Tang Heap Seng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tang (陈).
Ir.
Tang Heap Seng
PJK
陈协成
Personal details
Born (1957-10-02) 2 October 1957 (age 67)
George Town, Penang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
OccupationPolitician, Engineer
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳協成
Simplified Chinese陈协成
Hanyu PinyinChén Xiéchéng
Hokkien POJTân Hia̍psêng

Tang Heap Seng (陈协成; born (1957-10-02)2 October 1957) is a Malaysian. He is a veteran Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) leader for the Air Putih constituency of Penang.[1] Tang contested the Bayan Baru parliamentary seat in the 2013 general election representing Barisan Nasional but lost to the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) candidate, Sim Tze Tzin with a majority of a 19,307.[2][3] In the 2018 general election, he contested the Penang state constituency of Air Putih but lost to Lim Guan Eng from Democratic Action Party (DAP) in a four-corner fight.[4]

Education

Tang studied engineering in University Malaya, he graduated with honors in 1982.[5]

Service to the community

Tang was the one who suggested that walkie-talkie must be provided to the local community policing squad in order to be an effective force in deterring crime in housing and business area. To date, 9 walkie-talkies was given to a squad of 60 members.[6]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[7][8][9][10]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 P052 Bayan Baru Tang Heap Seng (MCA) 24,251 35.66% Sim Tze Tzin (PKR) 43,558 64.06% 68,849 19,307 86.98%
Penang State Legislative Assembly[7][11][12]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 N23 Air Putih Tang Heap Seng (MCA) 1,404 12.84% Lim Guan Eng (DAP) 9,362 85.61% 10,936 7,958 82.00%
Tan Gim Theam (MUP) 87 0.79%
Manikandan Ramayah (PCM) 83 0.76%

Awards

For his valor in community service and charity works, Tang was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal from the Pulau Pinang government.

  •  Penang :
    • Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (2002)[13]

References

  1. ^ News."Select candidates who can serve society, says Tang", The Star, 14 November 2012. Retrieved on 2 May 2013.
  2. ^ "undiinfo - Malaysian Election Data". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. ^ http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2013/4/28/north/13036599&sec=North [dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Calon PRU Tang Heap Seng". pru.sinarharian.com.my.
  5. ^ "Official Website", University Malaya. Retrieved on 2 May 2013,
  6. ^ "Walkie-talkies for community policing squad", The Star, Penang, 24 September 2012. Retrieved on 2 May 2013.
  7. ^ a b "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 (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.Results only available for the 2013 election.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  11. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  12. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  13. ^ "SENARAI PENERIMA DARJAH-DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT-PINGAT KEHORMATAN NEGERI PULAU PINANG 2002" (PDF) (in Malay). Warta Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang.