Lye Siew Weng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lye (黎).
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Lye Siew Weng
DSPN DJN KMN
黎兆榮
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Air Putih
In office
21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byLim Guan Eng (PR–DAP)
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Air Itam
In office
1995 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byOng Hock Aun (DAP)
Succeeded byCheang Chee Gooi (BN–Gerakan)
Personal details
Born(1941-09-01)1 September 1941
Penang, Straits Settlements
Died(2018-02-28)28 February 2018 (aged 77)
Political partyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
OccupationPolitician, teacher

Lye Siew Weng (Chinese: 黎兆榮; 1 September 1941 – 28 February 2018) was a Malaysian politician. He was a member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly, representing Air Itam between 1995 and 2004, then Air Putih as well as Deputy Speaker from 2004 to 2008.

Before politics he was teacher, primary school headmaster and social worker[1]

He died of bone cancer on 28 February 2018, aged 77.[2]

Election results

Penang State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1995 N20 Air Itam Lye Siew Weng (MCA) 10,057 57.87% Ong Hock Aun (DAP) 7,322 42.13% 2,735
1999 Lye Siew Weng (MCA) 10,539 60.67% Ong Hock Aun (DAP) 6,831 39.33% 17,721 3,708 72.52%
2004 N23 Air Putih Lye Siew Weng (MCA) 4,811 55.92% Tee Yee Cheu (DAP) 3,793 44.08% 8,779 818 71.13%

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Three-term Penang assemblyman Lye Siew Weng passes away".
  2. ^ Chong Kah Yuan (28 February 2018). "Three-term Penang assemblyman Lye Siew Weng passes away". The Star. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ^ "SENARAI PENERIMA DARJAH-DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT-PINGAT KEHORMATAN NEGERI PULAU PINANG 2003" (PDF) (in Malay). Warta Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang.
  4. ^ "Pengurniaan Darjah Kebesaran Bergelar Bagi Tahun 2006 Mengikut Negeri" (PDF). Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2022.


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