Gan Peck Cheng

Yang Berhormat Puan
Gan Peck Cheng
MLA
颜碧贞
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Penggaram
Assumed office
5 May 2013
Preceded by Koh Chee Chai (BN)
Majority 10,051
Personal details
Born Batu Pahat, Johor.
Political party DAP (Pakatan Rakyat)
Occupation Member of State Assembly
Religion Buddha

Gan Peck Cheng (simplified Chinese: 颜碧贞; traditional Chinese: 顏碧貞; pinyin: Yán Bìzhēn) is a state-assembly women for N23-Penggaram, Batu Pahat, Johor. Her political party is Pakatan Rakyat's Democratic Action Party. She is also elected to be the Opposition Chief in the Johor State Assembly since 27 October 2015.[1][2]

Personal life

She was born in Kampung Minyak Beku, Batu Pahat. She got her secondary education in Chinese High School Batu Pahat.

Career

Before she served as a state-assembly women, she have been working as a kindergarten teacher.

Politics

She had contested in 1990 election for the P133-Pontian constituency and since year 1995 in the N23-DUN Penggaram and faced the failure until year 2008. However, in Malaysian general election, 2013, she contested for the same state seat and defeated new face from BN-MCA. Dr King Ban Siang with 10,051 majority votes.[3]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P133-Pontian, Johor.[4]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
1990 Ong Ka Ting (MCA) 24,362 62% Gan Peck Cheng (DAP) 14,978 38%
Johor State Assembly: N23-Penggaram, Batu Pahat, Johor.[4][5]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
1995 Chua Soi Lek (MCA) 20,174 72% Gan Peck Cheng (DAP) 6,137 22%
1999 Chua Soi Lek (MCA) 20,809 70% Gan Peck Cheng (DAP) 7,349 25%
2004 Koh Chee Chai (MCA) 16,845 69% Gan Peck Cheng (DAP) 6,247 26%
2008 Koh Chee Chai (MCA) 12,761 47% Gan Peck Cheng (DAP) 12,186 45%
2013 King Ban Siang (MCA) 14,226 37% Gan Peck Cheng (DAP) 24,277 62%

References

  1. BORHAN AHMAD (28 October 2015). "DAP pilih Gan Peck Cheng ketua pembangkang Johor yang baru". Malaysia Dateline. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. http://www.roketkini.com/2015/10/27/adun-penggaram-dilantik-ketua-pembangkang-dun-johor/
  3. http://undi.info/johor/n/P150-N23
  4. 1 2 "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 14 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout, including votes for third parties. Results before 1986 election unavailable.
  5. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM PARLIMEN NEGERI BAGI TAHUN 2013". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Percentage figures based on total turnout, including votes for third parties. Results before 1986 election unavailable.
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