Gan Boon Leong (25 August 1937 – 15 August 2022) was a Malaysian politician. He was a member of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN).
Early life
Gan was born on 25 August 1937.
Political career
Gan started his political career by winning the Bandar Hilir state constituency seat and defeated Lim Kit Siang with a large majority in 1986. He subsequently won the seat in 1990. In 1995 and 1999, Gan won to Duyong state constituency seat. He was retired from politics in 2004.
Death
Gan passed away on 15th August 2022 due to old age.[1][2][3]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | N20 Bandar Hilir | Gan Boon Leong (MCA) | 6,447 | 65.29% | Lim Kit Siang (DAP) | 3,384 | 34.27% | 10,050 | 3,063 | 77.9% | ||
| Lee Ching Sen (IND) | 44 | 0.45% | ||||||||||
| 1986 | N16 Bandar Hilir | Gan Boon Leong (MCA) | 7,870 | 53.23% | Ang Kwee Teng (DAP) | 5,840 | 39.50% | 15,141 | 2,030 | 75.65% | ||
| Jaliluddin Abdul Wahid (PAS) | 998 | 6.75% | ||||||||||
| Rosnah Baharuddin (IND) | 77 | 0.52% | ||||||||||
| 1990 | Gan Boon Leong (MCA) | 8,560 | 52.36% | Tan Tong Chiew (DAP) | 6,628 | 40.54% | 10,763 | 4,867 | 79.11% | |||
| Abdul Jani Abas (PAS) | 1,161 | 7.10% | ||||||||||
| 1995 | N19 Duyong | Gan Boon Leong (MCA) | 5,119 | 53.60% | Lee Kee Hiong (DAP) | 3,439 | 36.01% | 9,738 | 1,680 | 77.94% | ||
| Mohd Ali Mohd Sharif (PAS) | 993 | 10.40% | ||||||||||
| 1999 | Gan Boon Leong (MCA) | 5,074 | 50.22% | Aw Boon Huan (DAP) | 5,029 | 49.78% | 10,326 | 45 | 77.56% | |||
Honours
Malaysia :
Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1977)[6]
Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (1997)[7]
Malacca :
Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (1982)[8]- Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (1995)[9]
References
- ^ "'Father of Malaysian bodybuilding' Datuk Gan Boon Leong dies at 84". The Borneo Post. 15 August 1937.
- ^ "Datuk Wira Gan Boon Leong meninggal dunia". Harian Metro. 15 August 1937.
- ^ "马华元老颜文龙辞世 享寿92岁". 东方日报. 15 August 2022.
- ^ Malacca state election 1986 results. New Straits Times. 5 August 1986.
- ^ Malacca state election 1990 results. New Straits Times. 22 October 1990.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1977" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1997" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
- ^ Musa gets state's highest award. New Straits Times. 9 June 1982.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan". www.istiadat.gov.my.
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