Oscar Ling Chai Yew
{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Tuan
| name = Oscar Ling Chai Yew
| native_name={{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|林财耀}}}}
| honorific-suffix = MP
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| birth_name = Oscar Ling Chai Yew
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|10|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia
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| constituency_MP = Sibu
| parliament = Malaysian
| term_start = 5 May 2013
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| predecessor = Wong Ho Leng
(PR–DAP)
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| majority = 2,841 (2013)
11,422 (2018)
7,760 (2022)
| nationality = Malaysia
| citizenship = Malaysian
| party = Democratic Action Party (DAP)
| otherparty = Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
{{small|(2008–2015)}}
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
{{small|(since 2015)}}
| occupation = Politician
| alma_mater = Monash University
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Oscar Ling Chai Yew ({{lang-zh|s=林财耀|t=林財耀|p=Lín Cáiyào}}; born 9 October 1977) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sibu since May 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.parlimen.gov.my/profile-ahli.html?uweb=dr&id=3195|title=Laman Utama Spacer Profile Ahli Dewan|website=Parlimen.gov.my|access-date=2 September 2017}} He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.
Election results
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!|Year !|Constituency !colspan=2| !|Votes !|Pct !colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |
rowspan="2" |2013
| rowspan="7" |P212 Sibu | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} | | rowspan="2" |Oscar Ling Chai Yew (DAP) | rowspan="2" |26,808 | rowspan="2" |52.59% |{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Vincent Lau Lee Ming (SUPP) |align="right" |23,967 |47.01% | rowspan="2" |51,588 | rowspan="2" |2,841 | rowspan="2" |79.86% |
{{Party shading/Independent}} |
|Narawi Haron (IND) |203 |0.40% |
rowspan="3" |2018
| rowspan="3" {{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} | | rowspan="3" |Oscar Ling Chai Yew (DAP) | rowspan="3" |33,811 | rowspan="3" |59.58% |{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Wong Kee Yew (UPP) |22,389 |39.45% | rowspan="3" |57,689 | rowspan="3" |11,422 | rowspan="3" |77.80% |
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|Tiew Yen Houng (PEACE) |377 |0.66% |
{{Party shading/State Reform Party}} |
|Tiong Ing Tung (STAR) |176 |0.31% |
rowspan=2|2022
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} | |rowspan=2|{{nowrap|Oscar Ling Chai Yew}} (DAP) |rowspan=2 align="right" |31,287 |rowspan=2 |47.45% |{{Party shading/Gabungan Parti Sarawak}} | |Clarence Ting Ing Horh (GPS-SUPP) |align="right"|23,527 |35.68% | rowspan="2" |65,942 | rowspan="2" |7,760 | rowspan="2" |62.28% |
style="background-color:{{party color|United Sarawak Party}}" |
|Wong Soon Koh (PSB) |align="right" |11,128 |16.88% |
Honours
- {{flag|Malaysia}} :
- 50px Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
References
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Category:Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent
Category:Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) politicians
Category:Malaysian MPs 2013–2018
Category:Malaysian MPs 2018–2022
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