Lai Meng Chong
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Preceded byPoh Ah Tiam
(BN–MCA)
(BN–MCA)
Succeeded byGinie Lim Siew Lin
(PH–PKR)
(PH–PKR)
Majority4,081 (2007)
1,639 (2008)
152 (2013)
1,639 (2008)
152 (2013)
Born3 September 1951
Lai Meng Chong | |
|---|---|
赖明忠 | |
| Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Machap | |
| In office 12 April 2007 – 8 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Poh Ah Tiam (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Ginie Lim Siew Lin (PH–PKR) |
| Majority | 4,081 (2007) 1,639 (2008) 152 (2013) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 September 1951 |
| Party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Lai Meng Chong (Chinese: 賴明忠; pinyin: Lài Míngzhōng; born 3 September 1951) is a Malaysian politician of Chinese descent from the town of Machap Baru in Malacca state.[1] He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and holds the position of vice-chairman in the MCA's Alor Gajah division.[2] Lai is also the political secretary to the Malaysian Minister of Human Resources, MCA vice-president and MP for Alor Gajah, Datuk Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn. He was nominated as the BN's candidate in the 2007 Machap by-election.[2]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | N08 Machap | Lai Meng Chong (MCA) | 5,533 | 79.21% | Liou Chen Kuang (DAP) | 1,452 | 20.79% | 7,151 | 4,081 | 74.31% | ||
| 2008 | Lai Meng Chong (MCA) | 4,707 | 60.54% | Ginie Lim Siew Lin (PKR) | 3,068 | 39.46% | 7,986 | 1,639 | 77.10% | |||
| 2013 | Lai Meng Chong (MCA) | 5,003 | 50.46% | Ginie Lim Siew Lin (PKR) | 4,851 | 48.93% | 10,123 | 152 | 86.65% | |||
| Ravinther Sekaran (KITA) | 61 | 0.61% | ||||||||||
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