Edmund Chong Ket Wah ( zh, s= 蒋国华, t=蔣國華, p= Jiǎng Guóhuà;

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: ''Chióng Koet-fà'') (9 April 1956 – 9 October 2010), born in

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, Sabah was a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the

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for the Batu Sapi constituency in

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, representing the

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(PBS) in the governing

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(BN) coalition until his sudden death. He also held the post of treasurer-general and the Elopura division chief in PBS. Chong was first elected to Parliament by winning the seat of Batu Sapi, a new seat that was created following a re-delineation exercise and was first contested in

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unopposed after his opponent withdrew. Before entering federal parliament, he served on the municipal council of

. In the 2008 election, he retained his seat by defeating

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candidate Chung Kwong Wing with an overwhelming 3708 majority by polling 9479 votes. He was a qualified Mechanical Engineer and a Consultant Engineer by profession. He was also the Sabah Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board chairman. He died at the age of 54 in a road accident when his 750cc motorcycle collided with a car along the Sembulan-Tanjung Aru road in

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, Sabah on 9 October 2010. Chong sudden demise had triggered the

2010 Batu Sapi by-election The 2010 Batu Sapi by-election in the Malaysian state of Sabah was held on 4 November 2010. The nomination of candidates was done on 26 October 2010. The Batu Sapi parliamentary seat fell vacant when its Member of Parliament; Datuk Edmund Chong ...

on 4 November 2010, the 13th by election after the

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. His widow Datin Linda Tsen Thau Lin was chosen as BN candidate and successfully defended the seat he had held when he was alive.

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Commander of the

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(PGDK) – Datuk (2007)

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Honours

Honours of Malaysia

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