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Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing (simplified Chinese: 陈冠勋; traditional Chinese: 陳冠勛; pinyin: Chén Guānxūn; born 20 January 1955) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Meradong since May 2016. Previously, he was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia (MP) for Sarikei from March 2008 to May 2013.[1]
Ding Kuong Hiing | |
|---|---|
| 陈冠勋 | |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2008–2013 | Barisan Nasional |
| Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2016–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018– | Gabungan Parti Sarawak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 January 1955 Sibu, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia) |
| Political party | Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018) |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool (BEng) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Engineer |
Ding was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election. After defeating his opponent from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) by 51 votes, he survived a legal challenge to the election in the Election Court,[2] and an appeal to the Federal Court.[3] Before his election, Ding was a staffer to the Chief Minister of Sarawak.[4] In the 2013 election, Ding lost the seat to the DAP's Andrew Wong Ling Biu by 505 votes.[5]
Ding is an engineer by profession and is married with two children.[6]
| Year | Constituency | Winner | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | P208 Sarikei | Ding Kuong Hiing (SUPP) | 10,588 | 48.37% | Wong Hua Seh (DAP) | 10,537 | 48.13% | 22,246 | 51 | 70.23% | ||
| Kung Chin Chin (IND) | 545 | 2.49% | ||||||||||
| Lau Kieng Chai (IND) | 116 | 0.53% | ||||||||||
| Ngu Tieng Hai (IND) | 105 | 0.48% | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Ding Kuong Hiing (SUPP) | 13,758 | 49.10% | Andrew Wong Ling Biu (DAP) | 14,263 | 50.90% | 28,353 | 505 | 77.60% | |||
| Year | Constituency | Winner | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | N46 Meradong | Ding Kuong Hiing (SUPP) | 6,865 | 56.21% | Ting Tze Fui (DAP) | 5,349 | 43.79% | 12,413 | 1,516 | 73.50% | ||
| 2021 | Ding Kuong Hiing (SUPP) | 6,827 | 58.24% | Hii Ru Yee (PSB) | 3,465 | 29.56% | 11,939 | 3,362 | 65.76% | |||
| Yong Siew Wei (DAP) | 809 | 6.90% | ||||||||||
| Moh Hiong King (PBK) | 622 | 5.31% | ||||||||||
Malaysia :
Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2016)
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