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
2008–2013Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
2016–2018Barisan 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 partySarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018)
Alma materUniversity of Liverpool (BEng)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionEngineer

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

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.