Ben Chong Chen Bin Explained

Chong Chen Bin
Birth Name:Ben Chong Chen Bin
Birth Place:Kudat, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Term Start:16 May 2018
Term End:29 September 2020
Alongside:Azhar Matussin
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Shafie Apdal
Minister:Wilfred Madius Tangau
Governor:Juhar Mahiruddin
Constituency:Tanjong Kapor
Predecessor:Bolkiah Ismail
Successor:Mohd Tamin Zainal
Constituency Am3:Tanjong Kapor
Assembly3:Sabah State Legislative
Term Start3:9 May 2018
Majority3:2,992 (2018)
1,879 (2020)
Predecessor3:Teo Chee Kang
(BNLDP)
Office8:Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Subterm8:2018–2023
Suboffice8:Heritage Party
Subterm9:2023
Suboffice9:Independent
Subterm10:2023–
Suboffice10:GAGASAN Party
Citizenship:Malaysian
Party:Heritage Party (WARISAN)

Independent

Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN)
Otherparty:Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
Occupation:Politician
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T:張振彬[1]
S:张振彬
P:Zhāng Zhènbīn

Ben Chong Chen Bin is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tanjong Kapor since May 2018. He served as the State Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) state administration under former Chief Minister Shafie Apdal and former State Minister Wilfred Madius Tangau from May 2018 to the collapse of WARISAN state administration in September 2020. He is an independent in support of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition until February 21, 2023. He is an official member of the GAGASAN, the major component of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) since 2023.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2018N04 Tanjong KaporChong Chen Bin (WARISAN)9,12454.32%Teo Chee Kang (LDP)6,13236.50%17,242 2,992 72.10%
Aliasgar Omolong (PAS)6173.67%
Tsen Chou Yin (PCS)4812.86%
Allaidly Poyon (PPRS)4462.65%
2020 (WARISAN)7,20649.84%bgcolor= Norlizah Gurahman (BERSATU)5,32736.85%3,864 1,879 64.82%
Chin Kee Yong (LDP)1,49210.32%
Shawn Davey Robert Lee (PCS)2211.53%
bgcolor= Awang Karim Abdul Kadir (USNO Baru)2111.46%

Honours

Notes and References

  1. News: 張振彬:解決物價高漲與短缺 政府应制定与实施完整政策 . Overseas Chinese Daily News . 19 July 2022 . 12 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Sabah Umno exodus sees nine of 10 Aduns, five of six MPs leave . Muguntan Vanar. The Star Online. 12 December 2018. 15 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Six Sabah Umno YBs to join Bersatu today. Hayati Dzulkifli . Daily Express. 6 April 2019. 1 August 2020.
  4. Web site: Musa Aman umum cukup majoriti bentuk kerajaan baru Sabah. Malay. Malaysiakini. 29 July 2020. 1 August 2020.
  5. Web site: Warisan defectors 'sacked' themselves; membership cancelled, says secretary-general. Bernama. The Edge Markets. 31 July 2020. 1 August 2020. 11 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201011011047/https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/warisan-defectors-sacked-themselves-membership-cancelled-says-secretarygeneral. dead.
  6. Web site: Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2018. www.sabah.gov.my.