GE14 | DAP has named its Malacca liaison committee secretary Khoo Poay Tiong as the Kota Malacca parliamentary seat candidate, replacing incumbent MP Sim Tong Him, who will contest as an independent in another seat in the May 9 general election.

 

Khoo is expected to face former colleague, incumbent Duyong assemblyperson Goh Leong San, who will contest as independent in Kota Malacca.

Meanwhile, 25-year-old Kerk Chee Yee will be fielded in the Ayer Keroh state seat, which is currently held by Khoo.

Kerk is also the political secretary to DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang, and son of former DAP secretary-general Kerk Kim Hock.

He is the youngest among the nine DAP candidates in Malacca announced by party chairperson Tan Kok Wai last night. Six out of nine candidates are new faces.

The newbies are Lew Chee Leong (Kota Laksamana), Seah Shoo Chin (Kesidang), Norhizam Hassan Baktee (Pengkalan Batu), Dr Wong Fort Pin (Bemban) and G Saminathan (Gadek).

Malacca DAP committee member Damian Yeo, who was fielded in Alor Gajah in 2013 general election, will stand in Duyong state seat.

State chief and two-term Bandar Hilir state assemblyperson Tey Kok Kiew will be defending his state seat.

Sim and three other state lawmakers, who quit the party in February 2017, had on Wednesday announced their candidacy in one parliamentary seat and four state seats, which are current seats held by DAP.

Sim himself will contest in Kota Laksamana, a state seat under his Kota Malacca parliamentary seat.

The incumbent Bachang assemblyperson Lim Jak Wong will move to Ayeh Keroh while the incumbent Kesidang assemblyperson Chin Choong Seong will be fielded in the Bandar Hilir state seat.

The group contesting as independents, dubbed "Justice League", has chosen a key logo in the coming 14th general election.