Tan Ah Eng

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Tan Ah Eng
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Gelang Patah, Johor
In office
2004–2013
Preceded by Teu Si @ Hang See Ten (MCABN)
Succeeded by Lim Kit Siang (DAPPR)
Personal details
Born (1955-08-22)22 August 1955
Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
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Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia
Political party Malaysian Chinese AssociationBarisan Nasional
Occupation Politician

Tan Ah Eng (simplified Chinese: 曾亚英; traditional Chinese: 曾亞英; pinyin: Zēng Yàyīng) (22 August 1955–10 August 2013) was a Malaysian politician. She was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Gelang Patah constituency in the state of Johor from 2004 to 2013. She was member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA).[1]

Tan was elected to federal Parliament in the 2004 election, succeeding fellow MCA member Teu Si @ Hang See Ten in the seat of Gelang Patah.[2][3] She had earlier been a Senator.[4] Suffering brain cancer, she did not recontest her seat in the 2013 election, and died in August of that year, at the age of 58.[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P162 Gelang Patah, Johor[2]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2004 Tan Ah Eng (MCA) 41,001 78% Song Sing Kwee (PKR) 9,335 18%
2008 Tan Ah Eng (MCA) 33,630 55% Zaliha Mustafa (PKR) 24,779 41%

References

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