Ding Kuong Hiing | |
|---|---|
| 陈冠勋 | |
| Faction represented inDewan Rakyat | |
| 2008–2013 | Barisan Nasional |
| Faction represented inSarawak State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2016–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018– | Gabungan Parti Sarawak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-01-20)20 January 1955 (age 70) Sibu,Crown Colony of Sarawak(nowSarawak, Malaysia) |
| Political party | Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN)(until 2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)(since 2018) |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool (BEng) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Engineer |
DatukDing Kuong Hiing (simplified Chinese:陈冠勋;traditional Chinese:陳冠勛;pinyin:Chén Guānxūn; born 20 January 1955) is aMalaysianpolitician who has served as Member of theSarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) forMeradong since May 2016. Previously, he was the Member of theParliament of Malaysia (MP) forSarikei from March 2008 to May 2013.[1]
Ding was elected to Parliament in the2008 election. After defeating his opponent from theDemocratic Action Party (DAP) by 51 votes, he survived a legal challenge to the election in the Election Court,[2] and an appeal to the Federal Court.[3] Before his election, Ding was a staffer to theChief Minister of Sarawak.[4] In the2013 election, Ding lost the seat to the DAP's Andrew Wong Ling Biu by 505 votes.[5]
Ding is an engineer by profession and is married with two children.[6]
| Year | Constituency | Winner | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | P208Sarikei | Ding Kuong Hiing (SUPP) | 10,588 | 48.37% | Wong Hua Seh (DAP) | 10,537 | 48.13% | 22,246 | 51 | 70.23% | ||
| Kung Chin Chin (IND) | 545 | 2.49% | ||||||||||
| Lau Kieng Chai (IND) | 116 | 0.53% | ||||||||||
| Ngu Tieng Hai (IND) | 105 | 0.48% | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Ding Kuong Hiing (SUPP) | 13,758 | 49.10% | Andrew Wong Ling Biu (DAP) | 14,263 | 50.90% | 28,353 | 505 | 77.60% | |||
| Year | Constituency | Winner | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | N46Meradong | Ding Kuong Hiing (SUPP) | 6,865 | 56.21% | Ting Tze Fui (DAP) | 5,349 | 43.79% | 12,413 | 1,516 | 73.50% | ||
| 2021 | Ding Kuong Hiing (SUPP) | 6,827 | 58.24% | Hii Ru Yee (PSB) | 3,465 | 29.56% | 11,939 | 3,362 | 65.76% | |||
| Yong Siew Wei (DAP) | 809 | 6.90% | ||||||||||
| Moh Hiong King (PBK) | 622 | 5.31% | ||||||||||
Malaysia :
Commander of theOrder of Meritorious Service (PJN) –Datuk (2016)
