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.

Education

Teh studied in SMJK Jit Sin and TARC Penang before studying in Universiti Sains Malaysia.[1]

Political career

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.[1]

Election results

Penang State Legislative Assembly[2][3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct. Opponent(s) Votes Pct. Ballots cast Majority Turnout
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%
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%
Ong Chun Jiet (MUP) 85 0.80%
2023 Teh Lai Heng (DAP) 9,279 86.61% Cheah Kim Huat (BERSATU) 1,435 13.39% 10,824 7,844 69.69%

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