Daniel Wa Wai How

Daniel Wa Wai How (; born 25 July 1988) is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Wa originally from Bentong, Pahang after having graduated in Economy Studies at the National University of Malaysia (UKM), was the personal assistant to Lee Chee Leong, the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kampar, Perak. He was the youngest BN candidate when he first contested in the 2013 General Election at the age of 25. He had contested the state seat of Keranji in Perak then, but lost the poll to Democratic Action Party (DAP) of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) candidate, Chen Fook Chye.

In the 2018 General Election he contested and lost again in the Keranji state seat to the DAP of Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate. He was then elected in the 2018 MCA leadership election as one of the party Central Working Committee (CWC) members.

Election results + Perak State Legislative Assembly Year ConstituencyCandidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout 2013 N41 Keranji Daniel Wa Wai How (MCA) 5,110 31.96% Chen Fook Chye (DAP) 10,671 66.75% 15,986 5,561 75.90% 2018 N42 Keranji Daniel Wa Wai How (MCA) 4,031 18.70% Chong Zhemin (DAP) 12,072 55.90% 16,363 8,041 75.70%