George Hiew Vun Zin
{{short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{family name hatnote|Hiew (邱)|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Datuk
| name = George Hiew Vun Zin
| native_name = {{nobold|邱文正}}
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|PGDK|ASDK|MLA (Sabah)}}
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| birth_name = George Hiew Vun Zin
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1979}}
| birth_place = Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
| residence =
| death_place =
| office1 = State Assistant Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah
| term_start1 = 16 May 2018
| term_end1 = 29 September 2020
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = Shafie Apdal
| minister1 = Jaujan Sambakong
| governor1 = Juhar Mahiruddin
| constituency1 = Karamunting
| predecessor1 = Joachim Gunsalam
| successor1 = Isnin Aliasnih
Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supian
| office2 = Divisional Chairperson of Gagasan Rakyat
| term_start2 = 20 March 2023
| term_end2 =
| 1blankname2 = President of GAGASAN
| 1namedata2 = Hajiji Noor
| minister2 =
| governor2 =
| constituency2 = Karamunting (state constituency division leader)
| predecessor2 = Position established
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| constituency_AM3 = Karamunting
| assembly3 = Sabah State Legislative
| term_start3 = 9 May 2018
| term_end3 =
| majority3 = 3,848 (2018)
2,479 (2020)
| predecessor3 = Charles O Pang Su Sin
(BN–LDP)
| successor3 =
| office5 = Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
| subterm5 = 2018–2023
| suboffice5 = Sabah Heritage Party
| subterm6 = 2023–
| suboffice6 = Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
| citizenship = Malaysian
| nationality = Malaysia
| party = Democratic Action Party (DAP)
{{small|(2013–2016)}}
Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN)
{{small|(2016–2023)}}
Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN)
{{small|(since 2023)}}
| otherparty = Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
{{small|(2013–2015)}}
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
{{small|(2015–2016)}}
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
{{small|(since 2023)}}
| occupation = Politician
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| relations =
| spouse = Tracy Kong Sim Yee
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George Hiew Vun Zin ({{zh|c=邱文正|p=Qīu Wénzhèng}}; pinfa: Hiu1 Vun2 Zen4; born 1979) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Karamunting since May 2018. He served as the State Assistant Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) administration under former Chief Minister Shafie Apdal and former Minister Jaujan Sambakong from May 2018 to the collapse of the WARISAN administration in September 2020. He is a member of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition and was a former member of WARISAN as well as the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.{{Cite news|date=2018-05-16|title=Jemaah menteri Kabinet Sabah angkat sumpah|language=ms|work=Astro Awani|url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/jemaah-menteri-kabinet-sabah-angkat-sumpah-175652|access-date=2018-05-16}}{{Cite news|date=2020-09-10|title=Senarai calon Warisan Plus bagi PRN Sabah|language=ms|work=Malaysiakini|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/542054|access-date=2020-09-10}}{{Cite news|date=2020-01-04|title=Sabah govt committed to boosting home ownership|work=Daily Express|url=https://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/145833/sabah-govt-committed-to-boosting-home-ownership/|access-date=2020-01-04}}{{Cite news|date=2020-09-25|title=HIEW VUN ZIN @ GEORGE HIEW|language=ms|work=Sinar Haarian|url=https://pru.sinarharian.com.my/calon/3894/hiew-vun-zin-george-hiew|access-date=2020-09-26}} He was also a former Member of the Supreme Council and Division Chief of Sandakan of WARISAN. In 2016, he left DAP for WARISAN and on 4 March 2023, he left WARISAN for GAGASAN to support a local party after WARISAN declared to become a national party.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/03/04/one-more-warisan-rep-leaves-to-back-hajiji|title=One more Warisan rep leaves to back Hajiji|website=The Star|date=4 March 2023|accessdate=4 March 2023}} He become a Divisional Chairperson of Karamunting of Gagasan Rakyat in 2023, and also become one of the GRS main leaders in Sandakan.
Election results
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|+ Sabah State Legislative Assembly{{Cite web|title=14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/sabah.html|website=election.thestar.com.my}}{{Cite web|title=Undi.info|url=https://undi.info/seat/SB.N.KARAMUNTING|access-date=2020-10-24|website=undi.info}}{{cite web|url=https://dashboard.spr.gov.my/#!/dun/12/N.54|title=N.54 KARAMUNTING|publisher=SPR Dashboard|date=26 September 2020|access-date=26 September 2020}} !|Year !|Constituency !colspan=2| !|Votes !|Pct !colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |
rowspan=2|2013
|rowspan=2|N45 Elopura |rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} | |rowspan=2| George Hiew Vun Zin (DAP) |rowspan=2 align="right" |7,854 |rowspan=2|47.81% |{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Au Kam Wah (GERAKAN) |align="right" |8,105 |49.34% |rowspan=2|16,709 |rowspan=2|251 |rowspan=2|74.90% |
{{Party shading/Sabah Progressive Party}} |
|Liau Fook Kong (SAPP) |align="right" |469 |2.85% |
rowspan=3|2018
|rowspan=3|N44 Karamunting |rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Sabah Heritage Party}} | |rowspan=3| George Hiew Vun Zin (WARISAN) |rowspan=3 align="right" |7,243 |rowspan=3|63.67% |{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Lim Kai Min (LDP) |align="right" |3,395 |29.84% |rowspan=3|11,724 |rowspan=3|3,848 |rowspan=3|73.00% |
{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|Norsah Bongsu (PAS) |align="right" |677 |5.95% |
{{Party shading/Homeland Solidarity Party}} |
|Besarun Kecha (STAR) |align="right" |61 |0.54% |
rowspan=6|2020
|rowspan=6|N54 Karamunting |rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Sabah Heritage Party}}| |rowspan=6| {{nowrap|George Hiew Vun Zin}} (WARISAN) |rowspan=6 align="right" |5,694 |rowspan=6| 58.76% |{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Chew Kok Woh (MCA) |align="right" |3,215 |33.17% |rowspan=6|9,690 |rowspan=6|2,479 |rowspan=6|60.96% |
bgcolor={{party color|United Sabah National Organisation (New) Party}} |
|Adam Rachel Singh Chal (USNO Baru) |align="right" |306 |3.16% |
{{Party shading/United Sabah Party}} |
|Kong Nyuk Thou (PBS) |align="right" |235 |2.43% |
bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia)}}" |
|Ha Cheun Hoo (LDP) |align="right" |129 |1.33% |
bgcolor="{{Love Sabah Party/meta/shading}}" |
|Loo Mun Yew (PCS) |align="right" |81 |0.84% |
bgcolor="{{Sabah People's Unity Party/meta/shading}}" |
|Lee Tiang Yong (PPRS) |align="right" |30 |0.31% |
Honour
- {{Flag|Sabah}} :
- 50px Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018){{cite web|url=https://www.sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/002580.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2018|website=www.sabah.gov.my}}
- 50px Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2023){{Cite web |date=2023-10-06 |title=Acryl Sani dahului 1,209 senarai penerima darjah kebesaran Sabah |url=https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/282931/berita/semasa/acryl-sani-dahului-1209-senarai-penerima-darjah-kebesaran-sabah |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=Sinar Harian |language=ms}}