Arthur Chiong Sen Sern
Honorific prefixYang Berhormat Tuan
Native name张善深
Constituency amBukit Batu
AssemblyJohor State Legislative
Term start12 March 2022
PredecessorJimmy Puah Wee Tse
(PHPKR)
Majority137 (2022)
Office 2Branch Chief of Kulai of PKR
Term start 22025
President 2Anwar Ibrahim
Office 3Deputy Branch Chief of Tebrau of PKR
Term start 32022
Term end 32025
President 3Anwar Ibrahim
Birth date3 February 1990 (age 36)
PartyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA) (–2018)
People's Justice Party (PKR) (2019–present)
Other partyBarisan Nasional (BN) (–2018)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–present)
OccupationPolitician

Arthur Chiong Sen Sern[1] (born 3 February 1990) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Batu. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He also served as Director of Strategies of PKR of Johor, Deputy Branch Chief of Tebrau of PKR and Branch Chief of Kulai of PKR. He is also presently the only PKR Johor MLA.[2]

Political career

In 2018, Arthur Chiong Sen Sern quit the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) after the general election.[3][4] In 2019, he joined PKR and served as PKR Tebrau Branch Secretary cum Treasurer of PKR Tebrau Youth.[5] In 2022 Johor state election, he was elected as Bukit Batu assemblyman with a slim majority of 137 votes. On May 29 of the same year, he was elected as the Deputy Branch Chief of Tebrau of PKR.[6] On 21 April 2025, he successfully elected as Branch Chief of Kulai of PKR, defeat Gopalakrishnan Subramaniam.[7][8]

Election results

Johor State Legislative Assembly[9][10]
YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2022N51 Bukit BatuArthur Chiong Sen Sern (PKR)9,43939.20%Supayyah Solaimuthu (MIC)9,30238.63%24,82013753.68%
bgcolor= |Tan Heng Choon (GERAKAN)3,98916.57%
Lee Ming Wen (WARISAN)1,3495.60%

References

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  2. ^ "Arthur Chiong Sen Sern". pru.sinarharian.com.my
  3. ^ "张佑铨:指看到马华弱点 “勿掉入张善深陷阱”" (in Simplified Chinese). johor.chinapress.com.my. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  4. ^ "【柔佛州选】政治“青蛙”命运大不同 2人欢喜5人愁" (in Simplified Chinese). www.enanyang.my. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  5. ^ "◤柔佛州选◢原计划临时有变 公正党率先公布5候选人" (in Simplified Chinese). johor.chinapress.com.my. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  6. ^ "柔蓝眼改选成绩出炉 赛依布拉欣 潘伟斯过关" (in Chinese). perak.sinchew.com.my. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  7. ^ "【公正党区部改选】柔3国会议员失利 2人胜出" (in Simplified Chinese). www.orientaldaily.com.my. 21 April 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  8. ^ "BORANG KEPUTUSAN CABANG KULAI". pemilihan.keadilanrakyat.org
  9. ^ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  10. ^ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Archived from the original on 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2022-06-14.