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John Fernandez
ஜொஹ்ன் பெர்னாண்டஸ்
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Seremban
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byHon Choon Kim
( BN– MCA)
Succeeded by Anthony Loke Siew Fook
( PR– DAP)
Majority3,948 ( 2008)
Personal details
Born(1941-12-09)9 December 1941
Selangor, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia)
Died26 December 2023(2023-12-26) (aged 82)
Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Political party Democratic Action Party (DAP)
(–2013)
Independent
(2013–2023)
Other political
affiliations		 Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2013)
OccupationPolitician

John Fernandez ( Tamil: ஜொஹ்ன் பெர்னாண்டஸ்; 9 December 1941 – 26 December 2023) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Seremban from March 2008 to May 2013. He was an independent and a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of formerly the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition.

Fernandez was first elected to the Parliament in the 2008 general election, winning the seat of Seremban from the governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. [1]

He left DAP to protest the lack of Indian candidates nominated to contest in the 2013 general election. He nominated himself as an independent candidate to defend the Seremban seat. [2] He was defeated by Anthony Loke Siew Fook of his former party DAP and coalition PR by a minority of 45,407 votes after garnering only 221 votes and lost his election deposit after failing to garner 12.5% of the total votes cast. [3][ better source needed]

Death

Fernandez died on 26 December 2023, at the age of 82. [4]

Election results

Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly [5] [6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1986 N23 Jimah John Fernandez ( PPPM) 64 0.66% Yeow Chai Thiam ( MCA) 4,571 46.82% 9,762 224 78.33%
M Kuppusamy ( DAP) 4,795 49.12%
2004 N33 Port Dickson John Fernandez ( DAP) 3,061 36.63% Rajagopalu Thamotharapillay ( MIC) 4,954 59.29% 8,356 1,893 68.44%
Parliament of Malaysia [1] [3] [5] [6] [7]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 P128 Seremban John Fernandez ( DAP) 32,970 53.18% Yu Chok Tow ( MCA) 29,022 46.82% 64,437 3,948 76.10%
2013 John Fernandez ( IND) 221 0.26% Anthony Loke Siew Fook ( DAP) 45,628 53.12% 87,617 12,553 85.64%
Yeow Chai Thiam ( MCA) 33,075 38.52%
Abd Halim Abdullah ( Berjasa) 6,866 8.00%
Bujang Abu ( IND) 83 0.10%

References

  1. ^ a b "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  2. ^ Bendahara, Alang. "Ex-Seremban MP John Fernandez quits DAP". NST. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. "Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia 13 – Kedudukan kerusi bagi parlimen: P128 Seremban". Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  4. ^ Former DAP MP John Fernandez dies at 82
  5. ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  7. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.


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