Ding Kuong Hiing

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ding (陈).

Yang Berhormat Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing PJN MLA
陈冠勋
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2008–2013	Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
2016–2018	Barisan Nasional
2018–	Gabungan Parti Sarawak
Personal details
Born	(1955-01-20) 20 January 1955 (age 69) Sibu, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
Political party	Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018)
Alma mater	University of Liverpool (BEng)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Engineer

Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing (simplified Chinese: 陈冠勋; traditional Chinese: 陳冠勛; pinyin: Chén Guānxūn; born 20 January 1955) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Meradong since May 2016. Previously, he was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia (MP) for Sarikei from March 2008 to May 2013.^[1]

Political career

Ding was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election. After defeating his opponent from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) by 51 votes, he survived a legal challenge to the election in the Election Court,^[2] and an appeal to the Federal Court.^[3] Before his election, Ding was a staffer to the Chief Minister of Sarawak.^[4] In the 2013 election, Ding lost the seat to the DAP's Andrew Wong Ling Biu by 505 votes.^[5]

Personal life

Ding is an engineer by profession and is married with two children.^[6]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Winner		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	P208 Sarikei		Ding Kuong Hiing (SUPP)	10,588	48.37%		Wong Hua Seh (DAP)	10,537	48.13%	22,246	51	70.23%
							Kung Chin Chin (IND)	545	2.49%
							Lau Kieng Chai (IND)	116	0.53%
							Ngu Tieng Hai (IND)	105	0.48%
2013			Ding Kuong Hiing (SUPP)	13,758	49.10%		Andrew Wong Ling Biu (DAP)	14,263	50.90%	28,353	505	77.60%

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency	Winner		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2016	N46 Meradong		Ding Kuong Hiing (SUPP)	6,865	56.21%		Ting Tze Fui (DAP)	5,349	43.79%	12,413	1,516	73.50%
2021			Ding Kuong Hiing (SUPP)	6,827	58.24%		Hii Ru Yee (PSB)	3,465	29.56%	11,939	3,362	65.76%
							Yong Siew Wei (DAP)	809	6.90%
							Moh Hiong King (PBK)	622	5.31%

Honours

•  Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2016)

References

1. "Ding Kuong Hiing, Y.B. Tuan" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
2. "Ding To Dedicate Himself To Serving Constituents". Berita Wilayah Sarawak. Bernama. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
3. Wong, Jack (23 January 2009). "Court throws out appeal, Ding remains Sarikei MP (updated)". The Star. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
4. Subeng Stephen, Edward (2 March 2008). "Bintangor Oranges May Not Be Sweet Yet For BN First-timer". Berita Wilayah Sarawak. Bernama. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
5. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2014. Votes for candidates finishing in third place or lower are not listed.
6. "Let's be caring". The Star. 21 April 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2010.