Gan Peck Cheng

Gan Peck Cheng (simplified Chinese: 颜碧贞; traditional Chinese: 顏碧貞; pinyin: Yán Bìzhēn, born ) is a Malaysian politician of Chinese descent. She is also the Johor state assemblywomen for Penggaram, Batu Pahat, Johor. She is a member of Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Gan (颜).
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Gan Peck Cheng

MLA
颜碧贞
Deputy Speaker of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
28 June 2018
MonarchIbrahim Ismail
Menteri BesarOsman Sapian
Sahruddin Jamal
Hasni Mohammad
SpeakerSuhaizan Kayat
Preceded byBaderi Dasuki
ConstituencyPenggaram
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Penggaram
Assumed office
5 May 2013
Preceded byKoh Chee Chai (MCA–BN)
Majority10,051 (2013)
17,205 (2018)
Personal details
Born
Gan Peck Cheng

(1966-11-21) 21 November 1966
Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia.
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
Gagasan Rakyat (GR)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionKindergarten teacher
WebsiteFacebook

Personal life

She was born in Kampung Minyak Beku, Batu Pahat, Johor. She got her secondary education in Chinese High School Batu Pahat.

Earlier career

Before she served as a state assemblywomen, she have been working as a kindergarten teacher.

Politics

Gan had contested for the Pontian parliamentary seat in 1990 general election and for the Penggaram of the Johor State Legislative Assembly seat in the 1995, 1999, 2004 and 2008 general elections but faced the failure until the 2013 general election where she had won the same state seat by defeating new face Dr King Ban Siang from Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) of Barisan Nasional (BN) with 10,051 majority votes.[1]

In 2014, Gan come out tops in the Johor DAP state committee polls, receiving 271 votes.[2] Gan, a former DAP state secretary, was elected as the Opposition Chief of the Johor State Legislative Assembly on 27 October 2015 to replace Dr. Boo Cheng Hau who had resigned.[3][4]

In the 2018 general election, she retained her Penggaram state seat for her second term with higher majority votes and was then selected to be the first female Deputy Speaker of the Johor State Legislative Assembly after Pakatan Harapan successfully formed the Johor state government.[5]

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia: Pontian, Johor.[6]
Year Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1990 Gan Peck Cheng (DAP) 14,978 38.07% Ong Ka Ting (MCA) 24,362 61.93% 41,637 9,384 75.06%
Johor State Legislative Assembly: Penggaram, Batu Pahat, Johor.[6][1][7][8][9]
Year Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1995 Gan Peck Cheng (DAP) 6,137 22% Chua Soi Lek (MCA) 20,174 72% 27,905 14,037 73.97%
1999 Gan Peck Cheng (DAP) 7,349 25% Chua Soi Lek (MCA) 20,809 70% 29,552 13,460 74.95%
2004 Gan Peck Cheng (DAP) 6,247 26% Koh Chee Chai (MCA) 16,845 69% 24,598 10,598 74.68%
2008 Gan Peck Cheng (DAP) 12,186 45% Koh Chee Chai (MCA) 12,761 47% 26,252 575 76.05%
2013 Gan Peck Cheng (DAP) 24,277 61.60% King Ban Siang (MCA) 14,226 36.10% 39,408 10,051 87.30%
2018 Gan Peck Cheng (DAP) 26,825 63.79% Kang Beng Kuan (MCA) 9,620 22.88% 42,050 17,205 84.52%
Misran Samian (PAS) 5,185 12.33%

References
  1. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  2. Mohd Farhaan Shah (12 January 2014). "Johor DAP polls: Gan Peck Cheng comes out tops - Nation". www.thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. BORHAN AHMAD (28 October 2015). "DAP pilih Gan Peck Cheng ketua pembangkang Johor yang baru" (in Malay). Malaysia Dateline. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  4. "Adun Penggaram dilantik Ketua Pembangkang DUN Johor" (in Malay). Roketkini. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  5. Low Sock Ken (28 June 2018). "Johor state assembly appoints first female deputy speaker". The Sun Daily. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 14 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout, including votes for third parties. Results before 1986 election unavailable.
  7. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM PARLIMEN NEGERI BAGI TAHUN 2013" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 16 May 2016. Percentage figures based on total turnout, including votes for third parties.
  8. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  9. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.


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