Seah Leong Peng

Malaysian politician
谢昂凭
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Teluk IntanIn office
5 May 2013 – 1 May 2014Preceded byM. Manogaran
(PR–DAP)Succeeded byMah Siew Keong
(BN–GERAKAN)Majority7,313 (2013)Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Pasir BedamarIn office
29 November 1999 – 5 May 2013Preceded byMah Siew Keong
(BN–GERAKAN)Succeeded byTerence Naidu
(PR–DAP)Majority5,038 (1999)
3,391 (2004)
7,914 (2008) Personal detailsBorn
Seah Leong Peng

1966Died (aged 48)CitizenshipMalaysianPolitical partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)Other political
affiliationsBarisan Alternatif (BA)
(1999–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2014)Alma materUniversity of GlasgowOccupationPolitician

Seah Leong Peng (1966 – 1 May 2014) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Teluk Intan from May 2013 to his death in May 2014 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Pasir Bedamar from November 1999 to May 2013. He was a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of formerly the Barisan Alternatif (BA) and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.

Political career

In the 2013 Malaysian general election, Seah was nominated to contest for the Teluk Intan federal seat and he defeated President of the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN) Mah Siew Keong of Barisan Nasional (BN).

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[1]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 P076 Teluk Intan Seah Leong Peng (DAP) 27,399 56.10% Mah Siew Keong (Gerakan) 20,086 41.13% 48,839 7,313 80.75%
Moralingam Kannan (IND) 279 0.57%
Perak State Legislative Assembly[2]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1999 N49 Pasir Bedamar Seah Leong Peng (DAP) 12,416 61.21% Teiw Book Toh (PPP) 7,378 36.37% 20,285 5,038 62.62%
2004 N55 Pasir Bedamar Seah Leong Peng (DAP) 11,050 57.65% Lee Heng (PPP) 7,659 39.96% 19,168 3,391 64.94%
2008 Seah Leong Peng (DAP) 13,655 69.05% Lee Heng (MCA) 5,741 29.03% 19,777 7,914 68.80%

Death

He died on 1 May 2014 due to bladder cancer in University Malaya Medical Centre.[3][4] After his death, a by-election was held on 31 May 2014 to choose a new Member of Parliament.

See also

References

  1. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM - PARLIMEN". resultpru13.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  2. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-12". semak.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  3. ^ IVAN LOH; RAHMAH GHAZALI. "DAP's Teluk Intan MP Seah Leong Peng dies from cancer". The Star. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  4. ^ "Ahli Parlimen DAP Teluk Intan meninggal dunia akibat kanser". www.astroawani.com. Retrieved 2022-04-12.


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