Lai Meng Chong
Appearance
Yang Berbahagia Datuk Lai Meng Chong DMSM AMN | |
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赖明忠 | |
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Machap | |
In office 12 April 2007 – 8 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Poh Ah Tiam (MCA-BN) |
Succeeded by | Ginie Lim Siew Lin (PKR-PH) |
Majority | 4,081 (2007) 1,639 (2008) 152 (2013) |
Personal details | |
Born | Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) | 3 September 1951
Political party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) |
Occupation | Politician |
Lai Meng Chong (Chinese: 賴明忠; pinyin: Lài Míngzhōng; born 3 September 1951) is a Malaysian politician of Chinese descent from the town of Machap Baru in Malacca state.[1] He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and holds the position of vice-chairman in the MCA's Alor Gajah division.[2] Lai is also the political secretary to the Malaysian Minister of Human Resources, MCA vice-president and MP for Alor Gajah, Datuk Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn. He was nominated as the BN's candidate in the 2007 Machap by-election.[2]
Election results
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2007 | N08 Machap | Lai Meng Chong (MCA) | 5,533 | 79.21% | Liou Chen Kuang (DAP) | 1,452 | 20.79% | 7,151 | 4,081 | 74.31% | ||
2008 | Lai Meng Chong (MCA) | 4,707 | 60.54% | Ginie Lim Siew Lin (PKR) | 3,068 | 39.46% | 7,986 | 1,639 | 77.10% | |||
2013 | Lai Meng Chong (MCA) | 5,003 | 50.46% | Ginie Lim Siew Lin (PKR) | 4,851 | 48.93% | 10,123 | 152 | 86.65% | |||
Ravinther Sekaran (KITA) | 61 | 0.61% |
Honours
- Malaysia :
- Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1997)[5]
- Malacca :
- Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2009)[6]
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "BN names local boy Lai for by-election (subscription required)". malaysiakini.com. 2007-04-02. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
- ^ a b "Lai Meng Chong Is BN Candidate For Machap By-Election". bernama.com.my. 2007-04-02. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1997" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
- ^ "Malacca honours 1,230". The Star. 10 October 2009.