Gan Boon Leong
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) |
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Early life[edit]
Gan was born on 25 August 1934.
Political career[edit]
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[edit]
Gan was dead on 15 August 2022 due to old age.[1][2][3]
Election results[edit]
| 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% | 45 | |||||
Honours[edit]
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]
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References[edit]
- ^ "'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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