Michael Tiang Ming Tee

{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}

{{EngvarB|date=January 2022}}

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{{family name hatnote|Tiang|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Datuk

| name = Michael Tiang Ming Tee

| honorific-suffix = PGBK PBS MLA

| native_name = {{nobold|程明智}}

| native_name_lang = zh-my

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| office2 = Ministerial roles (Sarawak)

| subterm2 = 2022—

| suboffice2 = Deputy Minister for Public Health, Housing and Local Government

| office3 = Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly

| subterm3 = 2021—

| suboffice3 = Gabungan Parti Sarawak

| citizenship = Malaysian

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|04|23}}

| birth_place = Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia

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| party = Democratic Action Party (DAP) {{small|(until 2005)}}
Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) {{small|(since 2005)}}

| otherparty = Barisan Alternatif (BA) {{small|(until 2004)}}
Barisan Nasional (BN) {{small|(2005–2018)}}
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) {{small|(since 2018)}}

| residence =

| spouse = Lily Wong

| children = 2

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| occupation = Politician

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| alma_mater = Cardiff University

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| profession = Lawyer

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Michael Tiang Ming Tee ({{zh|s=程明智 |p=Chéng Míngzhì}}; born 23 April 1973) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer{{cite news|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/11/11/michael-tiang-looking-forward-to-winning-back-pelawan-for-gps|title=Michael Tiang looking forward to winning back Pelawan for GPS|date=11 November 2021|accessdate=1 January 2022|publisher=The Borneo Post}} who has served as Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pelawan since December 2021.{{cite news|url=https://dayakdaily.com/tiang-overthrows-wong-in-pelawan-with-100-vote-majority|title=Tiang overthrows Wong in Pelawan with 100-vote majority|date=18 December 2021|accessdate=1 January 2022|author=Ling Hui|publisher=Dayak Daily}} He has served as the State Deputy Minister of Public Health and Housing under Premier Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg since January 2022.{{cite news|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/12/31/tiang-assistant-minister-post-will-help-me-serve-pelawan-better|title=Tiang: Assistant minister post will help me serve Pelawan better|date=30 December 2021|accessdate=1 January 2022|publisher=The Borneo Post}} He is a member of the Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), a component party of the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition in Sarawak. He was a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) until 2005, when he announced his departure from the party.{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2005/12/24/former-sarawak-dap-leader-tiang-joins-supp|title=Former Sarawak DAP leader Tiang joins SUPP|date=24 December 2005|accessdate=1 January 2022|work=The Star|author=Jack Wong}}

Election results

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia{{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=24 June 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906083741/http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php|archive-date=6 September 2011|df=dmy-all}} Percentage figures based on total turnout, including votes for third parties. Results before 1986 election unavailable.

!|Year

!Constituency

! colspan="2" |Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!colspan=2|Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct

!Majority

!Ballots cast

!Turnout

rowspan="2" |1999

| rowspan="2" |P181 Sarikei

| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |

| rowspan="2" |{{nowrap|Michael Tiang Ming Tee}} (DAP)

| rowspan="2" align="right" |7,849

| rowspan="2" |33.75%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|{{nowrap|Law Hieng Ding}} (SUPP)

|align="right" |15,212

|54.41%

| rowspan="2" |7,363

| rowspan="2" |23,258

| rowspan="2" |70.32%

{{Party shading/Independent}} |

|Yii Chu Lik (IND)

| align=right|197

| align=right|0.85%

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|+ Sarawak State Legislative Assembly

!|Year

!|Constituency

!colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!colspan=2|Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Ballots cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

2001

|N53 Bawang Assan

|{{Party shading/DAP}} |

|Michael Tiang Ming Tee (DAP)

|style="text-align:right;"|2,369

|20.02%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|{{nowrap|Wong Soon Koh}} (SUPP)

|style="text-align:right;"|9,465

|79.98%

|11,920

|7,096

|68.85%

rowspan="4" |2021

| rowspan="4" |N54 Pelawan

| rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Gabungan Parti Sarawak}} |

| rowspan="4" |{{nowrap|Michael Tiang Ming Tee}} (SUPP)

| rowspan="4" style="text-align:right;"|4,413

| rowspan="4" |27.70%

| bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}" |

| David Wong Kee Woan (DAP)

| style="text-align:right;"|4,313

| 27.07%

| rowspan="4" |

| rowspan="4" |100

| rowspan="4" |

bgcolor="{{United Sarawak Party/meta/shading}}" |

| Low Chong Nguan (PSB)

|style="text-align:right;"| 3,757

| 23.58%

bgcolor="{{Parti Bumi Kenyalang/meta/shading}}" |

| Tiew Yen Houng (PBK)

|style="text-align:right;"| 3,146

| 19.75%

bgcolor="{{party color|State Reform Party}}" |

| Janet Loh (ASPIRASI)

|style="text-align:right;"| 302

|style="text-align:right;"| 1.9%

Honours

= Honours of Malaysia =

  • {{flag|Sarawak}} :
  • 50px Officer of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PBS) (2021){{cite news|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2021/09/21/elizabeth-deng-leads-state-award-recipients|title=Elizabeth Deng leads state award recipients|date=21 September 2021|accessdate=1 January 2022|publisher=The Borneo Post}}
  • 50px Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (PGBK) – Datuk (2023){{cite web|url=https://www.utusanborneo.com.my/2023/10/14/dr-sim-dahului-senarai-1447-penerima-pingat-sempena-hari-jadi-tyt|title=Dr Sim dahului senarai 1,447 penerima pingat sempena Hari Jadi TYT|date=14 October 2023|access-date=14 October 2023|work=Utusan Borneo}}

References

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