Jason Teoh

{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Datuk

| name = Jason Teoh Sew Hock

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| native_name = {{nobold|张秀福}}

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| image = Jason_Teoh_Sew_Hock.jpg

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| birth_place = Gelang Patah, Johor,
{{flagicon|Malaysia|1957}} Malaysia

| residence = Gelang Patah, Johor

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| party = Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)

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| website = {{URL|https://www.facebook.com/teohsewhock/}}

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Jason Teoh Sew Hock ({{zh|t=張秀福|s=张秀福|poj=Tiuⁿ Siù-hok|j=Zoeng1 Sau3 Fuk1|p=Zhāng Xiùfú}}) is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Career

Jason Teoh Sew Hock is the Chairman for MCA Iskandar Puteri division.admin. [http://www.mca.org.my/en/dap-johor-labeling-karaoke-enthusiasts-as-%E2%80%9Cthieves%E2%80%9D-a-continuation-of-their-jaundiced-categorization-of-ordinary-m%E2%80%99sians-johor-mca/ "DAP Johor labelling karaoke enthusiasts as “thieves” a continuation of their jaundiced categorization of ordinary Malaysians – Johor MCA"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519100634/http://www.mca.org.my/en/dap-johor-labeling-karaoke-enthusiasts-as-%E2%80%9Cthieves%E2%80%9D-a-continuation-of-their-jaundiced-categorization-of-ordinary-m%E2%80%99sians-johor-mca/ |date=19 May 2014 }}, Malaysian Chinese Association, Kuala Lumpur, 15 December 2011. Retrieved on 27 March 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2014/09/22/mca-tells-chinese-community-to-be-wary/|title=MCA tells Chinese community to be wary|work=Free Malaysia Today|accessdate=3 September 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://m.thestar.com.my/story.aspx?hl=Stop+making+ridiculous+statements+MCA+tells+Ismail+Sabri+&sec=news&id=%7B28CF13D7-E45F-4831-8DB1-AFA3FC56BA66%7D|title=The Star Online - Stop making 'ridiculous' statements, MCA tells Ismail Sabri|work=The Star|accessdate=3 September 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2015/07/08/johor-should-get-a-bigger-sum-from-vehicle-entry-pass-fee-says-mca/|title=Johor should get a bigger sum from Vehicle Entry Pass fee, says MCA|work=The Rakyat Post|accessdate=3 September 2015}}

At GE13 in 2013, MCA division chief Jason Teoh was prepared to help BN retain the Gelang Patah seat, but was forced to give way to Abdul Ghani.{{Cite news|url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/what-you-think/article/gelang-patah-tay-tian-yan|title=Gelang Patah — Tay Tian Yan|date=2018-03-19|access-date=2018-03-19}} At GE14 in 2018, Jason Teoh nominated as Barisan Nasional candidate to regain the Iskandar Puteri seat (previously known as Gelang Patah), however defeated by Lim Kit Siang from DAP.

He was re-elected as chairman MCA Iskandar Puteri division in the 2018 MCA party election.

Election results

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia

!|Year

!|Constituency

! colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

! colspan=2|Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Ballots cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

2018

|rowspan=3|P162 Iskandar Puteri

| {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|{{nowrap|Jason Teoh Sew Hock}} (MCA)

| align=right|35,862

| 30.76%

| {{Party shading/Keadilan}}|

| |{{nowrap|Lim Kit Siang}} (DAP)

| align=right| 80,726

| 69.24%

| 118,779

| 44,864

| 85.90%

rowspan=2|2022

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|rowspan=2|Jason Teoh Sew Hock (MCA)

| rowspan=2 align=right|36,783

| rowspan=2|22.47%

| {{Party shading/PH}}|

| |{{nowrap|Liew Chin Tong}} (DAP)

| align=right| 96,819

| 59.15%

| rowspan="2" |165,527

| rowspan="2" |60,036

| rowspan="2" |74.42%

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|Tan Nam Cha (BERSATU)

|align=right|30,078

|18.38%

Honours

References