Wong Ling Biu | |
Blank1: | Other names |
Data1: | Andrew Wong Ling Biu |
Birth Name: | Wong Ling Biu |
Birth Date: | 12 February 1959 |
Constituency Mp: | Sarikei |
Parliament: | Malaysian |
Term Start: | 5 May 2013 |
Term End: | 19 November 2022 |
Majority: | 505 (2013) 2,570 (2018) |
Predecessor: | Ding Kuong Hiing (BN–SUPP) |
Successor: | Huang Tiong Sii (GPS–SUPP) |
Citizenship: | Malaysian |
Party: | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
Otherparty: | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
Occupation: | Politician |
Children: | Jackie Wong Siew Cheer Roderick Wong Siew Lead |
Wong Ling Biu (Chinese: s=黄灵彪|t=黃靈彪|p=Huáng Língbiāo) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sarikei from May 2013 to November 2022.[1] He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.
On 7 March 2020, Wong was admitted at Sibu Hospital as a patient under investigation (PUI) for COVID-19 and was later tested positive on 15 March 2020.[2] After a 79-day admission including 42 days of coma, Wong was finally discharged on 30 May 2020.[3] His son, the national hammer thrower champion Jackie Wong Siew Cheer, had also contracted the COVID-19 virus from him, was discharged earlier on 27 May after 73 days treatment at the same hospital since 16 March.[4] In 2021, Wong was among six elected representatives from Sarikei Division to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.[5]
In 2022 Malaysian general election, Wong decided not to contest for the Sarikei parliamentary seat.[6] [7] His son, Roderick Wong, which was his special assistant, replaced him for the quest of the seat.[8] However, his son Roderick failed to defend the seat.[9]
Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||||
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2013 | P208 Sarikei, Sarawak | (DAP) | 14,263 | 50.90% | Ding Kuong Hiing (SUPP) | 13,758 | 49.10% | 28,353 | 505 | 77.58% | ||||
2018 | (DAP) | 16,327 | 53.57% | Huang Tiong Sii (SUPP) | 13,757 | 45.14% | 30,895 | 2,570 | 78.09% | |||||
392 | 1.29% |