Tan Teik Cheng

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

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Tan Teik Cheng DPSM
陈德钦
Vice President of the Malaysian Chinese Association
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 November 2018 Serving with Lim Ban Hong (since 2018) & Ti Lian Ker (2018–2023) & Yew Teong Look (2018–2023) & Wee Jeck Seng (since 2023) & Lawrence Low Ah Keong (since 2023)
President	Wee Ka Siong
Preceded by	Lee Chee Leong
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Padang Lalang
In office 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Tan Cheong Heng (PR–DAP)
Majority	535 (2004)
Personal details
Born	Tan Teik Cheng (1961-03-17) 17 March 1961 (age 63) Penang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation	Politician

Tan Teik Cheng (born 17 March 1961) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Padang Lalang from March 2004 to March 2008. He is a member and State Chairman of Penang of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He has also served as the Vice President of MCA since November 2018.^[1]

Election results

Penang State Legislative Assembly^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N15 Padang Lalang		Tan Teik Cheng (MCA)	7,567	51.83%		Tan Kim Hooi (DAP)	7,032	48.17%	14,850	535	75.56%
2008			Tan Teik Cheng (MCA)	6,279	37.38%		Tan Cheong Heng (DAP)	10,520	62.62%	17,009	4,241	78.16%
2013			Tan Teik Cheng (MCA)	3,727	16.65%		Chong Eng (DAP)	18,657	83.35%	22,550	14,930	87.30%
2018	N14 Machang Bubuk		Tan Teik Cheng (MCA)	4,658	14.73%		Lee Khai Loon (PKR)	21,819	68.98%	32,138	16,747	86.25%
							Md Jamil Abd Rahman (PAS)	5,072	16.04%
							Tang Ah Ba (PRM)	53	0.17%
							Lim Jhun Hou (MUP)	28	0.09%

Honours

•  Malacca :
  • Companion Class II of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DPSM) – Datuk (2016)

External links

• Tan Teik Cheng on Facebook

References

1. "Tan Teik Cheng". PRU Di Sinar (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
2. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 6 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
3. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
4. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
5. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
6. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.