Teo Nie Ching
Teo Nie Ching | |
|---|---|
| 张念群 | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kulai | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Ong Kow Meng |
| Majority | 13,450 |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Serdang | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Yap Pian Hon |
| Succeeded by | Ong Kian Ming |
| Majority | 21,025 |
| Assistant National Publicity Secretary of Democratic Action Party | |
| In office 2008–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Fong Po Kuan |
| Assistant Organising Secretary of Selangor Democratic Action Party | |
| In office 2008–2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1981 Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia |
| Political party | DAP – Pakatan Harapan |
| Spouse | Gan Saw Chien (颜少君) |
| Alma mater | University of the West of England |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | teonieching |
Teo Nie Ching (simplified Chinese: 张念群; traditional Chinese: 張念群; pinyin: Zhāng Niàn Qún; born 27 January 1981) is a politician, currently the Member of Parliament for Kulai. She is also holding the position as the Assistant National Publicity Secretary of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a democratic socialist opposition party in Malaysia.
Teo comes from a political family. Her father was the secretary of DAP Labis Parliamentary Constituency Campaign Committee, while her sister and brother-in-law are the current Chief and Deputy Chair of the Dapsy Johor State Council.[1]
Teo completed her secondary school education in Chinese High School, Batu Pahat, Johor. She pursued her tertiary education under a twinning programme and obtained her law degree from the University of the West of England, in 2002. After graduating from the university, she spent one year to work as a librarian in UK and travel around Europe. In 2004, she received her Certificate in Legal Practice from the University of Malaya.[2]
In the 2008 general election, Teo ran for the Parliamentary seat of Serdang on a DAP ticket.[3] She won against the candidate from Barisan Nasional, Datuk Hoh Hee Lee, with a majority of 21,025 votes. She obtained 47,444 votes comparing to her opposing candidate who only collected 26,419 votes.[4]
In the 2013 general election, Teo switched to the state of Johor, in the Barisan Nasional stronghold Kulai, and defeated their candidate Tay Chin Hein by 13,450 out of 43,338 votes.[5]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Opposition | Votes | Pct | Government | Votes | Pct | Independent | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | P102 Serdang, Selangor | Teo Nie Ching (DAP) | 47,444 | 62.23% | Hoh Hee Lee (MCA) | 26,419 | 34.65% | 76,236 | 21,025 | 80.4% | ||||||
| 2013 | P163 Kulai, Johor | Teo Nie Ching (DAP) | 43,338 | 57.78% | Tay Chin Hein (MCA) | 29,888 | 39.85% | K. Surendiran | 238 | 0.32% | 75,010 | 13,450 | 89.3% | |||
Notes and references
- ^ "认识张念群". 17 February 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ "Off The Edge – Boldly Going: Is young DAP set for uncharted territory?". 10 January 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ ""沙登小辣椒"首度亮相‧張念群為捍衛民主參選". Sinchew. Sinchew Online. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ "General Election 2008 Results". TheStar. TheStar Online. 9 March 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ "PRU13 Keputusan Terkini". Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 3 January 2010. Results only available from the 2004 election.
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