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Yang Berhormat Tuan
Wong Hon Wai
MLA
Yang Berhormat Tuan Wong Hon Wai MLA
黄汉伟
	Wong in 2020
Member of the ; Penang State Executive Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 16 August 2023 ; (Tourism & Creative Economy)
Governor	Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
Chief Minister	Chow Kon Yeow
Preceded by	Yeoh Soon Hin
Constituency	Paya Terubong
	In office; 13 March 2008 – 8 May 2013 ; (Housing, Urban & Rural Planning)
Governor	Abdul Rahman Abbas
Chief Minister	Lim Guan Eng
Preceded by	Syed Amerrudin Syed Ahmad ; (Housing) ; Koh Tsu Koon ; (Urban and Rural Planning)
Succeeded by	Jagdeep Singh Deo
Constituency	Air Itam
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly; for Paya Terubong
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Yeoh Soon Hin ; (PH–DAP)
Majority	36,802 (2023)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Bukit Bendera
	In office; 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Zairil Khir Johari ; (PR–DAP)
Succeeded by	Syerleena Abdul Rashid ; (PH–DAP)
Majority	40,731 (2018)
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly; for Air Itam
	In office; 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Cheang Chee Gooi ; (BN–GERAKAN)
Succeeded by	Joseph Ng Soon Siang ; (PH–DAP)
Majority	2,727 (2008) ; 7,316 (2013)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2018–2022	Pakatan Harapan
Faction represented in Penang State Legislative Assembly
2008–2018	Democratic Action Party
2023–	Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born	Wong Hon Wai; 1 March 1973 (age 51); Air Itam, George Town, Penang
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political; affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (PR) ; (2008–2015) ; Pakatan Harapan (PH) ; (since 2015)
Occupation	Politician

Wong Hon Wai (simplified Chinese: 黄汉伟; traditional Chinese: 黃漢偉; pinyin: Huáng Hànwěi; Jyutping: Wong4 Hon3 Wai5; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Hàn-úi / Ûiⁿ Hàn-úi; born 1 March 1973) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration under former Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng from March 2008 to May 2013 as well as in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Paya Terubong since August 2023. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Bendera from May 2018 to November 2022,^[1] and the MLA for Air Itam from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH and formerly PR coalitions.

Election results

**Penang State Legislative Assembly**^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N33 Air Itam	Wong Hon Wai (DAP)	7,401	61.30%	Cheang Chee Gooi (Gerakan)	4,674	38.70%	12,260	2,727	73.30%
2013	N33 Air Itam	Wong Hon Wai (DAP)	11,308	73.90%	Loo Jieh Sheng (Gerakan)	3,992	26.10%	15,524	7,316	84.30%
2023	N34 Paya Terubong	Wong Hon Wai (DAP)	40,530	91.58%	Andrew Ooi Ghee Oon (Gerakan)	3,728	8.42%	44,258	36,802	70.55%

**Parliament of Malaysia**^[3]^[7]^[8]
Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	P048 Bukit Bendera		Wong Hon Wai (DAP)	50,049	83.83%		Andy Yong Kim Seng (Gerakan)	9,318	15.61%	60,429	40,731	80.50%
2018	P048 Bukit Bendera		Wong Hon Wai (DAP)	50,049	83.83%		Tan Gim Theam (MUP)	339	0.57%	60,429	40,731	80.50%