GE14: Perak DAP to contest seven parliament and 18 state seats

IPOH: Perak DAP will be contesting seven parliament and 18 state seats in the state for GE14, says Lim Guan Eng.  

Announcing this at Wisma Chin Woo here on Thursday (April 19), the DAP secretary-general said some of the candidates are new faces, while several incumbent state assemblymen and MPs have been moved to different constituencies.  

Perak DAP chairman Nga Kor Ming is would be contesting for the Teluk Intan parliamentary and Aulong state seats.  

In GE13 Nga contested in the Taiping parliamentary, and Kepayang state seats.  

His cousin, and state party adviser Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham, who in GE12 and GE13, contested in the Beruas parliamentary and Sitiawan state seats, will only be contesting in the Beruas parliamentary seat this time.

Six new faces would be fielded for the state seats of Canning, Tebing Tinggi, Jelapang, Menglembu, Astaka (formerly Sitiawan) and Keranji.

Incumbent Pokok Assam assemblyman Teh Kok Lim will be contesting the Taiping parliamentary seat.

Incumbent Ipoh Timur MP Thomas Su will be contesting in the Kampar parliamentary seat, while incumbent Canning assemblyman Wong Kah Woh will replace him.

Wong's political secretary Jenny Choy will stand in Canning.

Constitution law expert Abdul Aziz Bari will stand in the Tebing Tinggi state seat, while its incumbent Ong Boon Piow will contest in Bercham.

Incumbent Aulong assemblyman Leow Thye Yee will be contesting in Pokok Assam.

Incumbent Kampar MP Dr Ko Chung Sen will be contesting in the Kepayang state seat.

The new faces for the state seats are Jenny Choy (Canning), Abdul Aziz Bari (Tebing Tinggi), Cheah Poh Hian (Jelapang), Steven Chaw (Menglembu), Chang Zhemin (Keranji) and Teoh Yee Chern (Astaka).

The other incumbents who will be defending their parliamentary seats are M. Kulasegaran (Ipoh Barat), and V. Sivakumar (Batu Gajah).

Those who will be defending their state seats are Loh Sze Yee (Jalong), Howard Lee (Pasir Pinji), A. Sivasubramaniam (Buntong), Paul Yong (Tronoh), Wong May Ing (Pantai Remis), Leong Cheok Keng (Malim Nawar), Terrence Naidu (Pasir Berdamar) and A. Sivanesan (Sungkai).