Special Panels and Serious Crimes Unit in East Timor.

A lawyer by profession, Gooi contested the Alor Setar parliamentary seat at the 2008 general election, but lost to the seat's long-serving incumbent, Chor Chee Heung of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), by 184 votes.[1] He recontested the seat in the 2013 general election. Amid a nationwide swing away from Barisan Nasional coalition parties, such as the MCA, in urban areas, Gooi unseated Chor by 1,873 votes.[2]

In the 2018 general election, Gooi contested for the Bukit Tengah state seat of the Penang State Legislative Assembly instead and won it in a five-corner fight.

Election results

Penang State Legislative Assembly[3][4]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 N17 Bukit Tengah Gooi Hsiao Leung (PKR) 12,535 66.20% Thor Teong Gee (GERAKAN) 3,977 21.00% 19,192 8,558 86.20%
Norazman Ishak (PAS) 2,355 12.40%
Tan Hiang Lye (PRM) 53 0.30%
Edward Joseph (PFP) 27 0.10%
2023 Gooi Hsiao Leung (PKR) 16,050 68.58% Baljit Singh Jigiri Singh (GERAKAN) 7,353 31.42% 23,403 8,697 73.98%
Parliament of Malaysia[2][5][6][7]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 P009 Alor Setar Gooi Hsiao Leung (PKR) 20,557 47.58% Chor Chee Heung (MCA) 20,741 48.00% 43,206 184 73.28%
2013 Gooi Hsiao Leung (PKR) 27,364 47.25% Chor Chee Heung (MCA) 25,491 43.86% 57,912 1,873 83.92%
Abdul Fisol Mohd Isa (BERJASA) 3,530 6.23%
Jawahar Raja Abdul Wahid (BERSAMA) 257 0.45%

References

  1. ↑ "GE13: PKR to field Lawyer Gooi, again, for Alor Setar parliamentary seat". The Star. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Maklumat Terperinci Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2014. The table does not list candidates who finished in third place or lower.
  3. ↑ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. ↑ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  5. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. ↑ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  7. ↑ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.


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