Kerk Kim Hock

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Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Family name hatnote Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Kerk Kim Hock (Template:Lang-zh; 29 July 1956 – 9 August 2017)[1] was a Malaysian politician and mechanical engineer who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Melaka from December 1999 to March 2004 and Pasir Panji from October 1990 to December 1999. He served as Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Durian Daun from August 1986 to October 1990. He also served as the 4th Secretary-General of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) from December 1999 to his retirement from politics in March 2004.[2] Kerk's retirement coincided with the DAP leaving the Barisan Alternatif opposition coalition that the party had co-founded in 1998. He was also the father of Kerk Chee Yee, the Deputy Speaker of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly and MLA for Ayer Keroh.

Political career

He was elected in 1986 as the state assemblyman for Durian Daun, Malacca. In 1987, he was detained for 60 days without trial under the Internal Security Act 1960 (ISA) as part of Operasi Lalang, a government sponsored crackdown that saw the arrest of many people, including activists, intellectuals and opposition politicians.[3][4][5] In 1990 he was elected as an MP for Pasir Pinji, Perak but in 1995 he lost the Ipoh Timor parliamentary seat by a slim 292 vote majority. Kerk won the Kota Melaka, Malacca parliamentary seat in 1999 later but lost it in the 2004 general election by a slim 219 vote majority again. He then officially retired from Malaysian politics on 28 March 2004.[6]

Personal life

Kerk was married to Mook Kwai Mei and the couple has two children; a son and a daughter. Kerk's son, Kerk Chee Yee has followed his footstep to join politics was elected as state assemblyman for the Ayer Keroh seat in the 2018 Malaysian general election (GE14). He served in the state executive council as Communications, Multimedia, NGO, Youth and Sports Committee chairman from 16 May 2018 until 2 March 2020 during the political crisis.

Health and death

He was diagnosed with Stage II rectal cancer in 2002. After 5 years of battle with cancer, he was announced cancer-free on 25 May 2007.[7] But in 2015, he was diagnosed again with cancer.[8]

Kerk died at 6.10 pm on 9 August 2017 at the age of 61 at his home in Taman Kenanga Seksyen 3, Melaka Tengah District of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) from surgery complications three days after slipping into a coma.[9][10][11][12]

Election results

Malacca State Legislative Assembly[13][14]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1986 N15 Durian Daun rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Democratic Action Party | Kerk Kim Hock (DAP) 7,842 68.56% Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | Lai See Liong (MCA) 3,034 26.51% 11,438 4,808 73.84%
Template:Party shading/green | Low Kim Seng (PPPM) 111 0.97%
Template:Party shading/Independent | Yong Wee Yook @ Yong Wee Ngok (IND) 215 1.88%
Parliament of Malaysia[13][14]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1990 P058 Pasir Pinji Template:Party shading/Democratic Action Party | Kerk Kim Hock (DAP) 31,643 69.80% Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | Chew Wai Khoon (MCA) 13,690 30.20% 46,115 17,953 67.27%
1995 P061 Ipoh Timor Template:Party shading/Democratic Action Party | Kerk Kim Hock (DAP) 23,837 49.70% Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | Chang Kon You @ Chen Kwan Wu (MCA) 24,129 50.30% 49,233 292 66.68%
1999 P123 Kota Melaka Template:Party shading/Democratic Action Party | Kerk Kim Hock (DAP) 33,472 58.16% Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | Lim Swee Kiang (MCA) 24,083 41.84% 58,921 9,389 77.15%
2004 P138 Kota Melaka Template:Party shading/Democratic Action Party | Kerk Kim Hock (DAP) 30,998 49.82% Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | Wong Nai Chee (MCA) 31,217 50.18% 64,391 219 77.78%

References

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