Daniel Wa Wai How

Daniel Wa Wai How
胡伟豪
Personal details
Born 25 July 1988
Bentong, Pahang, Malaysia
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma mater National University of Malaysia
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Daniel Wa Wai How
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 胡偉豪
Simplified Chinese 胡伟豪
Hanyu Pinyin Hú Wěiháo
Wade–Giles Hu2 Wei3 Hao2
Jyutping Wu4 Wai5 Hou4
Hokkien POJ Ô͘ Úi-hô
Tâi-lô Ôo Uí-hô

Daniel Wa Wai How (simplified Chinese: 胡伟豪; traditional Chinese: 胡偉豪; pinyin: Hú Wěiháo; Wade–Giles: Hu2 Wei3 Hao2; Jyutping: Wu4 Wai5 Hou4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ô͘ Úi-hô; born 25 July 1988) is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Wa originally from Bentong, Pahang after having graduated in Economy Studies at the National University of Malaysia (UKM), was the personal assistant to Lee Chee Leong, the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kampar, Perak. He was the youngest BN candidate when he first contested in the 2013 General Election at the age of 25. He had contested the state seat of Keranji in Perak then, but lost the poll to Democratic Action Party (DAP) of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) candidate, Chen Fook Chye.

In the 2018 General Election he contested and lost again in the Keranji state seat to the DAP of Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate. He was then elected in the 2018 MCA leadership election as one of the party Central Working Committee (CWC) members.

Election results

Perak State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N41 Keranji Daniel Wa Wai How (MCA) 5,110 31.96% Chen Fook Chye (DAP) 10,671 66.75% 15,986 5,561 75.90%
2018 N42 Keranji Daniel Wa Wai How (MCA) 4,031 18.70% Chong Zhemin (DAP) 12,072 55.90% 16,363 8,041 75.70%