Wong Hon Wai Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berhormat Tuan
Wong Hon Wai
Native Name Lang:zh-my
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Birth Name:Wong Hon Wai
Birth Date:1 March 1973
Birth Place:Air Itam, George Town, Penang
Office:Member of the
Penang State Executive Council
Term Start:16 August 2023
Governor:Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Chow Kon Yeow
Predecessor:Yeoh Soon Hin
Constituency:Paya Terubong
Term Start1:13 March 2008
Term End1:8 May 2013
Governor1:Abdul Rahman Abbas
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Lim Guan Eng
Predecessor1:Syed Amerrudin Syed Ahmad

Koh Tsu Koon
Successor1:Jagdeep Singh Deo
Constituency1:Air Itam
Assembly2:Penang State Legislative
Term Start2:12 August 2023
Majority2:36,802 (2023)
Predecessor2:Yeoh Soon Hin
(PHDAP)
Constituency Mp3:Bukit Bendera
Parliament3:Malaysian
Term Start3:9 May 2018
Term End3:19 November 2022
Majority3:40,731 (2018)
Predecessor3:Zairil Khir Johari
(PR–DAP)
Successor3:Syerleena Abdul Rashid
(PH–DAP)
Constituency Am4:Air Itam
Assembly4:Penang State Legislative
Term Start4:8 March 2008
Term End4:9 May 2018
Predecessor4:Cheang Chee Gooi
(BN–GERAKAN)
Successor4:Joseph Ng Soon Siang
(PH–DAP)
Majority4:2,727 (2008)
7,316 (2013)
Office5:Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
Subterm5:2018–2022
Suboffice5:Pakatan Harapan
Office6:Faction represented in Penang State Legislative Assembly
Subterm6:2008–2018
Suboffice6:Democratic Action Party
Subterm7:2023–
Citizenship:Malaysian
Party:Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Otherparty:Pakatan Rakyat (PR)

Pakatan Harapan (PH)

Wong Hon Wai (Chinese: s=黄汉伟|t=黃漢偉|poj=N̂g Hàn-úi / Ûiⁿ Hàn-úi|j=Wong4 Hon3 Wai5|p=Huáng Hànwěi; born 1 March 1973) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration under former Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng from March 2008 to May 2013 as well as in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Paya Terubong since August 2023. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Bendera from May 2018 to November 2022,[1] and the MLA for Air Itam from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH and formerly PR coalitions.

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2008N33 Air Itam (DAP)7,40161.30%Cheang Chee Gooi (Gerakan)4,67438.70%12,2602,72773.30%
2013 (DAP)11,30873.90%Loo Jieh Sheng (Gerakan)3,99226.10%15,524 7,31684.30%
2023N34 Paya TerubongWong Hon Wai (DAP)40,53091.58%Andrew Ooi Ghee Oon (Gerakan)3,7288.42%44,25836,80270.55%
Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2018P048 Bukit Bendera (DAP)50,04983.83%Andy Yong Kim Seng (Gerakan)9,31815.61%60,429 40,73180.50%
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laman Utama Spacer Profile Ahli Dewan. Parlimen.gov.my. 4 September 2017.