Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Dato' |
Yeoh Soon Hin | |
Birth Date: | 20 September 1976 |
Birth Place: | Penang, Malaysia |
Office2: | Member of the Penang State Executive Council |
Term Start2: | 16 May 2018 |
Term End2: | 13 August 2023 |
Governor2: | Abdul Rahman Abbas |
1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata2: | Chow Kon Yeow |
Predecessor2: | Law Heng Kiang Chong Eng |
Successor2: | Wong Hon Wai Portfolios abolished |
Constituency2: | Paya Terubong |
Assembly4: | Penang State Legislative |
Constituency Am4: | Paya Terubong |
Term Start4: | 8 March 2008 |
Term End4: | 12 August 2023 |
Predecessor4: | Loh Hock Hun (BN–MCA) |
Successor4: | Wong Hon Wai (PH–DAP) |
Majority4: | 11,121 (2008) 25,719 (2013) 31,189 (2018) |
Citizenship: | Malaysian |
Party: | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
Otherparty: | Pakatan Harapan (PH) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Barisan Alternatif (BA) |
Occupation: | Politician |
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Yeoh Soon Hin is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow from May 2018 to August 2023 and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Paya Terubong from March 2008 to August 2023. He was appointed to the position in March 2020 following a cabinet reshuffle by the Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. Prior to his appointment as minister, Yeoh Soon Hin served as a state assemblyman for the Pulau Tikus constituency in Penang. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a major political party in Malaysia, and has been actively involved in politics since 2008.
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout% | |||||
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2004 | N34 Paya Terubong | Yeoh Soon Hin (DAP) | 8,380 | 46.17% | (MCA) | 9,772 | 53.83% | 18,418 | 1,392 | 78.41% | ||||
2008 | (DAP) | 16,848 | 74.63% | Koh Wan Leong (MCA) | 5,727 | 25.37% | 22,832 | 11,121 | 80.44% | |||||
2013 | Yeoh Soon Hin (DAP) | 30,295 | 86.88% | Koh Wan Leong (MCA) | 4,576 | 13.12% | 35,176 | 25,719 | 88.80% | |||||
2018 | Yeoh Soon Hin (DAP) | 35,315 | 88.59% | Wong Chin Chong (MCA) | 4,126 | 10.35% | 40,185 | 31,189 | 86.00% | |||||
Kuan Aun Wan (MUP) | 421 | 1.06% |