Hsing Yin Shean

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hsing (邢).
Hsing Yin Shean
邢荣顯
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tanjong Aru, Sabah
In office
3 August 1986 – 19 October 1990
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byJoseph Voon Shin Choi (PBS)
Majority1,513 (1986)
Personal details
Born
Leonard Hsing Yin Shean

(1958-06-15)15 June 1958
Jesselton, North Borneo (now Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia)
Died1 June 2021(2021-06-01) (aged 62)
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Resting placeSt. Joseph's Benevolent Columbarium, 4½ Mile Old Penampang Road Roman Catholic Cemetery, Penampang, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP) (1986–2021)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
Gagasan Rakyat (GR)
SpouseDorothy Cornelius Jimbangan
Children1 daughter (Sonia Hsing Shiang Nee)
Alma materUniversity of Wales Institute of Science and Technology
OccupationPolitician, contractor

Leonard Hsing Yin Shean (simplified Chinese: 邢荣顯; traditional Chinese: 刑榮顯; pinyin: Xíng Róngxiǎn, 15 June 1958 – 1 June 2021) was a Malaysian politician. He was the single-term Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong Aru (1986-1990).[1][2] He was also a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP).[3][4]

Background

Hsing was born on 15 June 1958 and in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.[5] He finished his tertiary study in Architecture at University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology (now known as Cardiff University).[6]

He was married to Dorothy Cornelius Jimbangan, a native Kadazan woman from suburban Penampang and the couple has a daughter named Sonia Hsing Shiang Nee.[5][7]

Political career

Hsing joined the DAP on 28 October 1986, at the time he had just returned to his hometown Kota Kinabalu after he graduated. He was only 28 then when he was first elected to the Parliament of Malaysia for winning the Tanjung Aru federal seat in the 1986 General Election.[3] Hsing together with Fung Ket Wing (Sandakan), Gerard Math Lee Min (Gaya) and Samson Chin Chee Tsu (Tawau) were the first 4 MPs of DAP ever to have won parliamentary seats in Sabah then who had held them only for one term after DAP defeats in the 1990 General Election.[3] After his parliamentary term ended, Hsing became a contractor but continued to remain with DAP and was involved in party work, especially in community service as a former MP.[4]

Death

Hsing died on 1 June 2021 9.52 pm, at the age of 62 and was two weeks away to be 63, after battling the COVID-19 infection for nearly a month at the intensive care unit (ICU) of Queen Elizabeth Hospital 1 (QEH1) in Kota Kinabalu.[3][8] He was earlier confirmed to be COVID-19 positive and admitted into the hospital on 5 May.[9][10] His death was confirmed by his younger brother Tony Hsing.[11] His body was cremated at Fook Look Siew Crematorium after encoffining service at QEH1 thereafter the ashes interred at St. Joseph Benevolent Columbarium, 4½ Mile Old Penampang Road Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kota Kinabalu for his final resting place on 5 June according to the COVID-19 pandemic standard operating procedure (SOP).[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[12]
Year Constituency Opposition Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1986 P145 Tanjong Aru, Sabah Hsing Yin Shean (DAP) 5,981 54.27% Chong Eng Leong (PBS) 4,468 40.54% 11,106 1,513 51.45%
Charles Fung Mosuil (BERJAYA) 572 5.19%
1990 Hsing Yin Shean (DAP) 2,507 15.20% Joseph Voon Shin Choi (PBS) 8,504 51.55% 16,671 3,817 55.97%
Jabar (IND) 4,687 28.41%
Pandikar Amin Mulia (AKAR) 763 4.62%
Charles Tulis @ Mohd Salleh (IND) 37 0.22%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Arkeb Ahli Parlimen" (in Malay). Parlimen.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Former Tg Aru MP dies from Covid-19". The Star. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Lim Kit Siang: In Memory of Leonard Hsing Yin Shean MP, Tanjong Aru 1986-1990". Borneo Today. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Hsing worked for the DAP cause right to the end — Lim Kit Siang". Jesselton Times. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Obituary: In Loving Memory of The Late Mr Leonard Hsing Yin Shean". Fook Lu Siew Funeral Parlour 福祿壽紀念館. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021 – via Facebook.
  6. ^ "In Memory of Leonard Hsing Yin Shean MP, Tanjong Aru 1986-1990". Borneo Today. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Ex-Tg Aru MP succumbs to Covid-19". The Vibes. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  8. ^ "丹绒亚路前国会议员‧感染冠病逝世" [Former Member of Parliament for Tanjung Aru Passed Away of Coronavirus] (in Chinese). Sin Chew Daily. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Ex-DAP MP Leonard Hsing Dies After Fighting COVID-19 for Nearly a Month". Malaysia Chronicle. 2 June 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Ex-Tanjung Aru MP dies from Covid-19". The Borneo Post. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Former Tanjung Aru MP Dies of Covid-19". Jesselton Times. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).