Chan Foong Hin

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Sri Tanjong
In office
5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byWong Sze Phin
(PR–DAP)
Succeeded byWong Sze Phin
(PH–DAP)
Majority5,927 (2013)
Personal details
Born
Chan Foong Hin

(1978-12-25) 25 December 1978 (age 45)
Malaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
(since 2008)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
SpouseKoh Chen Yean
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionChemical engineer
Chan Foong Hin on Parliament of Malaysia

Chan Foong Hin (

Sri Tanjong from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition.[2][3]

Election

2018 general election

In the

Democratic Action Party (DAP) fielded Chan to defend the Kota Kinabalu parliamentary seat, facing Joseph Lee Han Kyun from the United Sabah Party (PBS), who was a former DAP candidate. Chan subsequently won with a large majority.[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[5][6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots Cast Majority Turnout
2008 P190 Tawau, Sabah Chan Foong Hin (DAP) 9,076 34.51% Chua Soon Bui (SAPP) 13,943 53.02% 27,071 4,867 63.61%
Berhan @ Birhan Ruslan (PKR) 3,278 12.47%
2018 P172 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Chan Foong Hin (DAP) 31,632 74.76% Joseph Lee Han Kyun (PBS) 7,546 17.84% 42,873 24,086 76.26%
Yong Teck Lee (SAPP) 3,132 7.40%
2022 Chan Foong Hin (DAP) 31,359 71.08% Amanda Yeo Yan Yin (
WARISAN
)
7,576 17.17% 44,663 23,783 59.57%
Yee Tsai Yiew (GRS) 4,592 10.41%
Winston Liaw Kit Siong (KDM) 456 1.03%
Marcel Jude (IND) 137 0.31%
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N69
Sri Tanjong
Chan Foong Hin (DAP) 10,948 65.90% Fung Len Fui (PBS) 5,021 30.23% 16,357 5,927 74.91%
Yong Ah Poh (SAPP) 260 1.57%
Olivia Chong Oi Yun (STAR) 128 0.77%

Honours

References

  1. ^ "陈泓缣因一顿宵夜入党 为政治牺牲头发" (in Chinese). See Hua Online. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Profail Ahli Parlimen" (in Malay). State Federation Development Office. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. ^ Stephanie Lee (21 April 2013). "GE13: DAP's Chan Foong Hin to contest Sri Tanjong state seat, after all". The Star. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ^ Nandini Balakrishnan (10 May 2018). "Historic Win: The Complete Result Of GE14's Parliamentary Seats Across Malaysia". Says.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
  6. ^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2018" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
  8. ^ "Acryl Sani dahului 1,209 senarai penerima darjah kebesaran Sabah". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Former IGP Acryl tops list of 1,209 Sabah State Award honourees". New Straits Times.

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