Chong Zhemin

{{short description|Malaysian politician and accountant}}

{{family name hatnote|Chong (张)|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Tuan

| name = Chong Zhemin

| honorific-suffix= MP

| native_name = {{nobold|张哲敏}}

| native_name_lang = zh-my

| image =

| caption =

| constituency_MP = Kampar

| parliament = Malaysian

| term_start = 19 November 2022

| term_end =

| majority = 14,330 (2022)

| predecessor = Thomas Su Keong Siong
(PHDAP)

| successor =

| constituency_AM1 = Keranji

| assembly1 = Perak State Legislative

| predecessor1 = Chen Fook Chye
(PR–DAP)

| successor1 = Angeline Koo Haai Yen
(PH–DAP)

| term_start1 = 9 May 2018

| term_end1 = 19 November 2022

| majority1 = 8,041 (2018)

| birth_name = Chong Zhemin

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|7|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Perak, Malaysia

| residence =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| citizenship = Malaysian

| nationality = Malaysia

| party = Democratic Action Party (DAP)

| otherparty = Pakatan Harapan (PH)

| occupation = Politician

| profession = Accountant

| parents =

| relations =

| spouse =

| children = {{hlist|2 daughters|1 son}}

| alma_mater = London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
(Master of Science (MSc) in Accounting and Finance)

}}

{{Infobox person

| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes|hide=yes

| t = 張哲敏

| s = 张哲敏

| poj = Tiuⁿ Tiat-bín

| tl =

| j = Zoeng1 Zit3 Man5

| phfs =

| p = Zhāng Zhémǐn}}

}}

Chong Zhemin ({{lang-zh|s=张哲敏|t=張哲敏|poj=Tiuⁿ Tiat-bín|j=Zoeng1 Zit3 Man5|p=Zhāng Zhémǐn}}; born 5 July 1985) is a Malaysian politician and accountant who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kampar since November 2022. He served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Keranji from May 2018 to November 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He is the Chief of Economic Development Bureau of DAP of Perak and was the Political Secretary to National Vice Chairman, Parliamentary Leader and State Chairman of DAP of Perak Nga Kor Ming.{{Cite web |title=Chong Zhemin |url=http://pru.sinarharian.com.my/calon/5555/chong-zhemin |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=PRU @ Sinar Harian}}

Election results

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|+Perak State Legislative Assembly{{cite web |title=RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES |url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pub&lang=BI&no=P.U.%20(B)%20327/2018 |access-date=2022-06-10}}

!|Year

!|Constituency

! colspan="2" |Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

! colspan="2" |Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Ballots cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

2018

|N42 Keranji

| {{Party shading/Keadilan}} |

|{{nowrap|Chong Zhemin}} (DAP)

|align=right|12,072

|73.78%

| {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Daniel Wa Wai How (MCA)

| align=right|4,031

|24.63%

|16,363

|8,041

|75.74%

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia

!|Year

!|Constituency

!colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!colspan=2|Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Ballots cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

rowspan="3" |2022

| rowspan="3" |P070 Kampar

| rowspan="3" {{Party shading/PH}} |

| rowspan="3" |{{nowrap|Chong Zhemin}} (DAP)

| rowspan="3" align="right" |30,467

| rowspan="3" |51.30%

| {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

| Lee Chee Leong (MCA)

| align="right" |16,137

|27.17%

| rowspan="3" |59,386

| rowspan="3" |14,330

| rowspan="3" |67.19%

bgcolor={{party color|Perikatan Nasional}} |

| Janice Wong Oi Foon (GERAKAN)

| align="right" |12,127

|20.42%

{{Party shading/Sabah Heritage Party}} |

| Leong Cheok Keng (WARISAN)

| align="right" |665

|align=right|1.10%

Honours

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