Pang Hok Liong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Pang (彭).

Pang Hok Liong (simplified Chinese: 彭学良; traditional Chinese: 彭學良; pinyin: Péng Xuéliáng; Jyutping: Paang4 Hok6 Loeng4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Phêⁿ Ha̍k-liông; born 22 July 1957)^[1] is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served the Member of Parliament (MP) for Labis since May 2018. He served as the Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bekok from October 1990 to April 1995. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.^[2]

Yang Berhormat Tuan Pang Hok Liong MP
彭学良
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Labis
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Chua Tee Yong (BN–MCA)
Majority	3,408 (2018) 2,833 (2022)
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Bekok
In office 21 October 1990 – 25 April 1995
Preceded by	Tay Boon Chong (BN–MCA)
Succeeded by	Tan Kok Hong (BN–MCA)
Majority	290 (1990)
Personal details
Born	Pang Hok Liong (1957-07-22) 22 July 1957 (age 68) Labis, Segamat District, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP) (since 1988)
Other political affiliations	Gagasan Rakyat (GR) (1990–1996) Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015)
Alma mater	London University Lincoln's Inn
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer
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Background

Pang born on 22 July 1957 at Labis, Segamat, Johor. He obtained his Masters of Law (LLM) from University College London and Barrister-At-Law of Lincoln's Inn, London.^[3] He is an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Courts of Malaya^[4] and practicing lawyer since 19 August 1986 currently practicing in C C Aiyathurai & Co., Segamat.^[5]

Politics

Pang previously contested for the Segamat seat in 2004 and 2008 general elections but had lost both the contests to Subramaniam Sathasivam from Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) of Barisan Nasional (BN). He did not participate in the 2013 general elections.

In the 2018 general election, Pang was finally elected to the MP for the Labis constituency, winning 16,977 of the 32,578 votes cast.^[6] He created history for winning the traditional Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)-BN stronghold for the first time by defeating the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry then, Chua Tee Yong.^[7]

Incident

On 20 June 1991, during the opening ceremony of the Johor State Legislative Assembly at Dewan Tun Abdul Razak of the Sultan Ibrahim Building, the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Iskandar, punched and slapped Pang Hok Liong and Wong Peng Seng, who were both DAP members and Johor state assemblymen at the time. This was soon followed by another assault from the then-Crown Prince of Johor, Ibrahim Iskandar (now Sultan of Johor and the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong), who kicked Pang in his legs.^[8][9]

The incident was confirmed by the DAP central committee but no police report was ever made. It only came to public light during the 1993 constitutional crisis when the MP for Arau, Shahidan Kassim, listed out the alleged past crimes committed by the Johor royal family in the Parliament session on 19 January 1993, which was in the midst of debating the constitutional amendment bill to remove royal immunity.^[8][9]

Election results

Johor State Legislative Assembly^[10][11]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1990	N08 Bekok		Pang Hok Liong (DAP)	7,638	49.27%		Lim Si Cheng (MCA)	7,348	47.40%	15,502	290	70.43%
1995			Pang Hok Liong (DAP)	6,422	36.15%		Tan Kok Hong (MCA)	10,850	61.08%	17,763	4,428	71.46%
1999	N16 Maharani		Pang Hok Liong (DAP)	9,413	42.03%		Lau Yew Wee (MCA)	12,225	54.59%	22,394	2,812	72.30%
2004	N02 Jementah		Pang Hok Liong (DAP)	6,449	35.84%		Lee Hong Tee (MCA)	11,174	62.10%	17,993	4,725	70.00%
2008			Pang Hok Liong (DAP)	8,098	43.93%		Lee Hong Tee (MCA)	9,912	53.77%	18,434	1,814	73.00%

Parliament of Malaysia^[11][12][13]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	P140 Segamat		Pang Hok Liong (DAP)	10,144	35.01%		Subramaniam Sathasivam (MIC)	17,953	61.96%	28,974	7,809	70.70%
2008			Pang Hok Liong (DAP)	12,930	43.54%		Subramaniam Sathasivam (MIC)	15,921	53.61%	29,699	2,991	72.96%
2018	P142 Labis		Pang Hok Liong (DAP)	16,709	52.17%		Chua Tee Yong (MCA)	13,301	41.53%	32,030	3,408	80.76%
							Abd Hamid Abdullah (PAS)	2,020	6.31%
2022			Pang Hok Liong (DAP)	16,133	46.43%		Chua Tee Yong (MCA)	13,300	38.28%	34,475	2,833	69.70%
							Alvin Chang Teck Kiam (BERSATU)	5,312	15.29%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia :
  • Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)