John Fernandez | |
|---|---|
ஜொஹ்ன் பெர்னாண்டஸ் | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Seremban | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Hon Choon Kim (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Loke Siew Fook (PR–DAP) |
| Majority | 3,948 (2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1941 Selangor, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 26 December 2023 (aged 82) Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (–2013) Independent (2013–2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2013) |
| Occupation | Politician |
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]
Death
Fernandez died on 26 December 2023, at the age of 82.[4]
Election results
| 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% | ||
| 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 2 "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ↑ Bendahara, Alang. "Ex-Seremban MP John Fernandez quits DAP". NST. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Former DAP MP John Fernandez dies at 82
- 1 2 "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- 1 2 "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ↑ "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.