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Lai Meng Chong

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Lai Meng Chong
赖明忠
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
for Machap
In office
12 April 2007 – 8 May 2018
Preceded byPoh Ah Tiam
(BNMCA)
Succeeded byGinie Lim Siew Lin
(PHPKR)
Majority4,081 (2007)
1,639 (2008)
152 (2013)
Personal details
Born (1951-09-03) 3 September 1951 (age 73)
Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
OccupationPolitician

Lai Meng Chong (Chinese: 賴明忠; pinyin: Lài Míngzhōng; born 3 September 1951) is a Malaysian politician of Chinese descent from the town of Machap Baru in Malacca state.[1] He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and holds the position of vice-chairman in the MCA's Alor Gajah division.[2] Lai is also the political secretary to the Malaysian Minister of Human Resources, MCA vice-president and MP for Alor Gajah, Datuk Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn. He was nominated as the BN's candidate in the 2007 Machap by-election.[2]

Election results

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Malacca State Legislative Assembly[3][4]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2007 N08 Machap Lai Meng Chong (MCA) 5,533 79.21% Liou Chen Kuang (DAP) 1,452 20.79% 7,151 4,081 74.31%
2008 Lai Meng Chong (MCA) 4,707 60.54% Ginie Lim Siew Lin (PKR) 3,068 39.46% 7,986 1,639 77.10%
2013 Lai Meng Chong (MCA) 5,003 50.46% Ginie Lim Siew Lin (PKR) 4,851 48.93% 10,123 152 86.65%
Ravinther Sekaran (KITA) 61 0.61%

Honours

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See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "BN names local boy Lai for by-election (subscription required)". malaysiakini.com. 2007-04-02. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
  2. ^ a b "Lai Meng Chong Is BN Candidate For Machap By-Election". bernama.com.my. 2007-04-02. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
  3. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  5. ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1997" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
  6. ^ "Malacca honours 1,230". The Star. 10 October 2009.