On March 30, 2007, the DAP announced its candidate for the seat in the 2004 General Elections, 33-year old Liou Chen Kuang, will contest in the by-election.
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In the 2004 election, the late Datuk Wira Poh Ah Tiam of the MCA, a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, garnered 5,847 votes, defeating Liou Chen Kuang of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) (1,285 votes) by a majority of 4,562 votes.
Joan Chen | Chen Kaige | Peter Chen | Kelly Chen | Edison Chen | Chen Shui-bian | Cheo Chai Chen | Chen Yi (communist) | Jerome Chen | Terry Chen | Chen Yi | Chen Tuan | Chen Kun | Chang Chong-Chen | Robert Chen | Kuang | Juliana Chen | Chen Wei | Chen | William C. C. Chen | Wei Chen | Liou Chen Kuang | Li-Chen Wang | Li Chen | Karen Chen | Jiebing Chen | Ivy Chen | Fol Chen | Chung Kuang-tien | Chen Zhu |