Chen Man Hin

Dr. Chen Man Hin (Chinese: 曾敏兴) is a Malaysian politician from the Democratic Action Party. He won his first election in a 1965 by-election for the Rahang state legislative assembly seat in Negeri Sembilan as an independent. He won his first federal parliamentary seat in Seremban Timor, Negeri Sembilan in 1969 under the DAP ticket against Barisan Nasional. He has since its founding been a member of the Democratic Action Party and now serves as its Life Adviser.

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Chen Man Hin
曾敏兴
Life Advisor of DAP
Assumed office
December 1999
Preceded byOffice created
National Chairman of DAP
In office
18 March 1966 – December 1999
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byLim Kit Siang
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
for Rahang
In office
1965–1969
Member of Parliament
for Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
In office
1983–1990
Preceded byLee San Choon
Succeeded byYim Chee Chong
In office
1974–1982
Preceded byConstituency Created
Succeeded byLee San Choon
Member of Parliament
for Seremban Timor, Negeri Sembilan
In office
1969–1974
Preceded byQuek Kai Dong
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1924-11-14) 14 November 1924
China
Political partyDAP
OccupationPolitician, physician
WebsiteBlog Chen Man Hin

Early life

Chen Man Hin was born in China and sailed to Malaya at a young age, before the Second World War. In 1946, he studied at King Edward VII Medical College in Singapore and graduated in 1952. He then worked as a doctor in Singapore and Hospital Seremban until 1956 before opening his own clinic.

Political career

Chen Man Hin became the founder of DAP in Seremban with other leaders such as Lim Kit Siang, Dr. Tan Seng Giaw, lawyers Karpal Singh (CEC) and Hu Sepang. Later, he was appointed as DAP's Advisor. The DAP headquarters was then located at Choo Teik Building, Seremban. In 1980s Negeri Sembilan was a stronghold of the DAP.[1]

DAP's early leaders are Chan Tech Chan, Dr Liew Ji Sheng, Lim Koon Jie, Chan Kok Kit, Wang Rui Ai, Walter Loh (Setapak), Devan Nair (Secretary-General, later Singapore President), Lee Ming Chang and Goh Hock Guan . Other leaders include Lai Teo Kuan, Mahdevan Nair, Ibrahim Singgeh (Assemblyman), Richard Ho (Setiawan parliament), Fadzlan Yahya and Nor Jetty as Deputy Chairman of DAP. Dr. S. Seeveratnam as Treasurer.

Following the death of a Malaysian Chinese Association Assemblyman in Rahang, Negeri Sembilan, Chen Man Hin contested as an independent using the 'cherry blossom' symbol on December 9, 1965 and won. At the time, DAP was in the process of creation and was successfully registered on March 18, after which he became its national Chairman.[2]

He subsequently won the elections of 1978 and 1986. In 1986, DAP won 24 parliamentary seats and 56 state seats.

In 1999, he lost in Rasah, Negeri Sembilan to Datuk Goh Siow Huat from Barisan Nasional.[3] The then-Secretary-General of DAP Lim Kit Siang and Deputy Chairman Karpal Singh, otherwise known as The Tiger of Jelutong lost their seats as well, whereas their political allies the Pan-Islamic Malaysian Party (PAS) won a majority in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly and formed the state government there, and the newly formed Parti Keadilan Nasional (KeADILan) made gains. Although DAP gained a seat, the party performed below expectations and the results were called a "catastrophic" by Lim.[4] Chen eventually resigned as Chairman of DAP after the 1999 general elections and was replaced by Lim Kit Siang.[5]

Election results
Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly: N07 Rahang, Negeri Sembilan[6]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
1965 Kan Kok Kwan (MCA) 2036 29.8% Chen Man Hin (IND) 3576 52.3%
Yim Chee Chong (PBM) 1231 18.0%
Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1969 P080 Seremban Timor, Negeri Sembilan Chen Han Min (DAP) 13,475 60.32% Wong Sen Chow (MCA) 8,073 36.14% 22,339 5,402 72.14%
Chin See Yin (UMCO) 791 3.54%
1974 P091 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Chen Han Min (DAP) 16,280 55.71% Wong Seng Chow (MCA) 12,941 44.29% 29,221 3,339 74.33%
1978 23,057 60.61% Gan Kong Seng (MCA) 14,984 39.39%
1982 22,413 49.07% Lee San Choon (MCA) 23,258 50.93% 45,671 8,073 77.22
1983 23,897 57.72% Rosie Teh (MCA) 17,504 42.28% 6,393
1986 P107 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Chen Han Min (DAP) 23,577 51.15% Yim Chee Chong (MCA) 22,513 48.85% 46,090 1,064 71.47%
1990 26,797 49.93% 26,874 50.07% 53,671 77 72.93%
1995 P118 Rasah, Negeri Sembilan Chen Han Min (DAP) 20,775 40.17% Wong See Wah (MCA) 30,946 59.83% 53,732 10,171 73.53%
1999 27,255 48.76% Goh Siow Huat (MCA) 28,641 51.24% 55,896 1,386 73.44%
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References
  1. Misi `hidup atau mati' pembangkang di Negeri Sembilan
  2. Politik Negeri Sembilan
  3. Keputusan Pilihan raya 1999
  4. Pereira, Brendan (3 December 1999). "Out: Kit Siang as DAP chief". The Straits Times.
  5. Patvinder Singh; Abdul Razak Ahmad (3 December 1999). "Kit Siang quits as sec-gen of DAP, elected chairman". New Straits Times. p. 1.
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