Tan Ah Eng
| Tan Ah Eng | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Gelang Patah, Johor | |
|
In office 2004–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Teu Si @ Hang See Ten (MCA—BN) |
| Succeeded by | Lim Kit Siang (DAP—PR) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 August 1955 Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died |
10 August 2013 (aged 57) Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia |
| Political party | Malaysian Chinese Association—Barisan Nasional |
| Occupation | Politician |
Tan Ah Eng (simplified Chinese: 曾亚英; traditional Chinese: 曾亞英; pinyin: Zēng Yà Yīng) (22 August 1955–10 August 2013) was a Malaysian politician. She was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Gelang Patah constituency in the state of Johor from 2004 to 2013. She was member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA).[1]
Tan was elected to federal Parliament in the 2004 election, succeeding fellow MCA member Teu Si @ Hang See Ten in the seat of Gelang Patah.[2][3] She had earlier been a Senator.[4] Suffering brain cancer, she did not recontest her seat in the 2013 election, and died in August of that year, at the age of 58.[5]
Election results
| Year | Government | Votes | Pct | Opposition | Votes | Pct | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Tan Ah Eng (MCA) | 41,001 | 78% | Song Sing Kwee (PKR) | 9,335 | 18% | ||
| 2008 | Tan Ah Eng (MCA) | 33,630 | 55% | Zaliha Mustafa (PKR) | 24,779 | 41% | ||
References
- ↑ "Tan Ah Eng, Y.B. Puan". Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- 1 2 "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ↑ "Unexpected huge win". New Straits Times. 22 March 2004.
- ↑ "Universities must upgrade". New Straits Times. 17 December 1997.
- ↑ "Former Gelang Patah MP Tan Ah Eng dies at 58". ABN News. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/13/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.