Johor State Assembly · P162 Iskandar Puteri
Skudai
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Johor Election 2026 results
OfficialStrongholdLast updated 11 July at 11:57 pmA trained accountant and Iskandar Puteri city councillor since 2021, Tan Hiang Kee (陈贤绮), also known as Nicol @ Ah Kee, is an MCA Johor Wanita leader who heads the state young women's bureau, and stands for BN (MCA) after losing in Perling in 2022.
A lawyer admitted to the High Court of Malaya in 2015, Kartiyaini Jeyapalan serves as DAP Johor deputy women's chief (II) and assistant secretary of the DAP Johor state committee, and heads the office of Perling assemblyman Liew Chin Tong.
47 years old
An IT entrepreneur who started a computer business at 23 and ran the Breakthrough Computer Centre from 2002 to 2014, Eugene Chua Meng Chong stands for BERSAMA and now manages a Great Eastern Life Assurance agency while working as a motivational speaker.
40 years old
PSM Johor secretary and a workers'-rights activist who also spent 15 years in sales and marketing, Amir Syafiq Ameer Soekre (谢艾明), 40, holds a degree in international business management from Teesside University and campaigns on traffic congestion, housing and workers' welfare.
Background
- Holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from the University of Hertfordshire (2005); sat the SPM in 2001 and the UPSR at SJK(C) Tampoi in 1995.[1]
- An Iskandar Puteri city councillor since 2021, with a service area covering Skudai.[2]
- Active in MCA since 2018: secretary and Wanita chief of the Taman Orkid branch, MCA Pulai division Wanita chief, an EXCO member of the Johor state liaison committee and the state Wanita liaison committee, and head of the Johor MCA Wanita young women's bureau.[1]
- A member of the MCA Johor public services and complaints bureau since 2020.[1]
- Held non-governmental posts (2018-2022): deputy secretary of the Tai Pek Kong temple and an EXCO member of the Cempaka 17 municipal management committee.[1]
- Contested Perling in 2022 on a BN-MCA ticket and lost to Liew Chin Tong (DAP) with 35.76% of the vote.[2]
- Born in Skudai, Johor; a lawyer admitted to the High Court of Malaya in 2015, with a law degree from Universiti Malaya.[1]
- DAP Johor deputy women's chief (II) and assistant secretary of the DAP Johor state committee.[1]
- Currently heads the office of Perling assemblyman Liew Chin Tong; replaces Marina Ibrahim as DAP's Skudai candidate.[1]
- Chinese name 蔡明忠.[1]
- Aged 47; holds a diploma in Computer Science and Business from Informatics College, Melaka.[2]
- Started a computer and IT business at 23 and ran the Breakthrough Computer Centre from 2002 to 2014.[2]
- Founded his own insurance agency in 2014, managing a team of agents for Great Eastern Life Assurance.[2]
- A motivational speaker who works often with young families.[2]
- Former assistant pastor at the All Nations Sanctuary church in Muar.[2]
- Publicly declared their assets on 23 June 2026; the full declaration is public.[3]
- Aged 40; Chinese name 谢艾明; schooled at SK Sena and SMK Perimbun.[1]
- PSM Johor secretary with 15 years of experience in sales and marketing.[2]
- A labour activist who has handled various workers' cases, including unlawful dismissals and claims for unpaid overtime.[3]
- A first-time candidate who has done grassroots work in Skudai for five years; PSM, which contested Kota Iskandar in 2022, chose Skudai this time on the strength of its grassroots presence there.[4]
- Holds an honours degree in International Business Management from Teesside University, United Kingdom (2009-2011) and a Diploma in Business Administration from IIC (2004-2007).[5]
- A sales and marketing career across logistics, manufacturing and financial-services firms, including Pos Malaysia (2012-2018), DHL, J&T and Etika Group, and now a depot executive at Barkath Group.[5]
- Campaigns on traffic congestion, housing and workers' welfare.[2]
- Signed the TBH-ADA Justice for Teoh Beng Hock Pledge, backing three demands: reinvestigating the case as homicide, legal action against all who broke the law, and institutional reforms including the MACC and an Anti-Torture Act.[6]