Datuk Wira Gan Boon Leong (25 August 1937–15 August 2022) was a Malaysian politician. He was a member of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN).
| Gan Boon Leong | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-my |
| Honorific Suffix: | JSM DCSM DMSM AMN |
| Assembly1: | Malacca State Legislative |
| Term Start1: | 1995 |
| Term End1: | 1999 |
| Assembly2: | Malacca State Legislative |
| Term Start2: | 1982 |
| Term End2: | 1995 |
| Birth Date: | 25 August 1937 |
| Mawards: | is not set --> |
| Awards: | is not set --> |
Gan was born on 25 August 1937.
Gan started his political career by winning the Bandar Hilir state constituency seat and defeated Lim Kit Siang with a large majority in 1986. He subsequently won the seat in 1990. In 1995 and 1999, Gan won to Duyong state constituency seat. He was retired from politics in 2004.
Gan was dead on 15 August 2022 due to old age.[1] [2] [3]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | N20 Bandar Hilir | (MCA) | 6,447 | 65.29% | Lim Kit Siang (DAP) | 3,384 | 34.27% | 10,050 | 3,063 | 77.9% | ||||
| Lee Ching Sen (IND) | 44 | 0.45% | ||||||||||||
| 1986 | N16 Bandar Hilir | (MCA) | 7,870 | 53.23% | Ang Kwee Teng (DAP) | 5,840 | 39.50% | 15,141 | 2,030 | 75.65% | ||||
| Jaliluddin Abdul Wahid (PAS) | 998 | 6.75% | ||||||||||||
| Rosnah Baharuddin (IND) | 77 | 0.52% | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | (MCA) | 8,560 | 52.36% | Tan Tong Chiew (DAP) | 6,628 | 40.54% | 10,763 | 4,867 | 79.11% | |||||
| Abdul Jani Abas (PAS) | 1,161 | 7.10% | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | N19 Duyong | (MCA) | 5,119 | 53.60% | Lee Kee Hiong (DAP) | 3,439 | 36.01% | 9,738 | 1,680 | 77.94% | ||||
| Mohd Ali Mohd Sharif (PAS) | 993 | 10.40% | ||||||||||||
| 1999 | (MCA) | 5,074 | 50.22% | Aw Boon Huan (DAP) | 5,029 | 49.78% | 45 | |||||||