Pang Hok Liong

Pang Hok Liong (simplified Chinese: 彭学良; traditional Chinese: 彭學良; pinyin: Péng Xuéliáng; born 22 July 1957)[1] is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.[2] He is the incumbent Member of Parliament for the Labis constituency since 2018. He was the Johor State Legislative Assemblyman for Bekok for one term from 1990 to 1995 previously.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Pang (彭).
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Pang Hok Liong

MP
彭学良
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Labis, Johor
Assumed office
10 May 2018
Preceded byChua Tee Yong (MCA-BN)
Majority3,408 (2018)
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Bekok, Johor
In office
21 October 1990 – 24 April 1995
Preceded byTay Boon Chong (MCA-BN)
Succeeded byTan Kok Hong (MCA-BN)
Majority290 (1990)
Personal details
Born (1957-07-22) 22 July 1957
Labis, Segamat District, Johor, Federation of Malaya
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (1988-)
Alma materLondon University
Lincoln's Inn
OccupationLawyer
WebsitePang Hok Liong on Facebook

Pang previously contested for the Segamat seat in 2004 and 2008 general elections but had lost both the contests to Subramaniam Sathasivam of Barisan Nasional (BN). He did not participate in the 2013 general elections.

In the 2018 general election, Pang was elected to the Parliament of Malaysia for the Labis constituency, winning 16,977 of the 32,578 votes cast.[3] He defeated the then Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, Chua Tee Yong.[4]

Election results
Johor State Legislative Assembly[5][6]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1990 N8 Bekok, P118 Labis Pang Hok Liong (DAP) 7,638 49.27% Lim Si Cheng (MCA) 7,348 47.40% 15,502 290 70.43%
1995 N8 Bekok, P128 Labis Pang Hok Liong (DAP) 6,422 36.15% Tan Kok Hong (MCA) 10,850 61.08% 17,763 4,428 71.46%
1999 N16 Maharani, P132 Bakri Pang Hok Liong (DAP) 9,413 42.03% Lau Yew Wee (MCA) 12,225 54.59% 22,394 2,812 72.30%
2004 N2 Jementah, P140 Segamat Pang Hok Liong (DAP) 6,449 35.84% Lee Hong Tee (MCA) 11,174 62.10% 17,993 4,725 70.00%
2008 Pang Hok Liong (DAP) 8,098 43.93% Lee Hong Tee (MCA) 9,912 53.77% 18,434 1,814 73.00%
Parliament of Malaysia[6][7][8]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 P140 Segamat, Johor Pang Hok Liong (DAP) 10,144 35.01% Subramaniam Sathasivam (MIC) 17,953 61.96% 28,974 7,809 70.70%
2008 Pang Hok Liong (DAP) 12,930 43.54% Subramaniam Sathasivam (MIC) 15,921 53.61% 29,699 2,991 72.96%
2018 P142 Labis, Johor Pang Hok Liong (DAP) 16,709 52.17% Chua Tee Yong (MCA) 13,301 41.53% 32,030 3,408 80.76%
Abdul Hamid Abdullah (PAS) 2,020 6.31%

References
  1. "P142 Labis". Democratic Action Party. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. "Profile at the official portal of Parliament of Malaysia". Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. "Federal Government Gazette: Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes – Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Johore" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  4. Tan Hui Yee (10 May 2018). "Leaders of BN's ethnic minority parties lose parliamentary seats". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  5. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  7. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  8. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.


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