| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Datuk |
| Stephen Wong Tien Fatt | |
| Honorific Suffix: | PGDK |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-my |
| Birth Name: | Wong Tien Fatt @ Wong Nyuk Foh |
| Birth Date: | 1954 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Sandakan, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Death Place: | Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Resting Place: | Sandakan Christian Burial Ground, along Mile 12 off Labuk Road, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Citizenship: | Malaysian |
| Constituency Mp1: | Sandakan |
| Parliament1: | Malaysian |
| Term Start1: | 5 May 2013 |
| Term End1: | 28 March 2019 |
| Majority1: | 1,088 (2013) 10,098 (2018) |
| Predecessor1: | Liew Vui Keong (BN–LDP) |
| Successor1: | Vivian Wong Shir Yee (PH–DAP) |
| Office2: | State Chairman of the Democratic Action Party of Sabah |
| Term Start2: | 29 November 2015 |
| Term End2: | 28 March 2019 |
| 2Blankname2: | Secretary-General |
| 2Namedata2: | Lim Guan Eng |
| 1Blankname2: | National Chairman |
| 1Namedata2: | Tan Kok Wai |
| Predecessor2: | Jimmy Wong Sze Phin |
| Successor2: | Frankie Poon Ming Fung |
| Term Start3: | 16 May 2018 |
| Term End3: | 28 March 2019 |
| Governor3: | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| 1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata3: | Shafie Apdal |
| Successor3: | Frankie Poon Ming Fung |
| Constituency3: | Nominated MLA |
| Term Start4: | 16 May 2018 |
| Term End4: | 28 March 2019 |
| Governor4: | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| 1Blankname4: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata4: | Shafie Apdal |
| Party: | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Otherparty: | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Alliance of Hope (PH) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Spouse: | Florence Chong Mee Fook |
| Children: | 4 (including Vivian Wong Shir Yee) |
Datuk Stephen Wong Tien Fatt (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Vòng Thiên-fat; 2 October 1954 – 28 March 2019) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sandakan from May 2013 to his death in March 2019,[1] State Minister of People's Health and Wellbeing of Sabah and Nominated Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly from May 2018 to his death in March 2019.[2] He was a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He also served as the State Chairman of DAP of Sabah from November 2015 to his death in March 2019.[3] He was also the father of Sandakan MP Vivian Wong Shir Yee.
In the 2013 election, Wong faced Liew Vui Keong of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and subsequently won the parliamentary seat of Sandakan.[4]
In the 2018 election, was fielded by the DAP again to contest in Sandakan, facing a new candidate Lim Ming Hoo from the LDP.[5] [6] He won the election with a large majority.[7] [8]
In 2015, Wong criticised the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM) for its costly formation despite recurring kidnapping cases and expressed disappointment towards the "irresponsible and arrogant attitude by [''sic''] the government leaders as it seems as they are trying to avoid the blame from public".[9] A year before, Wong had urged the government to implement the re-issuance of identity cards in Sabah in response to the many immigrants from the southern Philippines.[10]
In 2018, Wong accepted the Sabah State Award of Panglima Gemilang Darjah Kinabalu (PGDK) (which carries the title of "Datuk") in accordance with the Yang di-Pertua Sabah Tun Juhar Mahiruddin's 65th birthday; this was in opposition to the DAP's Central Executive Committee policy of disallowing the acceptance of awards and titles by elected representatives and local councillors during their period of active political service.[11] Wong was neither apologetic to the party leadership nor willing to return the award.[12]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout% | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | P186 Sandakan | Stephen Wong Tien Fatt (DAP) | 14,226 | 51.99% | Liew Vui Keong (LDP) | 13,138 | 48.01% | 27,923 | 1,088 | 75.35% | ||||
| 2018 | Stephen Wong Tien Fatt (DAP) | 19,094 | 67.97% | Lim Ming Hoo (LDP) | 8,996 | 32.03% | 28,668 | 10,098 | 72.07% | |||||
Wong died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia on 28 March 2019 due to a heart attack during a morning hike on the same day.[13] His body was flown back to his hometown of Sandakan to be laid to rest.[14]
His death triggered the 2019 Sandakan by-election on 11 May. His former seat was successfully defended by his daughter and DAP candidate Vivian Wong Shir Yee by a majority of 11,521 votes.[15]