Ding Kuong Hiing
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| name = Ding Kuong Hiing
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| native_name = {{nobold|陈冠勋}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|01|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sibu, Crown Colony of Sarawak {{small|(now Sarawak, Malaysia)}}
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| office1 = Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
| subterm1 = 2008–2013
| suboffice1 = Barisan Nasional
| office4 = Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
| subterm4 = 2016–2018
| suboffice4 = Barisan Nasional
| subterm5 = 2018–
| suboffice5 = Gabungan Parti Sarawak
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| party = Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP)
| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN) {{small|(until 2018)}}
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) {{small|(since 2018)}}
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| occupation = Politician
| profession = Engineer
| alma_mater = University of Liverpool (BEng)
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Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing ({{zh|s=陈冠勋|t=陳冠勛|p=Chén Guānxūn}}; born 20 January 1955) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Meradong since May 2016. Previously, he was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia (MP) for Sarikei from March 2008 to May 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.parlimen.gov.my/index.php?modload=ahlidewan&uweb=dr&action=details&id=183|title=Ding Kuong Hiing, Y.B. Tuan|publisher=Parliament of Malaysia|language=Malay|accessdate=18 April 2010}}
Political career
Ding was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election. After defeating his opponent from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) by 51 votes, he survived a legal challenge to the election in the Election Court,{{cite news|url=http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/state_news/news.php?id=347449&cat=sre|title=Ding To Dedicate Himself To Serving Constituents|date=21 July 2008|work=Berita Wilayah Sarawak|publisher=Bernama|accessdate=18 April 2010}} and an appeal to the Federal Court.{{cite news |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/23/nation/20090123105111&sec=nation |title=Court throws out appeal, Ding remains Sarikei MP (updated) |last=Wong |first=Jack |date=23 January 2009 |work=The Star |accessdate=18 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228182517/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2009%2F1%2F23%2Fnation%2F20090123105111&sec=nation |archivedate=28 February 2009 |df=dmy }} Before his election, Ding was a staffer to the Chief Minister of Sarawak.{{cite news|url=http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/state_news/news.php?id=317748&cat=sre|title=Bintangor Oranges May Not Be Sweet Yet For BN First-timer|last=Subeng Stephen|first=Edward|date=2 March 2008|work=Berita Wilayah Sarawak|publisher=Bernama|accessdate=18 April 2010}} In the 2013 election, Ding lost the seat to the DAP's Andrew Wong Ling Biu by 505 votes.{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri |publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia |accessdate=21 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906083741/http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php |archivedate=6 September 2011 |df=dmy }} Votes for candidates finishing in third place or lower are not listed.
Personal life
Ding is an engineer by profession and is married with two children.{{cite news |url=http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2008/4/21/lifeliving/20888039&sec=lifeliving |title=Let's be caring |date=21 April 2008 |work=The Star |accessdate=18 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622015221/http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F4%2F21%2Flifeliving%2F20888039&sec=lifeliving |archivedate=22 June 2011 |df=dmy }}
Election results
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!|Year !|Constituency !colspan=2|Winner !|Votes !|Pct !colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |
| rowspan="4" | 2008
|rowspan="5" | P208 Sarikei |rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |rowspan="4" |Ding Kuong Hiing (SUPP) |rowspan="4" align="right" |10,588 |rowspan="4" |48.37% |{{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} | |Wong Hua Seh (DAP) |align="right" |10,537 |48.13% |rowspan="4" | 22,246 |rowspan="4" | 51 |rowspan="4" | 70.23% |
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|Kung Chin Chin (IND) |align="right" |545 |align="right" |2.49% |
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|Lau Kieng Chai (IND) |align="right" |116 |align="right" |0.53% |
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|Ngu Tieng Hai (IND) |align="right" |105 |align="right" |0.48% |
| 2013
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |{{nowrap|Ding Kuong Hiing}} (SUPP) |align="right" |13,758 |49.10% |{{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} | |align="right" |14,263 |50.90% |28,353 |505 |77.60% |
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|+ Sarawak State Legislative Assembly !|Year !|Constituency !colspan=2|Winner !|Votes !|Pct !colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |
| 2016
|rowspan="4" | N46 Meradong | {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | | {{nowrap|Ding Kuong Hiing}} (SUPP) | align="right"| 6,865 | 56.21% | bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" | | Ting Tze Fui (DAP) | align="right"| 5,349 | 43.79% | 12,413 | 1,516 | 73.50% |
| rowspan="3" |2021
| rowspan="3" {{Party shading/Gabungan Parti Sarawak}} | | rowspan="3" |{{nowrap|Ding Kuong Hiing}} (SUPP) | rowspan="3" align="right"| 6,827 | rowspan="3" | 58.24% | bgcolor="{{United Sarawak Party/meta/shading}}" | | Hii Ru Yee (PSB) | align="right"| 3,465 | 29.56% | rowspan="3" | 11,939 | rowspan="3" | 3,362 | rowspan="3" | 65.76% |
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| Yong Siew Wei (DAP) | align="right"| 809 | align="right"| 6.90% |
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| Moh Hiong King (PBK) | align="right"| 622 | align="right"| 5.31% |
Honours
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- 50px Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2016)
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Category:Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent
Category:Sarawak United Peoples' Party politicians
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