Linda Tsen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tsen (曾).
Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Linda Tsen Thau Lin
PGDK
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Batu Sapi, Sabah
In office
4 November 2010 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byEdmund Chong Ket Wah
Succeeded byLiew Vui Keong
Personal details
Born1956 (age 68–69)
Sandakan, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Sabah Party (PBS)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)
Gabungan Bersatu Sabah (GBS) (2018–present)
SpouseEdmund Chong Ket Wah (d. 2010)
OccupationPolitician

Datuk Linda Tsen Thau Lin (Chinese: 曾道玲; pinyin: Zēng Dàolíng) is a Malaysian politician. She is the former Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Batu Sapi constituency in Sandakan, Sabah, representing the United Sabah Party (PBS) in the former ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1]

Background

Tsen, born in Sandakan in 1956, attended her early education at Chi Hwa Primary School and Tiong Hwa Secondary School in Sandakan. She later further her study at St. Brandon School, United Kingdom; Trinity College of Music, London and Fellowship London College of Music.[2] She is a musician and piano teacher, and has held the position of president of the Kota Kinabalu Music Society.[3]

Political career

Tsen was elected to federal Parliament in the Batu Sapi by-election on 4 November 2010 after the seat had been vacant upon the death of the incumbent who is Tsen's husband, Edmund Chong Ket Wah. She defeated candidates of the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) and the People's Justice Party (PKR).[4] She successfully retained the seat in the 2013 general election but lost in the 2018 general election. In 2019, she contested again in the Sandakan by election, but was defeated by the Democratic Action Party (DAP) candidate Vivian Wong Shir Yee.[5]

Tsen had previously served as the Women (Wanita) section head of PBS for Elopura division.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2010 P185 Batu Sapi, Sabah Linda Tsen Thau Lin (PBS) 9,773 64.22% Ansari Abdullah (PKR) 3,414 22.43% 15,613 6,359 61.03%
Yong Teck Lee (SAPP) 2,031 13.35%
2013 Linda Tsen Thau Lin (PBS) 13,085 57.44% Hamzah Abdullah (PAS) 9,287 40.76% 23,400 3,798 77.49%
Saiful Bahari Rashada Ahmad (STAR) 410 1.80%
2018 Linda Tsen Thau Lin (PBS) 8,357 35.93% Liew Vui Keong (WARISAN) 12,976 55.78% 24,029 4,619 73.77%
Hamzah Abdullah (AMANAH) 980 4.21%
Norsah Bongsu (PAS) 948 4.08%
2019 P186 Sandakan, Sabah Linda Tsen Thau Lin (PBS) 4,491 20.80% Vivian Wong Shir Yee (DAP) 16,012 74.15% 40,131 11,521 54.44%
Hamzah Abdullah (IND) 788 3.65%
Chia Siew Yung (IND) 178 0.82%
Sulaiman Abdul Samat (IND) 126 0.58%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ^ "Linda Tsen Thau Lin, Y.B. Datin". Parliament of Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  2. ^ "LINDA TSEN THAU LIN, BALU MENDIANG EDMUND CHONG CALON BN DI BATU SAPI". Admin Keruak.com. 24 October 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Linda Tsen, the late MP's widow, is BN candidate for Batu Sapi". mysinchew.com. Sin Chew Daily. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  4. ^ "A chronology of political events in Malaysia in 2010". The Malay Mail. Media Prima Berhad. 30 December 2010. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  5. ^ "OFFICIAL: DAP retains Sandakan, Harapan breaks losing streak". Malaysiakini. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  8. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  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.
  11. ^ "Batu Sapi: Linda Tsen wins by whopping 6,359 majority". The Star. Star Publications. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  12. ^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  13. ^ "OFFICIAL: DAP retains Sandakan, Harapan snaps losing streak". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 13 May 2019. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  14. ^ Tracy Patrick (11 May 2019). "DAP wins bigger majority in Sandakan". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  15. ^ "235 receive state awards from Head of State". The Borneo Post. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2019.