Tan Kar Hing

Tan Kar Hing (simplified Chinese: 陈家兴; traditional Chinese: 陳家興; pinyin: Chén Jiāxīng; Jyutping: Can4 Gaa1 Hing3; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Ka-heng; born 4 May 1982) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gopeng since November 2022. He served as Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under former Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH state administration in March 2020 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Simpang Pulai from May 2013 to November 2022. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition.[1] He has also served as the State Vice Chairman of PKR of Perak since January 2019 and also served as the State Youth Chief of PKR of Perak.[2][3]

Yang Berhormat Tuan
Tan Kar Hing
MP
陈家兴
Member of the
Perak State Executive Council
(Tourism, Arts and Culture)
In office
19 May 2018 – 10 March 2020
MonarchNazrin Shah
Menteri BesarAhmad Faizal Azumu
Preceded byNolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi
Succeeded byNolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi
(Tourism)
ConstituencySimpang Pulai
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Gopeng
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byLee Boon Chye
(PH−PKR)
Majority27,148 (2022)
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Simpang Pulai
In office
5 May 2013 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byChan Ming Kai
(PR–PKR)
Succeeded byWong Chai Yi
(PH–PKR)
Majority11,083 (2013)
20,689 (2018)
Personal details
Born
Tan Kar Hing

(1982-05-04) 4 May 1982
Rawang, Selangor, Malaysia
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
SpouseLee Yin Ying
Children2
Alma materUniversity Putra Malaysia
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteFacebook Tan Kar Hing
Tan Kar Hing
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳家興
Simplified Chinese陈家兴
Hanyu PinyinChén Jiāxīng
JyutpingCan4 Gaa1 Hing3
Hokkien POJTân Ka-heng
Tâi-lôTân Ka-hing
In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan (陈).

Political career

Tan first contested the Perak state seat of Simpang Pulai in the 2013 general election (GE13) as a PKR candidate and won with a majority of 11,083 votes.[4] He successfully defended the seat in the 2018 general election (GE14), almost doubling his majority.

Election result
Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 P071 Gopeng, Perak Tan Kar Hing (PKR) 55,880 53.92% Muhammad Farhan Abdul Rahim (BERSATU) 28,732 27.72% 103,638 27,148 72.14%
Cally Ting Zhao Song (MCA) 18,393 17.75%
Balachandran Gopal (WARISAN) 633 0.61%
Perak State Legislative Assembly[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N44 Simpang Pulai Tan Kar Hing (PKR) 18,780 70.13% Chang Kon You @ Chen Kwan Wu (MCA) 7,697 28.74% 26,780 11,083 83.60%
2018 N45 Simpang Pulai Tan Kar Hing (PKR) 25,659 59.60% Liew Yee Lin (MCA) 4,970 14.16% 35,094 20,689 81.50%
Mohamad Arif Abdul Latiff (PAS) 4,061 11.57%

References
  1. "Perak Government Announces 11 State Exco Portfolios : 23 May 2018". Perak Government. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. "AMK Malaysia".
  3. "PKR Perak selesai lantik barisan anggota MPP". Bernama. Malaysiakini. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. "PRU-13: BN Perak Menang 31 Kerusi DUN, 12 Kerusi Parlimen". Perak Today. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  5. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 19 April 2013. Results only available from the 2004 election (GE11).
  6. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.Results only available for the 2013 election.
  7. "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  8. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  9. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  10. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.


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