Tan Chen Choon is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Johor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under former Menteri Besar Sahruddin Jamal from April 2019 to the collapse of the PH state administration in February 2020 and Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Jementah from May 2013 to March 2022. He is also the husband of former Member of Parliament (MP) for Batu Gajah Fong Po Kuan. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition.

Tan Chen Choon
陈正春
Exco roles (Johor)
2019–2020Chairman of the Local Government, Urban Wellbeing and Environment
Faction represented in Johor State Legislative Assembly
2013–2018Democratic Action Party
2018–2022Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born (1970-01-05) 5 January 1970 (age 54)
Johor, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015)
SpouseFong Po Kuan
OccupationPolitician

Election results

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Johor State Legislative Assembly[1][2]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout%
2004 N12 Bentayan Tan Chen Choon (DAP) 7,229 48.56% Lau Yee Wee (MCA) 7,657 51.44% 15,562 428 72.00%
2013 N02 Jementah Tan Chen Choon (DAP) 12,781 54.70% Lee Hong Tee (MCA) 10,585 45.30% 23,794 2,196 84.40%
2018 Tan Chen Choon (DAP) 16,336 59.07% Chiam Yok Meng (MCA) 9,335 33.75% 28,296 7,001 83.60%
Khairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil (PAS) 1,986 7.18%

References

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  1. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  2. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.