Leong Cheok Keng

Malaysian politician

梁卓经
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Malim NawarIn office
5 May 2013 – 19 November 2022Preceded byKeshvinder Singh Kashmir SinghSucceeded byV Bavani @ Shasha Personal detailsBorn
Leong Cheok Keng
CitizenshipMalaysianPolitical partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP) (–2021)
PBM (2021-2022)
WARISAN (since 2022)Other political
affiliationsPakatan Rakyat (–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (2015–2021)OccupationPolitician
Leong Cheok Keng
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese梁卓經
Simplified Chinese梁卓经
Hanyu PinyinLiáng Zhuōjīng
JyutpingLoeng4 Coek3 Ging1
Hokkien POJNiô͘ Tok-keng
Tâi-lôNiôo Tok-king

Leong Cheok Keng is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Malim Nawar from May 2013 until November 2022. Currently he is a member of WARISAN, which he joined on 3 November 2022. He was a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and presently Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalitions. He was also, for a brief period, a member of the Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM), a party aligned with the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Politics

He was expelled from DAP on 19 January 2021 for applying to join MCA.[1] However, he stayed as independent and did not join any party. On 14 January 2022, he had announced that he had joined PBM.[2] On 3 November 2022, he had announced that he had quitted PBM and will participate in the 2022 Perak state election under WARISAN.[3] In the election, Leong lost his state seat to Pakatan Harapan candidate V Bavani @ Shasha, garnering only 684 votes and lost his deposit.

Personal life

His younger brother, Leong Cheok Lung is also a politician and has participated in the 2022 Malaysian general election, contesting in the Kampar federal seat under WARISAN.[4]

Election result

Perak State Legislative Assembly[5][6][7]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N40 Malim Nawar Leong Cheok Keng (DAP) 11,296 60.75% Chang Gwo Chyang (MCA) 6,953 37.40% 18,593 4,343 75.50%
2018 N41 Malim Nawar Leong Cheok Keng (DAP) 11,271 64.74% Chang Gwo Chyang (MCA) 5,189 29.81% 17,409 6,082 75.96%
Bawani Kaniapan (PSM) 213 1.22%
2022 Leong Cheok Keng (WARISAN) 684 3.67% V Bavani @ Shasha (DAP) 10,905 58.57% 18,618 7,259 62.68%
Chin Woon Kheong (MCA) 3,646 19.58%
Sherry Syed (BERSATU) 3,383 18.17%

References

  1. ^ Singh, Manjit Kaur a/p Kundan. "DAP sacks Malim Nawar rep with immediate effect". The Star. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Malim Nawar assemblyman says joined PBM for party's multiracial idealism". malaysia.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  3. ^ "GE15: Leong Cheok Keng quits PBM, to defend Malim Nawar seat under Warisan". The Star. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  4. ^ Abd Razak Mohd Ali (5 November 2022). "PRU15: Warisan tampil dua beradik bertanding di Kampar". astroawani.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  5. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM - DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". resultpru13.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  6. ^ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Keputusan:Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15". Astro Awani. Retrieved 27 November 2022.


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