Lai Meng Chong
Lai Meng Chong (simplified Chinese: 赖明忠; traditional Chinese: 賴明忠; pinyin: Lài Míng Zhōng; 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]
Lai Meng Chong | |
|---|---|
賴明忠 | |
| 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 | 3 September 1951 (68 years, 349 days) Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Political party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Government | Votes | Pct | Opposition | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | N8 Machap, P135 Alor Gajah. | 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% | ||||||||||
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Notes and references
- "BN names local boy Lai for by-election (subscription required)". malaysiakini.com. 2007-04-02. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
- "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.
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