Goh Leong San

Goh Leong San (simplified Chinese: 吴良山; traditional Chinese: 吳良山; pinyin: Wú Liángshān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ Liôngsan) (born 15 November 1967) is a Malaysian politician. Goh is a former Malacca State Legislative Assemblyman for several Malacca state constituencies, i.e. Tengkera (1995-2004), Bandar Hilir (2004-2008), Kesidang (2008-2013) and Duyong (2013-2018).

Goh Leong San
吳良山
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Duyong
In office 2013–2018
Preceded by	Gan Tian Loo (MCA)
Succeeded by	Damian Yeo Shen Li (DAP)
Majority	205
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Kesidang (formerly Tengkera)
In office 2008–2013
Preceded by	Koh Nai Kwong (MCA)
Succeeded by	Chin Choong Seong (DAP)
Majority	1,399
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Bandar Hilir
In office 2004–2008
Preceded by	Sim Tong Him (DAP)
Succeeded by	Tey Kok Kiew (DAP)
Majority	356
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Tengkera (formerly Tranquerah)
In office 1995–2004
Preceded by	Sim Tong Him (DAP)
Succeeded by	(change to Kesidang) Koh Nai Kwong (MCA)
Majority	1,189
Democratic Action Party (DAP) Malacca State Chairman
In office 19 December 2005 – 14 December 2015
Preceded by	Sim Tong Him
Succeeded by	Tey Kok Kiew
Personal details
Born	15 November 1967 Malacca, Malaysia
Political party	Independent (2017 – present) Democratic Action Party (DAP) (1994 – 2017)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015-2017) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008-2015) Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999-2004) Gagasan Rakyat (GR) (1994-1996)
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Science Malaysia
Occupation	Politician

Goh Leong San
Traditional Chinese	吳良山
Simplified Chinese	吴良山
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wú Liángshān Southern Min Hokkien POJ Gô͘ Liôngsan

Presently Goh is an independent politician after his resignation from Democratic Action Party (DAP) in 2017. He was previously the state chairman for Malacca, Malaysia and also Central Executive Committee member for DAP.

Personal life

Goh was born on 15 November 1967 in Malacca. His name, Leong San, means "Hero of Mount Liang" in Chinese, a name that also was used in the famous Chinese classical novel Water Margin.

He completed his tertiary education at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) obtaining the Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Chemistry. He was a chemist and household products manufacturer too before joining politic. He is married and a father of three children.[1]

Political career

Goh joins the DAP in 1994. He contested the constituency of Tengkera twice and won in 1995 and 1999 to become its assemblyman from 1995 to 2004 before switching to contest the seat Bandar Hilir, Malacca in 2004 Malaysian state elections and won again in the 2008 election thus became its assemblyman from 2004 until 2008.[1]

In the 2008 election at age 40, Goh ran for state assemblyman against incumbent Koh Nai Kwong from MCA-BN in the electoral constituency of Kesidang, Malacca[2] and defeated him with margin of 1,399 votes.[3][4]

In the 2013 election, he faced off against Gan Tian Loo from MCA-BN for the Duyong, Malacca seat and won again, though by a much smaller margin of just 205 votes.[5]

Controversies

Goh ascended to the DAP chairmanship in Malacca in 2005, succeeding his mentor Sim Tong Him. Goh secured 85 votes 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.[6] Chew was "saddened by the results", but said she accepted her defeat.[7] However, Teresa Kok, a DAP Member of Parliament, suggested there was a conspiracy behind the defeat of Lim and Chew in their re-election campaigns.[8]

On 17 September 2015, Dr Wong Fort Pin, a doctor who is also the Bukit Palah DAP branch chairman successfully sued Goh and Sim for defamation and won RM300,000 in damages.[9]

Both Goh and Sim DAP membership was suspended for one-year suspension on 16 February 2016, reportedly for disparaging the party.[10] Goh was initially said to change to be an Independent assemblyman but somehow DAP maintains and distorts he is still a member of the party under suspension later.[11][12]

