Tan Kok Yew
Tan Kok Yew | |
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陈国耀 | |
| Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (Tourism, Local Government and Housing : 22 May 2018–1 August 2018) (Industry, Investment, Local Government and Housing : 1 August 2018–17 May 2020) | |
| In office 22 May 2018 – 17 May 2020 | |
| Monarch | Sallehuddin |
| Menteri Besar | Mukhriz Mahathir |
| Preceded by | Mohd Rawi Abd Hamid (Tourism) Badrol Hisham Hashim (Local Government and Housing) |
| Succeeded by | Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (Industry and Investment) Mohd Hayati Othman (Local Government) Robert Ling Kui Ee (Housing) |
| Constituency | Derga |
| Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Derga | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 12 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Cheah Soon Hai (BN–Gerakan) |
| Succeeded by | Muhamad Amri Wahab (PN–BERSATU) |
| Majority | 1,156 (2013) 5,265 (2018) |
| Faction represented in Kedah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2013–2018 | Democratic Action Party |
| 2018–2023 | Pakatan Harapan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tan Kok Yew 27 April 1967 Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Occupation | Politician |
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳國耀 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈国耀 | ||||||||||||||||
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Tan Kok Yew (simplified Chinese: 陈国耀; traditional Chinese: 陳國耀; pinyin: Chén Guóyào ; born 27 April 1967) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under former Menteri Besar Mukhriz Mahathir from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH state administration in May 2020 and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Derga from May 2013 to August 2023. He is a member and State Chairman of Kedah of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. He was also the only DAP candidate to lose in the 2023 state elections.
Election results
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2013 | N11 Derga | Tan Kok Yew (DAP) | 10,358 | 47.91% | Cheah Soon Hai (Gerakan) | 9,202 | 42.56% | 21,953 | 1,156 | 82.60% | ||
| Abdul Fisol Mohd Isa (BERJASA) | 2,061 | 9.53% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Tan Kok Yew (DAP) | 11,232 | 50.79% | Yahya Saad (PAS) | 5,967 | 26.98% | 22,495 | 5,265 | 80.80% | |||
| Cheah Soon Hai (Gerakan) | 4,916 | 22.23% | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Tan Kok Yew (DAP) | 10,771 | 42.33% | Muhamad Amri Wahab (BERSATU) | 14,433 | 56.72% | 25,560 | 3,662 | 67.43% | |||
| Noor Azman Basharon (IND) | 241 | 0.95% | ||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Semakan Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Ke - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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