Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berhormat Tuan |
Teh Lai Heng | |
Native Name Lang: | zh-my |
Honorific-Suffix: | MLA |
Constituency Am: | Komtar |
Assembly: | Penang State Legislative |
Term Start: | 5 May 2013 |
Predecessor: | Ng Wei Aik (PR–DAP) |
Majority: | 8,114 (2013) 8,363 (2018) 7,844 (2023) |
Birth Name: | Teh Lai Heng |
Nationality: | Malaysia |
Citizenship: | Malaysian |
Party: | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
Otherparty: | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
Occupation: | Politician |
Children: | 2 |
Alma Mater: | Universiti Sains Malaysia |
Teh Lai Heng is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Komtar since May 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.
Teh studied in SMJK Jit Sin and TARC Penang before studying in Universiti Sains Malaysia.[1]
Teh is currently the Chairman of DAP Padang Kota branch, Secretary of DAP Tanjong division, and the political secretary for the DAP Penang Chairman, Chow Kon Yeow.
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
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2004 | N28 Komtar | Teh Lai Heng (DAP) | 4,732 | 37.97% | Lim Gim Soon (MCA) | 7,732 | 62.03% | 12,686 | 3,000 | 67.45% | ||||
2013 | Teh Lai Heng (DAP) | 10,669 | 80.50% | Loh Chye Teik (MCA) | 2,555 | 19.30% | 13,364 | 8,114 | 82.80% | |||||
bgcolor= | Liew Yeow Hooi (PCM) | 25 | 0.20% | |||||||||||
2018 | Teh Lai Heng (DAP) | 10,113 | 84.60% | Tan Hing Teik (MCA) | 1,750 | 14.60% | 12,059 | 8,363 | 80.20% | |||||
bgcolor= F616D6 | Ong Chun Jiet (MUP) | 85 | 0.80% | |||||||||||
2023 | Teh Lai Heng (DAP) | 9,279 | 86.61% | bgcolor= | Cheah Kim Huat (BERSATU) | 1,435 | 13.39% | 10,824 | 7,844 | 69.69% |