Gan Boon Leong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Gan (颜).
Yang Berbahagia Datuk Wira
Gan Boon Leong
JSM DCSM DMSM AMN
颜文龙
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
for Duyong
In office
1995–1999
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
for Bandar Hilir
In office
1982–1995
Personal details
Born(1937-08-25)25 August 1937
Died15 August 2022(2022-08-15) (aged 84)
Statue of Gan Boon Leong.

Datuk Wira Gan Boon Leong (25 August 1937 – 15 August 2022) was a Malaysian politician. He was a member of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN).

Early life

Gan was born on 25 August 1937.

Political career

Gan started his political career by winning the Bandar Hilir state constituency seat and defeated Lim Kit Siang with a large majority in 1986. He subsequently won the seat in 1990. In 1995 and 1999, Gan won to Duyong state constituency seat. He was retired from politics in 2004.

Death

Gan passed away on 15th August 2022 due to old age.[1][2][3]

Election results

Malacca State Legislative Assembly[4][5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1982 N20 Bandar Hilir Gan Boon Leong (MCA) 6,447 65.29% Lim Kit Siang (DAP) 3,384 34.27% 10,050 3,063 77.9%
Lee Ching Sen (IND) 44 0.45%
1986 N16 Bandar Hilir Gan Boon Leong (MCA) 7,870 53.23% Ang Kwee Teng (DAP) 5,840 39.50% 15,141 2,030 75.65%
Jaliluddin Abdul Wahid (PAS) 998 6.75%
Rosnah Baharuddin (IND) 77 0.52%
1990 Gan Boon Leong (MCA) 8,560 52.36% Tan Tong Chiew (DAP) 6,628 40.54% 10,763 4,867 79.11%
Abdul Jani Abas (PAS) 1,161 7.10%
1995 N19 Duyong Gan Boon Leong (MCA) 5,119 53.60% Lee Kee Hiong (DAP) 3,439 36.01% 9,738 1,680 77.94%
Mohd Ali Mohd Sharif (PAS) 993 10.40%
1999 Gan Boon Leong (MCA) 5,074 50.22% Aw Boon Huan (DAP) 5,029 49.78% 10,326 45 77.56%

Honours

References

  1. ^ "'Father of Malaysian bodybuilding' Datuk Gan Boon Leong dies at 84". The Borneo Post. 15 August 1937.
  2. ^ "Datuk Wira Gan Boon Leong meninggal dunia". Harian Metro. 15 August 1937.
  3. ^ "马华元老颜文龙辞世 享寿92岁". 东方日报. 15 August 2022.
  4. ^ Malacca state election 1986 results. New Straits Times. 5 August 1986.
  5. ^ Malacca state election 1990 results. New Straits Times. 22 October 1990.
  6. ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1977" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
  7. ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1997" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
  8. ^ Musa gets state's highest award. New Straits Times. 9 June 1982.
  9. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan". www.istiadat.gov.my.
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