Ong Ah Teong | |
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王耶宗 | |
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Batu Lancang | |
Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Law Heng Kiang (PH–DAP) |
Personal details | |
Born | Ong Ah Teong |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | DAP |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan |
Occupation | Politician |
Ong Ah Teong is a Malaysian politician. A member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP),he has been the member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly representing Batu Lancang since 2018.
Ong was a member of Penang Island City Council before being nominated to contest in the 2018 Penang state election. [1] He is currently the Chairman of DAP Solok Batu Lancang branch and Communication Secretary for DAP Jelutong division. [2]
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2018 | N31 Batu Lancang | Ong Ah Teong (DAP) | 20,615 | 89.00% | Koo Pei Chee (Gerakan) | 2,407 | 10.40% | 23,370 | 18,208 | 85.20% | ||
Kee Lean Ee (MUP) | 139 | 0.60% | ||||||||||
2023 | Ong Ah Teong (DAP) | 21,796 | 92.10% | Mohd Aswaad Jaafar (GERAKAN) | 1,865 | 7.90% | 23,848 | 19,931 | 72.04% |
Ong tested positive for COVID-19 the second time during the 2023 Penang state election campaign. [5]
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