Leong Cheok Keng is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Malim Nawar from May 2013 until November 2022. Currently he is a member of WARISAN, which he joined on 3 November 2022. He was a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and presently Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalitions. He was also, for a brief period, a member of the Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM), a party aligned with the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Leong Cheok Keng | |
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梁卓经 | |
| Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Malim Nawar | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Keshvinder Singh Kashmir Singh |
| Succeeded by | V Bavani @ Shasha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leong Cheok Keng |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (–2021) PBM (2021-2022) WARISAN (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (–2015) Pakatan Harapan (2015–2021) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Leong Cheok Keng | |
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| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 梁卓經 |
| Simplified Chinese | 梁卓经 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Liáng Zhuōjīng |
| Jyutping | Loeng4 Coek3 Ging1 |
| Hokkien POJ | Niô͘ Tok-keng |
| Tâi-lô | Niôo Tok-king |
Politics edit
He was expelled from DAP on 19 January 2021 for applying to join MCA.[1] However, he stayed as independent and did not join any party. On 14 January 2022, he had announced that he had joined PBM.[2] On 3 November 2022, he had announced that he had quitted PBM and will participate in the 2022 Perak state election under WARISAN.[3] In the election, Leong lost his state seat to Pakatan Harapan candidate V Bavani @ Shasha, garnering only 684 votes and lost his deposit.
Personal life edit
His younger brother, Leong Cheok Lung is also a politician and has participated in the 2022 Malaysian general election, contesting in the Kampar federal seat under WARISAN.[4]
Election result edit
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N40 Malim Nawar | Leong Cheok Keng (DAP) | 11,296 | 60.75% | Chang Gwo Chyang (MCA) | 6,953 | 37.40% | 18,593 | 4,343 | 75.50% | ||
| 2018 | N41 Malim Nawar | Leong Cheok Keng (DAP) | 11,271 | 64.74% | Chang Gwo Chyang (MCA) | 5,189 | 29.81% | 17,409 | 6,082 | 75.96% | ||
| Bawani Kaniapan (PSM) | 213 | 1.22% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Leong Cheok Keng (WARISAN) | 684 | 3.67% | V Bavani @ Shasha (DAP) | 10,905 | 58.57% | 18,618 | 7,259 | 62.68% | |||
| Chin Woon Kheong (MCA) | 3,646 | 19.58% | ||||||||||
| Sherry Syed (BERSATU) | 3,383 | 18.17% | ||||||||||
References edit
- ^ Singh, Manjit Kaur a/p Kundan. "DAP sacks Malim Nawar rep with immediate effect". The Star. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Malim Nawar assemblyman says joined PBM for party's multiracial idealism". malaysia.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "GE15: Leong Cheok Keng quits PBM, to defend Malim Nawar seat under Warisan". The Star. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ Abd Razak Mohd Ali (5 November 2022). "PRU15: Warisan tampil dua beradik bertanding di Kampar". astroawani.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM - DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". resultpru13.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Keputusan:Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15". Astro Awani. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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