Loh Gwo Burne

Loh Gwo Burne
Loh Gwo Burne
罗国本
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Kelana Jaya
	In office; 2008–2013
Preceded by	Loh Seng Kok (MCA-BN)
Succeeded by	Wong Chen (PKR-PR)
Majority	5,031
Personal details
Born	26 February 1974; London, England
Nationality	Malaysian
Political party	People's Justice Party
Residence(s)	Malaysia
Alma mater	University of Hull; China University of Political Science and Law
Occupation	Politician

Loh Gwo Burne (simplified Chinese: 罗国本; traditional Chinese: 羅國本; pinyin: Luō Guóběn; born 26 February 1974) is a Malaysian politician. He was the member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kelana Jaya, Selangor for one term from 2008 to 2013. He set in Parliament as a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition coalition then.

Loh first gained fame when a video that he shot lead to a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the manipulation of judicial appointments.[1] In the 2008 election, he was named by Keadilan to contest the seat of Kelana Jaya,[2] and subsequently defeated Barisan Nasional candidate Lee Hwa Beng and independent Billi Lim Peng Soon.[3]

Loh attended primary school at Sam Teck and secondary school at Poi Lam as well as ACS in Singapore. He has a degree in law from London and a master in law from China.[4]

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**: P104 Kelana Jaya, Selangor[5][6]
Year	Opposition		Votes	Pct	Government		Votes	Pct	Others		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008		Loh Gwo Burne (PKR)	30,298	51.68%		Lee Hwa Beng (MCA)	25,267	43.10%		Billi Lim Peng Soon (Ind)	1,895	3.23%	58,625	5,031	71.91%

References

"The Davids who beat Goliath". The Star. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
"Wee, Gwo Burne to contest on PKR ticket". The Star. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
"Billi takes defeat in his stride". The Star. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
Gwo Burne: Our Man in Kelana Jaya from Din Merican: The Malaysian DJ Blogger. 28 March 2008
"Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
"Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 19 April 2013. Results only available from the 2004 election (GE11).

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[David_Goliath-1] "The Davids who beat Goliath". The Star. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2010.

[2] "Wee, Gwo Burne to contest on PKR ticket". The Star. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2010.

[3] "Billi takes defeat in his stride". The Star. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2010.

[4] Gwo Burne: Our Man in Kelana Jaya from Din Merican: The Malaysian DJ Blogger. 28 March 2008

[5] "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2010.

[undiinfo-6] "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 19 April 2013. Results only available from the 2004 election (GE11).