Malaysian politician (born 1977)
Datuk Chua Tee Yong (Chinese: 蔡智勇; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhuà Tì-ióng; born 19 October 1977) is a Malaysian politician and was the Member of parliament of Malaysia for the Labis constituency in the State of Johor for two terms (2008-2018). He was one of the four Vice-Presidents of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) in the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition then with the third highest votes for the party election term from 21 December 2013 until 4 November 2018.[1]
Chua was elected to federal Parliament in the 2008 election, succeeding his father Chua Soi Lek in the seat of Labis.[2][3] In June 2010, he was appointed Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle.[4] The MCA temporarily withdrew from the government post after its poor performance in the 2013 election. Upon its return in 2014, Chua was appointed as Deputy Minister for Finance.[5][6]
Chua is an accountant and was chief financial officer of a government-linked company.[7]
He served as the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry from 2015 to 2018.[8] In the 2018 election he lost and failed to retain his parliamentary seat.[9]
Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[10][11][12][13]
Year
|
Constituency
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Pct
|
Opponent(s)
|
Votes
|
Pct
|
Ballots cast
|
Majority
|
Turnout
|
2008
|
P142 Labis, Johor
|
|
Chua Tee Yong (MCA)
|
13,658
|
56.72%
|
|
Teo Eng Ching (DAP)
|
9,564
|
39.72%
|
24,080
|
4,094
|
71.95%
|
2013
|
|
Chua Tee Yong (MCA)
|
15,821
|
49.47%
|
|
Ramakrishnan Suppiah (DAP)
|
15,468
|
48.37%
|
31,978
|
353
|
84.90%
|
2018
|
|
Chua Tee Yong (MCA)
|
13,301
|
41.53%
|
|
Pang Hok Liong (DAP)
|
16,709
|
52.17%
|
32,030
|
3,408
|
80.76%
|
|
Ahmad Sarchu Sawal (PAS)
|
2,020
|
6.31%
|
2022
|
|
Chua Tee Yong (MCA)
|
13,300
|
38.28%
|
|
Pang Hok Liong (DAP)
|
16,133
|
46.43%
|
34,745
|
2,833
|
69.70%
|
|
Alvin Chang Teck Kiam (BERSATU)
|
5,312
|
15.29%
|
Honours
References