Tan Lian Hoe

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

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Tan Lian Hoe DPMP
陈莲花
Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism
In office 10 April 2008 – 15 May 2013 Serving with Rohani Abdul Karim (2010–2013)
Monarchs	Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Najib Razak
Minister	Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Preceded by	Jelaing Mersat (Domestic Trade, Consumerism) Saifuddin Abdullah (Co-operatives)
Succeeded by	Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
Constituency	Gerik
Deputy Minister of Information
In office 19 March 2008 – 8 April 2009
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister	Ahmad Shabery Cheek
Preceded by	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi Chia Kwang Chye
Succeeded by	Heng Seai Kie as Deputy Minister of Information, Communications and Culture I Joseph Salang Gandum as Deputy Minister of Information, Communications and Culture II
Constituency	Gerik
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Gerik
In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Wan Hashim Wan Teh (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Hasbullah Osman (BN–UMNO)
Majority	5,573 (2008)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bukit Gantang
In office 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Roslan Shaharum (PAS)
Majority	8,888 (2004)
Personal details
Born	(1958-11-14) 14 November 1958 (age 66) Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Residence	Sungai Siput
Occupation	Politician

Dato' Tan Lian Hoe (simplified Chinese: 陈莲花; traditional Chinese: 陳蓮花; pinyin: Chén Liánhuā; born 14 November 1958) is a Malaysian politician. She was a Member of Parliament of Malaysia from 2004 to 2013. She was a member of the Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan), a former component party in the then-ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition (nowadays it is a component party of the Perikatan Nasional coalition since 2020).

Political career

Tan was elected to the Gerik seat in the 2008 election, having served from 2004 as the Member of Parliament for Bukit Gantang earlier.^[1]

In the 2013 election, she contested the seat of Taiping,^[2] but was defeated by Nga Kor Ming of the Democratic Action Party (DAP).^[3]

Tan contested the Perak state seat of Jalong instead in the 2018 general elections but lost.

Controversy

In October 2008, Tan was rebuked by the then Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi^[4] for having criticized the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the leading party in the Barisan Nasional government, for what she saw as race-based politics.^[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[6]^[7]^[8]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	P059 Bukit Gantang		Tan Lian Hoe (Gerakan)	23,294	61.79%		Lo' Lo' Mohamad Ghazali (PAS)	14,406	38.21%	38,642	8,888	71.72%
2008	P054 Gerik		Tan Lian Hoe (Gerakan)	12,526	64.31%		Mohd Noor Abdul Rahman (PAS)	6,953	35.69%	20,493	5,573	78.13%
2013	P060 Taiping		Tan Lian Hoe (Gerakan)	25,530	39.94%		Nga Kor Ming (DAP)	37,275	58.32%	63,913	11,745	81.80%

Perak State Legislative Assembly^[6]^[9]^[10]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N22 Jalong		Tan Lian Hoe (Gerakan)	6,536	22.10%		Loh Sze Yee (DAP)	16,138	54.50%	23,137	9,602	78.10%

Honours

•  Perak :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (2006)^[11]

References

1. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 20 December 2009.
2. "Gerakan to focus on four seats in 13th general elections — party chief". Borneo Post. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
3. "2013 Malaysia General Election NEGERI PERAK P60 Taiping". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 5 May 2013. Results only available for the 2013 election.
4. "Tan Lian Hoe Must Clarify Her Statement, Says PM". Bernama. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
5. "Lian Hoe: Don't Act Like Heroes". mysinchew.com. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
6. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
7. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 14 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
8. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 5 May 2013. Results only available for the 2013 election.
9. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
10. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
11. "Give true picture of Islam". The Star. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2018.