John Fernandez (Malaysian politician)
John Fernandez (Tamil: ஜொஹ்ன் பெர்னாண்டஸ்; 9 December 1941 – 26 December 2023) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Seremban from March 2008 to May 2013. He was an independent and a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of formerly the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition.
John Fernandez | |
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ஜொஹ்ன் பெர்னாண்டஸ் | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Seremban | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Hon Choon Kim (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Loke Siew Fook (PR–DAP) |
| Majority | 3,948 (2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1941 Selangor, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 26 December 2023 (aged 82) Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (–2013) Independent (2013–2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2013) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Fernandez was first elected to the Parliament in the 2008 general election, winning the seat of Seremban from the governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
He left DAP to protest the lack of Indian candidates nominated to contest in the 2013 general election. He nominated himself as an independent candidate to defend the Seremban seat. He was defeated by Anthony Loke Siew Fook of his former party DAP and coalition PR by a minority of 45,407 votes after garnering only 221 votes and lost his election deposit after failing to garner 12.5% of the total votes cast.