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Dr. Hou Kok Chung (何国忠; born 22 February 1963) is a Malaysian politician and was one of the Deputy Ministers for Higher Education along with Dato Saifuddin Abdullah in the Malaysian Cabinet. He is one of the four Vice-Presidents of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) in the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition with the second highest votes during the party election on 21 December 2013. Hou is an alumnus of Malaya University and used to work as an academician in the same university before he stood for elections.
In the 12th Malaysian general election, Hou Kok Chung contested in the Parliamentary area of P.152 Kluang on the Barisan Nasional (BN) ticket and polled 27,970 votes against his opponent Ng Lam Hua from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) who got 24,189 votes, a victory of a slight margin.
In the 13th Malaysian general election, Hou Kok Chung contested again in the Parliamentary area of P.152 Kluang on the Barisan Nasional ticket and polled 33,215 votes against his opponent Liew Chin Tong from the Democratic Action Party who got 40,574 votes, a loss of greater margin.
Election results
| Year | Government | Votes | Pct | Opposition | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Hou Kok Chung (MCA) | 27,970 | 53.62% | Ng Lam Hua (DAP) | 24,189 | 46.38% | 52,159 | 76.60% | ||
| 2013 | Hou Kok Chung (MCA) | 33,215 | 45.01% | Liew Chin Tong (DAP) | 40,574 | 54.99% | 75,308 | 86.80% | ||