Malaysian politician
Teh Lai Heng is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Komtar since May 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.
Education
Teh studied in SMJK Jit Sin and TARC Penang before studying in Universiti Sains Malaysia.[1]
Political career
Teh is currently the Chairman of DAP Padang Kota branch, Secretary of DAP Tanjong division, and the political secretary for the DAP Penang Chairman, Chow Kon Yeow.[1]
Election results
Penang State Legislative Assembly[2][3]
| Year
|
Constituency
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Pct.
|
Opponent(s)
|
Votes
|
Pct.
|
Ballots cast
|
Majority
|
Turnout
|
| 2004
|
N28 Komtar
|
|
Teh Lai Heng (DAP)
|
4,732
|
37.97%
|
|
Lim Gim Soon (MCA)
|
7,732
|
62.03%
|
12,686
|
3,000
|
67.45%
|
| 2013
|
|
Teh Lai Heng (DAP)
|
10,669
|
80.50%
|
|
Loh Chye Teik (MCA)
|
2,555
|
19.30%
|
13,364
|
8,114
|
82.80%
|
|
|
Liew Yeow Hooi (PCM)
|
25
|
0.20%
|
| 2018
|
|
Teh Lai Heng (DAP)
|
10,113
|
84.60%
|
|
Tan Hing Teik (MCA)
|
1,750
|
14.60%
|
12,059
|
8,363
|
80.20%
|
|
|
Ong Chun Jiet (MUP)
|
85
|
0.80%
|
| 2023
|
|
Teh Lai Heng (DAP)
|
9,279
|
86.61%
|
|
Cheah Kim Huat (BERSATU)
|
1,435
|
13.39%
|
10,824
|
7,844
|
69.69%
|
References