Lai Meng Chong

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Lai (賴).
Lai Meng Chong
賴明忠
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
for Machap
In office
12 April 2007 – 8 May 2018
Preceded byPoh Ah Tiam (MCA-BN)
Succeeded byGinie Lim Siew Lin (PKR-PH)
Majority4,081 (2007), 1,639 (2008), 152 (2013)
Personal details
Born (1951-09-03) 3 September 1951 (age 70)
(70 years, 144 days)
Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
NationalityMalaysia
Political partyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
OccupationPolitician

Lai Meng Chong (Chinese: 賴明忠; pinyin: Lài Míng Zhōng; born 3 September 1951) is a Malaysian politician of Chinese descent from the town of Machap Baru in Malacca state.[1] He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and holds the position of vice-chairman in the MCA's Alor Gajah division.[2] Lai is also the political secretary to the Malaysian Minister of Human Resources, MCA vice-president and MP for Alor Gajah, Datuk Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn. He was nominated as the BN's candidate in the 2007 Machap by-election.[2]

Election results[]

Malacca State Legislative Assembly[3][4]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2007 N8 Machap, P135 Alor Gajah. Lai Meng Chong (MCA) 5,533 79.21% Liou Chen Kuang (DAP) 1,452 20.79% 7,151 4,081 74.31%
2008 Lai Meng Chong (MCA) 4,707 60.54% Ginie Lim Siew Lin (PKR) 3,068 39.46% 7,986 1,639 77.10%
2013 Lai Meng Chong (MCA) 5,003 50.46% Ginie Lim Siew Lin (PKR) 4,851 48.93% 10,123 152 86.65%
Ravinther Sekaran (KITA) 61 0.61%

See also[]

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ "BN names local boy Lai for by-election (subscription required)". malaysiakini.com. 2007-04-02. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
  2. ^ a b "Lai Meng Chong Is BN Candidate For Machap By-Election". bernama.com.my. 2007-04-02. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
  3. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.


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