Wong Tack

Wong Tack (simplified Chinese: 黄德; traditional Chinese: 黃德; pinyin: Huáng Dé) is a Malaysian politician. He represents the Bentong federal constituency in Parliament.[1] He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wong (黄).
Yang Berhormat Tuan

Wong Tack

MP
黄德
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Bentong, Pahang
Assumed office
10 May 2018
Preceded byLiow Tiong Lai (MCA-BN)
Majority2,032 (2018)
Personal details
Born (1959-03-14) 14 March 1959
Seri Telemong, Bentong, Pahang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (Malaysia) (DAP)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Children3
OccupationPolitician / Environmentalist
Websitewongtack.com

He had stay in Sabah for a few years.[2] Wong Tack is the chairperson of Himpunan Hijau, or Green Assembly a Malaysian environmentalist movement protesting against the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP), a rare earth processing plant operating in Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang which he founded in 2011.[3]

He came close to defeating the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) president Liow Tiong Lai in the 2013 general election, losing by a total 379 votes. During the 2018 general election he defeated Liow for the Bentong parliamentary seat with a 2,032 majority.

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia: P089 Bentong, Pahang
Year Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 Wong Tack (DAP) 25,568 49.63% Liow Tiong Lai (MCA) 25,947 50.37% 51,515 379 84.52%
2018 Wong Tack (DAP) 25,716 46.67% Liow Tiong Lai (MCA) 23,684 42.98% 55,106 2,032 83.40%
Balasubramaniam Nachiapan (PAS) 5,706 10.35%
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References
  1. "Liow loses Bentong to Wong Tack". thestar.com.my. 10 May 2018.
  2. http://eastcoast.chinapress.com.my/20200216/客家公会补天穿团拜黄德秀客家话/
  3. "Wong Tack may not get second shot in GE14 amid rioting trial". Malaysiakini. 25 February 2018.


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