Lye Siew Weng
Malaysian politician
黎兆榮
for Air Putih
21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
for Air Itam
1995 – 21 March 2004
affiliations
Dato' Lye Siew Weng (Chinese: 黎兆榮; born: c. 1941) was a Malaysian politician. He was a member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly, representing Air Itam between 1995 and 2004, then Air Putih as well as Deputy Speaker from 2004 to 2008.
Before politics he was teacher, primary school headmaster and social worker[1]
He died of bone cancer on 28 February 2018, aged 77.[2]
Election results
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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1995 | N20 Air Itam | Lye Siew Weng (MCA) | 10,057 | 57.87% | Ong Hock Aun (DAP) | 7,322 | 42.13% | 2,735 | ||||
1999 | Lye Siew Weng (MCA) | 10,539 | 60.67% | Ong Hock Aun (DAP) | 6,831 | 39.33% | 17,721 | 3,708 | 72.52% | |||
2004 | N23 Air Putih | Lye Siew Weng (MCA) | 4,811 | 55.92% | Tee Yee Cheu (DAP) | 3,793 | 44.08% | 8,779 | 818 | 71.13% |
Honours
Malaysia :
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2002)
Penang :
Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) – Dato' (2006)[3]
References
- ^ "Three-term Penang assemblyman Lye Siew Weng passes away".
- ^ Chong Kah Yuan (28 February 2018). "Three-term Penang assemblyman Lye Siew Weng passes away". The Star. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Pengurniaan Darjah Kebesaran Bergelar Bagi Tahun 2006 Mengikut Negeri" (PDF). Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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