Ong Ah Teong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ong (王).

Ong Ah Teong (Chinese: 王耶宗; pinyin: Wáng Yézōng; born 26 June 1970) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Batu Lancang since May 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

Yang Berhormat Tuan Ong Ah Teong MLA
王耶宗
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Batu Lancang
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Law Heng Kiang (PR–DAP)
Majority	18,208 (2018) 19,931 (2023)
Personal details
Born	Ong Ah Teong (1970-06-26) 26 June 1970 (age 55) Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Occupation	Politician

Ong Ah Teong
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	王耶宗
Simplified Chinese	王耶宗
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Yézōng

Politics

Ong was a member of Penang Island City Council before being nominated to contest in the 2018 Penang state election.^[1] He is currently the Chairman of DAP Solok Batu Lancang branch and Communication Secretary for DAP Jelutong division.^[2]

Election results

Penang State Legislative Assembly^[3][4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct.	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct.	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N31 Batu Lancang		Ong Ah Teong (DAP)	20,615	89.00%		Koo Pei Chee (Gerakan)	2,407	10.40%	23,370	18,208	85.20%
							Kee Lean Ee (MUP)	139	0.60%
2023			Ong Ah Teong (DAP)	21,796	92.10%		Mohd Aswaad Jaafar (Gerakan)	1,865	7.90%	23,848	19,931	72.04%

Health

Ong tested positive for COVID-19 the second time during the 2023 Penang state election campaign.^[5]