Yeo Tung Siong
Malaysian politician
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Yeo Tung Siong is a Malaysian politician from DAP. He is the Member of Johor State Legislative Assembly for Pekan Nanas from 2013 to 2022.
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Yeo Tung Siong | |
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杨敦祥 | |
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| Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Pekan Nanas | |
| In office 2013 – 22 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Tang Nai Soon |
| Succeeded by | Tan Eng Meng |
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| Born | Yeo Tung Siong 25 April 1979 |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Party | Democratic Action Party |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (till 2015) Pakatan Harapan (since 2015) |
| Education | University of Technology Malaysia |
| Occupation | Politician |
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊敦祥 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨敦祥 | ||||||||||||||||
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Early career
He was a teacher and a Deputy Headmaster of Pei Chun High School.[1]
Politics
He was the special assistant of former Skudai state assemblyman, Boo Cheng Hau. He has been a member of DAP Johor Executive Committee since 2014, and the Chairman of Pakatan Harapan and DAP Tanjung Piai.
Yeo has previously stated that he opposes the Johor state constitutional amendment made by Barisan Nasional assemblymen back in May 2026, which allowed the appointment of five unelected assemblymen in the Johor State Legislative Assembly. He vowed to repeal the amendment if he gets elected back into power.[2]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2013 | N55 Pekan Nanas | Yeo Tung Siong (DAP) | 15,436 | 53.77% | Wong You Fong (MCA) | 12,767 | 44.47% | 28,708 | 2,669 | 88.37% | ||
| 2018 | Yeo Tung Siong (DAP) | 11,856 | 51.55% | Tan Eng Meng (MCA) | 10,548 | 44.87% | 22,997 | 1,308 | 86.43% | |||
| 2022 | Yeo Tung Siong (DAP) | 6,189 | 28.34% | Tan Eng Meng (MCA) | 11,024 | 50.49% | 21,835 | 4,835 | 60.88% | |||
| Tan Chin Hok (GERAKAN) | 2,741 | 12.55% | ||||||||||
| Hishamuddin Busri (WARISAN) | 1,438 | 6.59% | ||||||||||
| 2026 | Yeo Tung Siong (DAP) | 7,670 | 27.33% | Tan Eng Meng (MCA) | 19,951 | 71.09% | 28,065 | 12,281 | 74.73% | |||