Sim Tong Him
| Yang Berhormat Tuan Sim Tong Him MP | |
|---|---|
| 沈同钦 | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kota Melaka, Malacca | |
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Assumed office 8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Wong Nai Chee |
| Majority | 11,390 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
8 September 1948 Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sim Tong Him (simplified Chinese: 沈同钦; traditional Chinese: 沈同欽; pinyin: Shěn Tóng Qīn; born 8 September 1948) is the member of Malaysian Parliament of Kota Melaka, after beating Wong Nai Chee with a majority 11,390 vote in the 12th Malaysian general election.[1]
He is also a relative of the Malaysian Chinese educationist Datuk Sim Mow Yu.
He had been the Democratic Action Party (DAP) chairman for Malacca state until 19 December, 2005 and was succeeded by Goh Leong San in the hotly-contested internal election, which saw DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng and his wife Betty Chew get the lowest number of votes out of 15 candidates, thus causing Chew to lose her seat on the Malacca DAP committee entirely.[2]
Both Sim and Goh Leong San party membership was suspended for one-year suspension on 16 February 2016, reportedly for disparaging the party.[3]
References
- ↑ "Sim Tong Him profile", parliamen.gov.my. Retrieved 10 August 2014
- ↑ "Guan Eng and wife voted out of Malacca DAP committee". The Star (Malaysia). 19 December 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ↑ "Former DAP chief Goh Leong San declared an independent". The Star (Malaysia). 28 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.