Liew Ah Kim
{{short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{family name hatnote|Liew (廖)|lang=Chinese}}
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| name = Liew Ah Kim
| native_name = {{nobold|廖金华}}
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| constituency_MP4 = Seputeh
| parliament4 = Malaysian
| term_start4 = 3 August 1986
| term_end4 = 29 November 1999
| predecessor4 = constituency established
| successor4 = Teresa Kok Suh Sim
(BA–DAP)
| majority4 = 20,993 (1986)
23,008 (1990)
5,615 (1995)
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| citizenship = Malaysian
| party = Democratic Action Party (DAP) {{small|(1966–1998; since 2002)}}
Malaysian Democratic Party (MDP) {{small|(1998–2002)}}
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| occupation = Politician
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Liew Ah Kim is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Seputeh from 1986 to 1999 under Democratic Action Party and the Member of Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Kajang from 1978 to 1982.
Politics
He was the Member of Parliament for Seputeh before quitting from DAP in 1998 and established Malaysian Democratic Party together with Wee Choo Keong and was the Deputy Chairman for the party. He tried to defend his seat under the ticket of the new party in 1999 Malaysian general election, but he failed and lost to Teresa Kok. In 2002, he rejoined DAP and contested for the Kampar parliamentary seat but lost to the BN candidate. He had also contested in the 2022 Central Executive Committee Election but was not chosen as a member.{{Cite web |title=Party veteran criticises DAP over strained ties with PKR, working with 'crocs' |url=https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/party-veteran-criticises-dap-over-014600187.html |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=malaysia.news.yahoo.com |language=en-MY}}{{Cite web |last=Hui |first=Wong Kai |date=2021-01-20 |title=Octogenarian says his comeback is to push for democratic reform in DAP |url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/559676 |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=Malaysiakini}}
Election results
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|+ Selangor State Legislative Assembly{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php|title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia|accessdate=3 April 2011}} 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|1978
|rowspan=3|N17 Kajang |rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} | |rowspan=3|{{nowrap|Liew Ah Kim}} (DAP) |rowspan=3 align=right|6,841 |rowspan=3|56.95% |{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Kan Tong Fong (MCA) |align="right" |4,313 |35.91% |rowspan=3|12,374 |rowspan=3|2,528 |rowspan=3|78.78% |
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|Kampo Radjo Baginda Kayo (PSRM) | align=right|550 | align=right|4.58% |
| {{Party shading/PEKEMAS}} |
|Aman Khan (PEKEMAS) | align=right|308 | align=right|2.56% |
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|+ Parliament of Malaysia{{Cite web |title=KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-12 |url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=semak.spr.gov.my}} !|Year !|Constituency !colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct !colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |
| 1982
|P058 Batu Gajah | {{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} | |Liew Ah Kim (DAP) | align="right" |15,686 |45.02% | {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |{{nowrap|Ban Hon Keong}} (MCA) | align="right" |19,156 |54.98% |36,010 |3,470 |75.47% |
| 1986
| rowspan=2 | P101 Seputeh | {{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} | |{{nowrap|Liew Ah Kim}} (DAP) | align="right" |36,782 |69.47% | {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |David Chua Kok Tee (MCA) | align="right" |15,789 |29.82% |52,950 |20,993 |70.46% |
| 1990
| {{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} | |Liew Ah Kim (DAP) | align="right" |39,445 |69.96% | {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Fu Ah Kiow (MCA) | align="right" |16,437 |29.15% |56,382 |23,008 |69.06% |
| rowspan="2" |1995
| rowspan=5 |P110 Seputeh | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} | | rowspan="2" |Liew Ah Kim (DAP) | rowspan="2" align="right" |26,518 | rowspan="2" |55.27% | {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Ooi Saw Choo (MCA) | align="right" |20,903 |43.57% | rowspan="2" |47,975 | rowspan="2" |5,615 | rowspan="2" |70.73% |
| {{Party shading/Independent}} |
|Liew Choon Teck (IND) | align=right|203 | align=right|0.42% |
| rowspan="3" |1999
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: #000080;"| | rowspan="3" |Liew Ah Kim (MDP) | rowspan="3" align=right|457 | rowspan="3" align=right|0.86% | {{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} | |{{nowrap|Teresa Kok Suh Sim}} (DAP) | align=right|28,657 |54.07% | rowspan="3" |52,995 | rowspan="3" |5,200 | rowspan="3" |73.58% |
| {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|Sua Chong Keh (MCA) | align=right|23,457 |44.26% |
| {{Party shading/Independent}} |
|M. Thurai (IND) | align=right|134 | align=right|0.25% |
| 2004
|P070 Kampar | {{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} | |Liew Ah Kim (DAP) | align="right" |13,639 |37.09% | {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Hew See Tong (MCA) | align="right" |23,129 |62.91% |38,413 |9,490 |63.10% |