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Chor Chee Heung (Chinese: 曹智雄; pinyin: Cáo Zhìxióng; Cantonese Yale: Chòuh Ji-hùhng; born 15 March 1955) is a Malaysian politician and was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the Alor Setar constituency in Kedah, Malaysia from 21 October 1990 to 5 May 2012. He was a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) in the then-governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and was the Minister for Housing and Local Government.
Chor was elected to the Alor Setar constituency in 1990. He retained the seat in the 2008 election by 184 votes, before being defeated in the 2013 election. In June 2010, he was promoted to Minister of Housing and Local Government. He had previously been a Deputy Minister, and had served in various Parliamentary Secretary and Deputy Minister positions since 1995.
Chor was a MCA Vice President.
Personal life
Chor was born in Alor Setar. Before entering politics, he was a lawyer. He is married with 3 children.
Election results
| Year | Government | Votes | Pct | Opposition | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Chor Chee Heung (MCA) | 22,714 | 54.48% | Tengku Mohammad Farris (S46) | 17,579 | 42.16% | 41,695 | 5,135 | 70.50 | ||
| 1995 | Chor Chee Heung (MCA) | 28,943 | 69.07% | Tunku Sofia Md Jewa (S46) | 11,278 | 26.91% | 41,904 | 17,665 | 67.93% | ||
| 1999 | Chor Chee Heung (MCA') | 27,847 | 63.96% | George John K. M. George (DAP) | 13,258 | 30.45% | 43,538 | 14,589 | 68.37% | ||
| 2004 | Chor Chee Heung (MCA) | 28,379 | 65.61% | Siti Nor Abdul Hamid (PKR) | 13,864 | 32.05% | 43,257 | 14,515 | 75.48% | ||
| 2008 | Chor Chee Heung (MCA) | 20,741 | 48.00% | Gooi Hsiao-Leung (PKR) | 20,557 | 47.58% | 43,206 | 184 | 73.28% | ||
| 2013 | Chor Chee Heung (MCA) | 25,401 | 43.86% | Gooi Hsiao-Leung (PKR) | 27,364 | 47.25% | 57,912 | 1,873 | 83.92% | ||
| Abdul Fisol Mohd Isa (BERJASA) | 3,530 | 6.23% | |||||||||
| Jawahar Raja Abdul Wahid (BERSAMA) | 257 | 0.45% | |||||||||
Honours
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