On 12 February 2017, Goh along with Sim, MP for Kota Melaka and two other Malacca state assemblymen namely Lim Jack Wong of Bachang, and Chin Choong Seong of Kesidang announced their resignation from the DAP to be Independents, citing lack of trust in the party leadership.[13] They had formed an independent candidates block called 'Justice League' to contest in the 2018 general election using the key as their common symbol but all had lost. In the election, Goh contested the parliamentary constituency of Kota Melaka and state constituency of Kota Laksamana as independent candidate and had lost both constituencies.[14][15]

Election results

Malacca State Legislative Assembly[3][4][16][17][18][19]

Year	Constituency			Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1995	N16 Tengkera, P123 Kota Melaka.		Goh Leong San (DAP)	6,797	53.63%		Lim Her Leng @ Lim Kok Jerk (MCA)	5,608	44.24%	12,675	2,451	77.07%
1999			Goh Leong San (DAP)	7,618	56.36%		Soon Tian Szu (MCA)	5,634	41.70%	13,511	1,984	78.23%
2004	N22 Bandar Hilir, P138 Kota Melaka.		Goh Leong San (DAP)	7,273	49.74%		Chock Choon Sin (MCA)	6,917	47.31%	14,622	356	75.40%
2008	N19 Kesidang, P138 Kota Melaka.		Goh Leong San (DAP)	7,241	54.34%		Koh Nai Kwong (MCA)	5,842	43.84%	13,325	1,399	80.89%
2013	N21 Duyong, P138 Kota Melaka.		Goh Leong San (DAP)	7,997	49.98%		Gan Tian Loo (MCA)	7,792	48.70%	16,055	205	87.60%
2018	N19 Kesidang, P138 Kota Melaka.		Goh Leong San (IND)	349	0.90%		Ng Choon Koon (MCA)	8,268	22.10%	31,970	14,612	85.60%
							Seah Shoo Chin (DAP)	22,880	61.30%

Parliament of Malaysia[3][4][18][19]

Year	Constituency			Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	P135 Alor Gajah, Malacca.		Goh Leong San (DAP)	7,372	18.74%		Fong Chan Onn (MCA)	29,920	76.05%	39,343	22,548	76.26%
2018	P138 Kota Melaka, Malacca.		Goh Leong San (IND)	1,415	1.34%		Choo Wei Sern (MCA)	27,343	25.97%	107,085	49,175	84.42%
							Khoo Poay Tiong (DAP)	76,518	72.69%

References

1. "INTERVIEWS -Goh Leong San: Making Inroads in Melaka". The Rocket. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
2. "對壘古乃光‧吳良山有信心" [Facing off against Koh Nai Kwong; Goh Leong San feels confident]. Sin Chew Daily. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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4. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
5. "General Election 2013 Results: Melaka". Bernama. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
6. "Guan Eng and wife voted out of Malacca DAP committee". The Star (Malaysia). 19 December 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
7. "Betty upset over her ouster". (19 December 2005). The Star (Malaysia).
8. Beh, Lih Yi (19 December 2005). "Mr and Mrs Lim's defeat a 'conspiracy'". Malaysiakini.
9. "Doc wins suit against two Malacca DAP leaders". The Star (Malaysia). 17 September 2005. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
10. "Former DAP chief Goh Leong San declared an independent". The Star (Malaysia). 28 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
11. "Isu Saudara Goh Leong San ADUN Duyung sebagai Bebas tidak wujud". DAP Malaysia. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
12. "ADUN Duyong Goh Leong San masih ahli DAP". Free Malaysia Today. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
13. "Kota Melaka MP, three state reps leave DAP". The Malay Mail. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
14. Kong See Hoh (7 January 2018). "Four ex-DAP reps to form 'Justice League'". The Sun Daily. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
15. Kong See Hoh (19 April 2018). "Former DAP Malacca leaders form Justice league". The Sun Daily. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
16. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010. Includes results from the 2004 election. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout.
17. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum 13 (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
18. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
19. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.