Au How Cheong

Dato' Au How Cheong is a Malaysian politician came from Gerakan.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Au How Cheong DPMP KMN PMP AMP
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Ministerial roles
1982–1986	Parliamentary Secretary of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts
Exco roles (Perak)
1986–1990	Local Government, Consumer Affairs and Environment
Personal details
Political party	Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)

He was elected as a Member of Parliament for three consecutive terms in the Teluk Intan area, which was originally known as Teluk Anson. In the third term, he was appointed as a Parliamentary Secretary of Ministry of Energy, Telecom and Post.

In 1986, he contested as a Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly. After winning the Sepetang seat, he was appointed as a Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly, who was given the task of looking after the portfolio of Local Government, Consumer Affairs and Environment. He retired from politics in 1995.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1974	P062 Telok Anson		Au How Cheong (Gerakan)	9,685	50.91%		Chan Fu King (DAP)	8,436	44.35%	19,618	1,249	67.44%
							Chai Kai Wooi (PEKEMAS)	901	4.74%
1978			Au How Cheong (Gerakan)	12,773	50.44%		Chan Fu King (DAP)	11,380	44.94%		1,393
							Mohamad Ngah (PAS)	1,168	4.61%
1982			Au How Cheong (Gerakan)	13,475	49.21%		Chan Fu King (DAP)	12,643	46.17%	28,088	832	69.56%
							Shamsuddin Tamyis (PAS)	1,265	4.62%

Perak State Legislative Assembly^[1][2][3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1986	N09 Sepetang		Au How Cheong (Gerakan)	6,993	55.23%		Chuah Teong San (DAP)	3,416	26.98%	13,317	3,577	69.24%
							Mokhtar Lebai Awang (PAS)	2,253	17.79%
1990			Au How Cheong (Gerakan)	7,899	57.70%		Ahmad Baharom (S46)	5,801	42.37%	14,245	2,098	73.27%

Honours

• Malaysia
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1981)^[4]
• Perak
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (1989)^[5]
  • Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (PMP) (1987)^[6]
  • Member of the Order of the Perak State Crown (AMP) (1979)^[7]