Wong Tack
Wong Tack (simplified Chinese: 黄德; traditional Chinese: 黃德; pinyin: Huáng Dé) is a Malaysian politician. He represents the Bentong federal constituency in Parliament.[1] He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.
Wong Tack | |
|---|---|
黄德 | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bentong, Pahang | |
| Assumed office 10 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Liow Tiong Lai (MCA-BN) |
| Majority | 2,032 (2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1959 Seri Telemong, Bentong, Pahang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Politician / Environmentalist |
| Website | wongtack |
He had stay in Sabah for a few years.[2] Wong Tack is the chairperson of Himpunan Hijau, or Green Assembly a Malaysian environmentalist movement protesting against the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP), a rare earth processing plant operating in Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang which he founded in 2011.[3]
He came close to defeating the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) president Liow Tiong Lai in the 2013 general election, losing by a total 379 votes. During the 2018 general election he defeated Liow for the Bentong parliamentary seat with a 2,032 majority.
Election results
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Wong Tack (DAP) | 25,568 | 49.63% | Liow Tiong Lai (MCA) | 25,947 | 50.37% | 51,515 | 379 | 84.52% | ||
| 2018 | Wong Tack (DAP) | 25,716 | 46.67% | Liow Tiong Lai (MCA) | 23,684 | 42.98% | 55,106 | 2,032 | 83.40% | ||
| Balasubramaniam Nachiapan (PAS) | 5,706 | 10.35% | |||||||||
References
- "Liow loses Bentong to Wong Tack". thestar.com.my. 10 May 2018.
- http://eastcoast.chinapress.com.my/20200216/客家公会补天穿团拜黄德秀客家话/
- "Wong Tack may not get second shot in GE14 amid rioting trial". Malaysiakini. 25 February 2018.
