Leong Cheok Keng
Malaysian politician
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Leong Cheok Keng (simplified Chinese: 梁卓经; traditional Chinese: 梁卓經; pinyin: Liáng Zhuōjīng; Jyutping: Loeng4 Coek3 Ging1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Niô͘ Tok-keng; Tâi-lô: Niôo Tok-king) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Malim Nawar from May 2013 to November 2022. He is a member of the Heritage Party (WARISAN). He was a member of Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) as well as the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He is also the older brother of Leong Cheok Lung, a candidate for the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kampar in the 2022 general election.
(PR–DAP)
(PH–DAP)
Leong Cheok Keng | |
|---|---|
梁卓经 | |
| Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Malim Nawar | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Keshvinder Singh Kashmir Singh (PR–DAP) |
| Succeeded by | Bavani Veraiah (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 4,343 (2013) 6,082 (2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leong Cheok Keng |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (–2021) Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) (2021–2022) Heritage Party (WARISAN) (since 2022) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2021) |
| Relations | Leong Cheok Lung (younger brother) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Leong Cheok Keng | |
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| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 梁卓經 |
| Simplified Chinese | 梁卓经 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Liáng Zhuōjīng |
| Jyutping | Loeng4 Coek3 Ging1 |
| Hokkien POJ | Niô͘ Tok-keng |
| Tâi-lô | Niôo Tok-king |
Politics
Leong was expelled from DAP on 19 January 2021 for applying to join the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1] However, he remained as an independent and did not join any party. On 14 January 2022, he announced that he had joined PBM.[2] On 3 November 2022, he announced that he had left PBM and would participate in the 2022 Perak state election under WARISAN.[3] In the election, Leong lost his state seat to Bavani Veraiah of PH, garnering only 684 votes and losing his deposit.
Personal life
His younger brother, Leong Cheok Lung is also a politician and has participated in the 2022 Malaysian general election, contesting in the Kampar federal seat under WARISAN.[4]
Election result
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N40 Malim Nawar | Leong Cheok Keng (DAP) | 11,296 | 60.75% | Chang Gwo Chyang (MCA) | 6,953 | 37.40% | 18,593 | 4,343 | 75.50% | ||
| 2018 | N41 Malim Nawar | Leong Cheok Keng (DAP) | 11,271 | 64.74% | Chang Gwo Chyang (MCA) | 5,189 | 29.81% | 17,409 | 6,082 | 75.96% | ||
| Bawani Kaniapan (PSM) | 213 | 1.22% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Leong Cheok Keng (WARISAN) | 684 | 3.67% | Bavani Veraiah (DAP) | 10,905 | 58.57% | 18,618 | 7,259 | 62.68% | |||
| Chin Woon Kheong (MCA) | 3,646 | 19.58% | ||||||||||
| Sherry Syed (BERSATU) | 3,383 | 18.17% | ||||||||||
