Wong Sze Phin

Malaysian politician

黄仕平

State Chairman of the
Democratic Action Party of SabahIn office
2013–2015National Secretary-GeneralLim Guan EngSucceeded byWong Tien FattMinisterial roles (Sabah)2018–2020Assistant Minister to the Chief MinisterFaction represented in Dewan Rakyat2013–2018Democratic Action PartyFaction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly2018–2020Pakatan Harapan Personal detailsBorn (1950-03-01) 1 March 1950 (age 74)
Tawau, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)CitizenshipMalaysianPolitical partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
(2008–2021)
Independent
(since 2021)Other political
affiliationsPakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2015–2021)ChildrenJustin Wong Yung Bin (son)OccupationPolitician

Datuk Jimmy Wong Sze Phin (simplified Chinese: 黄仕平; traditional Chinese: 黃仕平; pinyin: Huáng Shìpíng)^[1] is a Malaysian politician who served as the State Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) administration under former Chief Minister Shafie Apdal from May 2018 to collapse of the WARISAN administration in September 2020^[2] and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sri Tanjong also from May 2018 to September 2020. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Kinabalu from May 2013 to May 2018. He is an independent and was a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He served as the State Chairman of Sabah from 2013 to 2017^[3] and Member of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of DAP. He is also father of Justin Wong Yung Bin, the present Sri Tanjong MLA who defended the state seat on behalf of his father in the 2020 state election.

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**^[4]
Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballot casts	Majority	Turnout
2013	P172 Kota Kinabalu		Wong Sze Phin (DAP)	28,516	73.15%		Chin Tek Ming (PBS)	9,557	24.52%	39,548	18,959	78.29%
2013	P172 Kota Kinabalu		Wong Sze Phin (DAP)	28,516	73.15%		Liew Hock Leong (STAR)	909	2.33%	39,548	18,959	78.29%

Honours

Sabah
- Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2018)^[5]

References

^ "List of CEC candidates". The Rocket. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
^ Jenne Lajiun (17 May 2018). "Shafie unveils his State Cabinet with four new ministries". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
^ "Jimmy claims DAP Sabah chief broke 'Shanghai' promise". The Borneo Post. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
^ "Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak head list of 1,158 Sabah award recipients". Bernama. Borneo Post. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.