Tan Kok Yew
Tan Kok Yew is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Derga since May 2013. He served as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under former Menteri Besar Mukhriz Mahathir from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH state administration in May 2020. He is a member and State Chairman of Kedah of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition.
Tan Kok Yew | |
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陈国耀 | |
| Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (Tourism, Local Government and Housing : 22 May 2018–1 August 2018) (Industry, Investment, Local Government and Housing : 1 August 2018–17 May 2020) | |
| In office 22 May 2018 – 17 May 2020 | |
| Monarch | Sallehuddin |
| Menteri Besar | Mukhriz Mahathir |
| Preceded by | Mohd Rawi Abd Hamid (Tourism) Badrol Hisham Hashim (Local Government and Housing) |
| Succeeded by | Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (Industry and Investment) Mohd Hayati Othman (Local Government) Robert Ling Kui Ee (Housing) |
| Constituency | Derga |
| Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Derga | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Cheah Soon Hai (BN–GERAKAN) |
| Majority | 1,156 (2013) 5,265 (2018) |
| Faction represented in Kedah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2013–2018 | Democratic Action Party |
| 2018– | Pakatan Harapan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 April 1967 Kedah, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Occupation | Politician |
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳國耀 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈国耀 | ||||||||||||||||
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Election results
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
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| 2013 | N11 Derga, P008 Pokok Sena | Tan Kok Yew (DAP) | 10,358 | 47.91% | Cheah Soon Hai (Gerakan) | 9,202 | 42.56% | 21,953 | 1,156 | 82.60% | ||
| Abdul Fisol Mohd Isa (BERJASA) | 2,061 | 9.53% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Tan Kok Yew (DAP) | 11,232 | 50.79% | Yahya Saad (PAS) | 5,967 | 26.98% | 22,495 | 5,265 | 80.80% | |||
| Cheah Soon Hai (Gerakan) | 4,916 | 22.23% | ||||||||||
References
- "Semakan Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Ke - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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