Cha Kee Chin
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{{family name hatnote|Cha (谢)|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Tuan
| name = Cha Kee Chin
| native_name = 谢琪清
{{lang|nan-latn|Chiā Kî-chhiⁿ}}
| native_name_lang = zh-my
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|MP}}
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| birth_name = Cha Kee Chin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|11|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bukit Kepayang, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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| constituency_MP = Rasah
| parliament = Malaysian
| term_start = 9 May 2018
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| predecessor = Teo Kok Seong
(PR–DAP)
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| majority = 46,867 (2018)
61,987 (2022)
| constituency_AM2 = Bukit Kepayang
| assembly2 = Negeri Sembilan State Legislative
| term_start2 = 8 March 2008
| term_end2 = 9 May 2018
| predecessor2 = Chan Khee Voon
(BN–GERAKAN)
| successor2 = Nicole Tan Lee Koon
(PH–DAP)
| majority2 = 5,700 (2008)
9,457 (2013)
| citizenship = Malaysian
| nationality = Malaysia
| party = Democratic Action Party (DAP)
| otherparty = Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
{{small|(2008–2015)}}
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
{{small|(since 2015)}}
| occupation = Politician
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Cha Kee Chin ({{lang-zh|s=谢琪清|t=謝琪清|poj=Chiā Kî-chhiⁿ|p=Xiè Qíqīng}}; born 20 November 1974) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rasah since May 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.parlimen.gov.my/profile-ahli.html?uweb=dr&id=3654|title=Laman Utama Spacer Profile Ahli Dewan|website=Parlimen.gov.my|access-date=4 September 2017}} He served as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Kepayang from March 2008 to May 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2008/04/11/inspired-by-the-family-doctor/|title=Inspired by the family doctor - Community - The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my}} He is a member and State Secretary of Negeri Sembilan of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.
Request for probe into distribution of food baskets
On 25 April 2020, Cha wrote a letter to then Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to request him to order a probe into the distribution of food baskets to lower-income (B40, meaning Bawah 40%, the 40% bottom, describing the 40% people with lowest income) group affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure transparency and prevent abuse. Cha questioned the costs of food baskets, which he claimed they only costed RM 35, in strong contradiction with the guidelines of the Ministry of Finance which outlined that they cost RM 100 and each MP would receive 1,000 baskets. Cha also shared that prior to writing Muhyiddin the letter, he had checked with the State Welfare Department of Negeri Sembilan on the remaining and unsent 850 food baskets and the department was unable to provide him a satisfactory reply.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/04/25/rasah-mp-orders-probe-into-distribution-of-food-baskets-to-b40-group|title=Rasah MP urges probe into distribution of food baskets to B40 group|publisher=thestar|date=25 April 2020}}
Election results
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|+ Parliament of Malaysia{{cite web|url=https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|title=SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia|language=ms|access-date=17 May 2018|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913134822/https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|url-status=dead}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.{{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180530_P.U.%20(B)%20316.pdf|title=Federal Government Gazette, Results of Contested Election Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Negeri Sembilan|publisher=Election Commission|access-date=13 Jun 2018}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Percentage figures based on total turnout. !|Year !|Constituency !colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct !colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |
| rowspan=3|2018
| rowspan=5|P130 Rasah | rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Keadilan}} | | rowspan=3|{{nowrap|Cha Kee Chin}} (DAP) | rowspan=3 align="right" |61,806 | rowspan=3|72.45% |{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Ng Kian Nam (MCA) |align="right" |14,939 |17.51% | rowspan=3|86,655 | rowspan=3|46,867 | rowspan=3|84.26% |
| {{Party shading/PAS}} |
|Khairil Annuar Wafa (PAS) |align="right" |8,260 |align="right" |9.68% |
| bgcolor={{Party color|People's Alternative Party}} |
|A. David Dass (PAP) |align="right" |302 |align="right" |0.36% |
| rowspan=2|2022
| rowspan=2 {{party shading/PH}} | | rowspan=2|{{nowrap|Cha Kee Chin}} (DAP) | rowspan=2 align=right|81,434 | rowspan=2|68.04% |{{party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Ng Kian Nam (MCA) |align=right|19,447 |16.25% | rowspan=2|119,691 | rowspan=2|61,987 | rowspan=2|76.78% |
| bgcolor={{party color|Perikatan Nasional}} |
|David Choong Vee Hing (GERAKAN) |align=right|18,810 |15.72% |
Honours
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- 50px Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
References
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Category:Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent
Category:21st-century Malaysian lawyers
Category:Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) politicians
Category:Members of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
Category:Malaysian MPs 2018–2022
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