| Honorific-Prefix: | Ir. | ||||||||||
| Tang Heap Seng | |||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh-my | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 2 October 1957 | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | George Town, Penang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) | ||||||||||
| Party: | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | ||||||||||
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) | ||||||||||
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Ir. Tang Heap Seng (; born 2 October 1957) is a Malaysian. He is a veteran Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) leader for the Air Putih constituency of Penang.[1] Tang contested the Bayan Baru parliamentary seat in the 2013 general election representing Barisan Nasional but lost to the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) candidate, Sim Tze Tzin with a majority of a 19,307.[2] [3] In the 2018 general election, he contested the Penang state constituency of Air Putih but lost to Lim Guan Eng from Democratic Action Party (DAP) in a four-corner fight.
Tang studied engineering in University Malaya, he graduated with honors in 1982.[4]
Tang was the one who suggested that walkie-talkie must be provided to the local community policing squad in order to be an effective force in deterring crime in housing and business area. To date, 9 walkie-talkies was given to a squad of 60 members.[5]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | P052 Bayan Baru, Penang | Tang Heap Seng (MCA) | 24,251 | 35.66% | (PKR) | 43,558 | 64.06% | 68,849 | 19,307 | 86.98% | |||||
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N23 Air Putih | Tang Heap Seng (MCA) | 1,404 | 12.84% | Lim Guan Eng (DAP) | 9,362 | 85.61% | 10,936 | 7,958 | 82.00% | |||
| bgcolor= | Tan Gim Theam (MUP) | 87 | 0.79% | ||||||||||
| bgcolor= | Manikandan Ramayah (PCM) | 83 | 0.76% | ||||||||||
For his valor in community service and charity works, Tang was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal from the Pulau Pinang government.