Dato' Lye Siew Weng (Chinese: 黎兆榮; born: c. 1941) was a Malaysian politician. He was a member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly, representing Air Itam between 1995 and 2004, then Air Putih as well as Deputy Speaker from 2004 to 2008.
Lye Siew Weng | |
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黎兆榮 | |
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Air Putih | |
In office 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008 | |
Preceded by | Constituency created |
Succeeded by | Lim Guan Eng (PR–DAP) |
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Air Itam | |
In office 1995 – 21 March 2004 | |
Preceded by | Ong Hock Aun (DAP) |
Succeeded by | Cheang Chee Gooi (BN–Gerakan) |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1941 |
Died | 28 February 2018 (aged 77) |
Political party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Occupation | Politician, teacher |
Before politics he was teacher, primary school headmaster and social worker[1]
He died of bone cancer on 28 February 2018, aged 77.[2]
Election results edit
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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1995 | N20 Air Itam | Lye Siew Weng (MCA) | 10,057 | Ong Hock Aun (DAP) | 7,322 | 2,735 | ||||||
1999 | Lye Siew Weng (MCA) | 10,539 | Ong Hock Aun (DAP) | 6,831 | 3,708 | |||||||
2004 | N23 Air Putih | Lye Siew Weng (MCA) | 4,811 | 55.92% | Tee Yee Cheu (DAP) | 3,793 | 44.08% | 8,779 | 818 | 71.13% |
Honours edit
- Malaysia :
- Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2002)
- Penang :
- Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) – Dato' (2006)
References edit
- ^ "Three-term Penang assemblyman Lye Siew Weng passes away".
- ^ Chong Kah Yuan (28 February 2018). "Three-term Penang assemblyman Lye Siew Weng passes away". The Star. Retrieved 1 March 2018.