BATU PAHAT: Johor MCA will contest eight parliamentary and 15 state seats for the 14th General Election (GE14).
Party deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong will defend the Ayer Hitam parliamentary seat.
The incumbents in Labis and Tanjung Piai parliamentary seats as well as Pulai Sebatang state seat will defend the seats.
They are MCA vice president Datuk Chua Tee Yong (Labis), who is also Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister; Datuk Seri Wee Jeck Seng (Tanjung Piai); and former state tourism, domestic trade and consumerism committee chairman Datuk Tee Siew Kiong (Pulai Sebatang).
Johor MCA also sprang a surprise when it announced successful businessman and Muar Furniture Association (MFA) president Koh Chon Chai as its candidate for theBakri parliamentary seat.
This was in spite of him not holding any position in the party.
All the Johor MCA candidates were unveiled by party president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai at the MCA Mega Ceramah at Dewan Persatuan Memperbaiki Akhlak Che Ann Khor, Yong Peng, near here today.
Liow described the state party candidates as a line-up comprising old and new faces capable of giving a surprise in GE14.
“MCA is confident that the announced candidates are capable of helping BN defend Johor as a party stronghold,” he said.
Meanwhile, Wee said that the list of Johor MCA candidates was finalised during a discussion with Prime Minister and BN chairman, Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
“This time there were no issues. What is important is that we want all the announced candidates to immediately come down to the ground to face GE14,” he said.