Datuk Wira 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).
Gan Boon Leong JSM DCSM DMSM AMN | |
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颜文龙 | |
Member of the
Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Duyong | |
In office 1995–1999 | |
Member of the
Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Bandar Hilir | |
In office 1982–1995 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 August 1934 |
Died | 15 August 2022 | (aged 87)
Gan was born on 25 August 1934.
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.
Gan was dead on 15 August 2022 due to old age. [1] [2] [3]
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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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% | 45 |