Arthur Chiong Sen Sern
Malaysian politician
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Arthur Chiong Sen Sern[1] (born 3 February 1990) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Batu. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He also served as Director of Strategies of PKR of Johor, Deputy Branch Chief of Tebrau of PKR and Branch Chief of Kulai of PKR. He is also presently the only PKR Johor MLA.[2]
(PH–PKR)
Arthur Chiong Sen Sern | |
|---|---|
| 张善深 | |
| Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Bukit Batu | |
| Assumed office 12 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jimmy Puah Wee Tse (PH–PKR) |
| Majority | 137 (2022) |
| Branch Chief of Kulai of PKR | |
| Assumed office 2025 | |
| President | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy Branch Chief of Tebrau of PKR | |
| In office 2022–2025 | |
| President | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1990 |
| Party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) (–2018) People's Justice Party (PKR) (2019–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–present) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political career
In 2018, Arthur Chiong Sen Sern quit the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) after the general election.[3][4] In 2019, he joined PKR and served as PKR Tebrau Branch Secretary cum Treasurer of PKR Tebrau Youth.[5] In 2022 Johor state election, he was elected as Bukit Batu assemblyman with a slim majority of 137 votes. On May 29 of the same year, he was elected as the Deputy Branch Chief of Tebrau of PKR.[6] On 21 April 2025, he successfully elected as Branch Chief of Kulai of PKR, defeat Gopalakrishnan Subramaniam.[7][8]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | N51 Bukit Batu | Arthur Chiong Sen Sern (PKR) | 9,439 | 39.20% | Supayyah Solaimuthu (MIC) | 9,302 | 38.63% | 24,820 | 137 | 53.68% | ||
| Tan Heng Choon (GERAKAN) | 3,989 | 16.57% | ||||||||||
| Lee Ming Wen (WARISAN) | 1,349 | 5.60% | ||||||||||