Former Malaysian politician
Datuk Wira Gan Boon Leong (25 August 1937–15 August 2022) was a Malaysian politician. He was a member of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN).
Gan Boon Leong
JSM DCSM DMSM AMN
In office 1995–1999In office 1982–1995
Born (1934-08-25 ) 25 August 1934Died 15 August 2022(2022-08-15) (aged 87)
Statue of Gan Boon Leong.
Early life
Gan was born on 25 August 1934.
Political career
Gan started his political career by winning the Bandar Hilir state constituency seat and defeated Lim Kit Siang with a large majority in 1986. He subsequently won the seat in 1990. In 1995 and 1999, Gan won to Duyong state constituency seat. He was retired from politics in 2004.
Death
Gan was dead on 15 August 2022 due to old age.[1] [2] [3]
Election results
Malacca State Legislative Assembly [4] [5]
Year
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
Pct
Opponent(s)
Votes
Pct
Ballots cast
Majority
Turnout
1982
N20 Bandar Hilir
Gan Boon Leong (MCA )
6,447
65.29%
Lim Kit Siang (DAP )
3,384
34.27%
10,050
3,063
77.9%
Lee Ching Sen (IND )
44
0.45%
1986
N16 Bandar Hilir
Gan Boon Leong (MCA )
7,870
53.23%
Ang Kwee Teng (DAP)
5,840
39.50%
15,141
2,030
75.65%
Jaliluddin Abdul Wahid (PAS)
998
6.75%
Rosnah Baharuddin (IND)
77
0.52%
1990
Gan Boon Leong (MCA )
8,560
52.36%
Tan Tong Chiew (DAP)
6,628
40.54%
10,763
4,867
79.11%
Abdul Jani Abas (PAS)
1,161
7.10%
1995
N19 Duyong
Gan Boon Leong (MCA )
5,119
53.60%
Lee Kee Hiong (DAP )
3,439
36.01%
9,738
1,680
77.94%
Mohd Ali Mohd Sharif (PAS)
993
10.40%
1999
Gan Boon Leong (MCA )
5,074
50.22%
Aw Boon Huan (DAP)
5,029
49.78%
45
Honours
References