Tan Ah Eng
Appearance
Tan Ah Eng | |
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曾亚 | |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Gelang Patah | |
In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013 | |
Preceded by | Teu Si @ Hang See Ten (BN–MCA) |
Succeeded by | Lim Kit Siang (PR–DAP) |
Majority | 31,666 (2004) 8,851 (2008) |
Personal details | |
Born | Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) | 22 August 1955
Died | 10 August 2013 Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia | (aged 57)
Political party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Spouse | Tan Hee Miang |
Occupation | Politician |
Tan Ah Eng (simplified Chinese: 曾亚
Tan was elected to federal Parliament in the 2004 election, succeeding fellow MCA member Teu Si @ Hang See Ten in the seat of Gelang Patah.[2][3] She had earlier been a Senator.[4]
Suffering brain cancer, she did not recontest her seat in the 2013 election, and died in August of that year, at the age of 58.[5]
Election results
[edit]Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2004 | P162 Gelang Patah, Johor | Tan Ah Eng (MCA) | 41,001 | 81.45% | Song Sing Kwee (PKR) | 9,335 | 18.55% | 52,297 | 31,666 | 74.69% | ||
2008 | Tan Ah Eng (MCA) | 33,630 | 57.58% | Zaliha Mustafa (PKR) | 24,779 | 42.42% | 58,407 | 8,851 | 77.19% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tan Ah Eng, Y.B. Puan". Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Unexpected huge win". New Straits Times. 22 March 2004.
- ^ "Universities must upgrade". New Straits Times. 17 December 1997.
- ^ "Former Gelang Patah MP Tan Ah Eng dies at 58". ABN News. 10 August 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
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