Tan Chow Kang

Tan Joon Long @ Tan Chow Kang or commonly known as Tan Chow Kang (Chinese: 陈楚江; born 17 November 1942) is a Malayisan politician. While representing Parti Keadilan Rakyat, he served as a Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) member from March 2010 to May 2013.

Tan Chow Kang AMK JP
陈楚江
Member of the Kedah State Executive Council
In office 10 March 2010 – 2013
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Menteri Besar	Azizan Abdul Razak
Portfolio	Environment, Chinese Community Affairs and Transport
Preceded by	Tan Wei Shu
Succeeded by	Leong Yong Kong (Environment, Chinese Community Affairs) Tajul Urus Mat Zain (Transport)
Constituency	Sidam
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Sidam
In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Fong Chok Gin (BN–Gerakan)
Succeeded by	Robert Ling Kui Ee (PR–PKR)
Majority	3,618 (2008)
Personal details
Born	(1942-11-17) 17 November 1942 (age 83)
Party	Labour Party of Malaya (1959–1972) Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (1982–1983) National Justice Party (keADILan) (2001–2003) People's Justice Party (PKR) (2003–2016) Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) (2018–present)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (−2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (−2018)

This was in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) administration under Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak. He was Kedah State Legislative Assembly representative for Sidam from March 2008 to May 2013. Formerly with the Labour Party of Malaya and Gerakan, he is now with the Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM).^[1][2]

Political career

A young socialist, he joined the Labour Party in 1959, staying a member until its dissolution on 6 September 1972.^[3] In 1982, he joined Gerakan but later quit the party because his political ideas were not compatible.^[4] On 1 June 2001, he joined the Parti Keadilan Nasional, predecessor of PKR.^[5]

In the 2008 Kedah state election, he defeated the candidate from Barisan Nasional, Fong Chok Gin with a majority of 3,618 votes. He obtained 9,470 votes compared to his opponent who obtained only 5,852 votes.^[6]

On 10 March 2010, he was appointed as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO), replacing Tan Wei Shu who was dismissed by Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak. He held the portfolio of Environment and Chinese Community Affairs.^[7]

Already in his 70s, he was not nominated by his party to contest the 2013 Kedah state election and Sidam state seat and was replaced by Robert Ling Kui Ee.^[8]

On 14 March 2016, Tan Chow Kang announced his resignation from PKR and established Sidam Branch of the Parti Rakyat Malaysia to continue to fight for the concept of socialism.^[9][10][11]

In 2018, he contested the Sungkai Bakap state seat under PRM but got just 55 votes and lost his deposit.^[12]

In 2022, he ran for the Sungai Petani parliamentary seat during the week of his 80th birthday. However, in a five-way contest won by PKR’s Taufiq Johari, he polled very few votes.^[13]

Election results

Kedah State Legislative Assembly^[6]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N29 Sidam		Tan Chow Kang (PKR)	9,470	62.92%		Fong Chok Gin (Gerakan)	5,852	37.08%	15,747	3,618	75.25%

Penang State Legislative Assembly^[12]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N20 Sungai Bakap		Tan Chow Kang (PRM)	55	0.20%		Amar Pritpal Abdullah (PKR)	10,386	45.60%	23,217	2,348	87.10%
							Mohamed Sani Bakar (UMNO)	8,038	35.30%
							Osman Jaafar (PAS)	4,316	18.90%

Parliament of Malaysia^[14]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P015 Sungai Petani		Tan Chow Kang (PRM)	226	0.17%		Mohammed Taufiq Johari (PKR)	50,580	38.91%	131,447	1,115	77.85%
							Robert Ling Kui Ee (BERSATU)	49,465	38.05%
							Shahanim Mohamad Yusoff (UMNO)	27,391	21.07%
							Marzuki Yahya (PEJUANG)	2,342	1.80%

Honours

• Kedah
  • Member of the Order of the Crown of Kedah (AMK) (2009)^[15]
  • Justice of the Peace (JP) (2012)^[15]