Bau Wong Bau Ek | |
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State Leader of the Opposition of Kedah | |
Assumed office 26 November 2023 | |
Monarch | Sallehuddin |
Menteri Besar | Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor |
Preceded by | Zamri Yusuf |
Constituency | Sidam |
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Sidam | |
Assumed office 12 August 2023 | |
Preceded by | Robert Ling Kui Ee (PH–PKR) |
Majority | 954 (2023) |
Personal details | |
Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
Occupation | Politician |
Bau Wong a/l Bau Ek [1] is a Malaysian politician who has served as State Leader of the Opposition of Kedah since November 2023 and Member of Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sidam since August 2023. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR),a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. [2] He is also the first ever Siamese elected in the history of Kedah. [3]
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2023 | N29 Sidam | Bau Wong Bau Ek (PKR) | 21,859 | 51.12% | Juliana Abdul Ghani (BERSATU) | 20,905 | 48.88% | 43,093 | 954 | 70.66% |
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