Yong Khoon Seng

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Yong (杨).
Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Yong Khoon Seng
PGBK DSPN KMN
杨昆贤
Deputy Minister of Works
In office
19 March 2008 – 15 May 2013
MonarchsMizan Zainal Abidin
Abdul Halim
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
Najib Razak
MinisterMohd Zin Mohamed
Shaziman Abu Mansor
ConstituencyStampin
Parliamentary Secretary of the
Ministry of Works
In office
1995–2008
MonarchsJa'afar
Salahuddin
Sirajuddin
Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
MinisterSamy Vellu
Deputy MinisterRailey Jeffrey
(1995–1999)
Mohamed Khaled Nordin
(1999–2004)
Mohd Zin Mohamed
(2004–2008)
ConstituencyPadawan
Stampin
Parliamentary Secretary of the
Ministry of National Unity and Community Development
In office
1990–1995
MonarchsAzlan Shah
Ja'afar
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
MinisterNapsiah Omar
Deputy MinisterAlexander Lee Yu Lung
ConstituencyPadawan
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1990–2013Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng

(1941-12-22) 22 December 1941 (age 82)
Betong, Sarawak
Political partySarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPharmacist

Datuk Yong Khoon Seng (simplified Chinese: 杨昆贤; traditional Chinese: 楊昆賢; pinyin: Yáng Kūnxián; born 22 December 1941) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Stampin constituency in Sarawak, representing the Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), from 1999 until 2013. He was a Deputy Minister of Works in the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition government.[1]

Yong entered Parliament in 1990 for the seat of Padawan.[2] He was immediately appointed as a Parliamentary Secretary.[3] Before entering politics, he was a pharmacist, graduating from the University of Queensland.[2] He was born in Betong, Sarawak.[3]

However, at the 2013 general election, Yong lost his seat to a Democratic Action Party (DAP) candidate, Julian Tan Kok Ping.[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1990 P158 Padawan, Sarawak Yong Khoon Seng (SUPP) 16,362 62.66% Cheng Hui Hong (DAP) 9,751 37.34% 26,692 6,611 67.99%
1995 P170 Padawan, Sarawak Yong Khoon Seng (SUPP) 19,258 72.33% Akaw Nonjep (IND) 7,368 27.67% 27,867 11,890 88.09%
1999 P170 Stampin, Sarawak Yong Khoon Seng (SUPP) 18,810 61.86% Voon Lee Shan (DAP) 9,913 32.60% 31,098 8,897 60.91%
Chua Chio Kuia (IND) 1,684 5.54%
2004 P196 Stampin, Sarawak Yong Khoon Seng (SUPP) 21,155 61.18% Voon Lee Shan (DAP) 13,424 38.82% 35,806 7,731 59.87%
2008 Yong Khoon Seng (SUPP) 21,966 51.01% Voon Lee Shan (DAP) 18,896 43.88% 43,922 3,070 65.30%
See Chee How (PKR) 2,198 5.10%
2013 Yong Khoon Seng (SUPP) 22,993 35.43% Julian Tan Kok Ping (DAP) 41,663 64.20% 65,515 18,670 77.32%
Soo Lina (STAR) 239 0.37%

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Yong Khoon Seng, Y.B. Dato'" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Pharmacist-turned-politician prescribes development now". New Straits Times. 5 August 1996. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Yong right man for the new job". New Straits Times. 28 October 1990. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Chin admits Chinese leaving BN in droves". Borneo Post. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for other candidates not listed).
  6. ^ "Muhyiddin leads recipients of state honours". The Star. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2018.


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