Tan Teik Cheng

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| name = Tan Teik Cheng

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| office = Vice President of the
Malaysian Chinese Association

| term_start = 4 November 2018

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| alongside = Lim Ban Hong {{small|(since 2018)}} &
Ti Lian Ker {{small|(2018–2023)}} &
Yew Teong Look {{small|(2018–2023)}} &
Wee Jeck Seng {{small|(since 2023)}} &
Lawrence Low Ah Keong {{small|(since 2023)}}

| president = Wee Ka Siong

| predecessor = Lee Chee Leong

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| constituency_AM2 = Padang Lalang

| assembly2 = Penang State Legislative

| term_start2 = 21 March 2004

| term_end2 = 8 March 2008

| predecessor2 = Position established

| successor2 = Tan Cheong Heng
(PRDAP)

| majority2 = 535 (2004)

| birth_name = Tan Teik Cheng

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| birth_place = Penang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)

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| party = Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)

| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN)

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Tan Teik Cheng (born 17 March 1961) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Padang Lalang from March 2004 to March 2008. He is a member and State Chairman of Penang of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He has also served as the Vice President of MCA since November 2018.{{cite news|url=https://pru.sinarharian.com.my/calon/1543/tan-teik-cheng|title=Tan Teik Cheng|language=ms|work=PRU Di Sinar |publisher=Sinar Harian|access-date=16 September 2023}}

Election results

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|+ Penang State Legislative Assembly{{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 |language=ms |access-date=6 June 2010 }} Percentage figures based on total turnout.{{Cite web | title = Malaysia General Election | work = undiinfo Malaysian Election Data| publisher = Malaysiakini| url = http://undi.info/| access-date = 4 February 2017}} Results only available from the 2004 election.{{cite web|url=http://resultpru13.spr.gov.my/module/keputusan/paparan/paparan_laporan.php|title=KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13|work=Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia |language=ms|access-date=24 March 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://resultpru13.spr.gov.my/module/keputusan/paparan/5_KeputusanDUN.php?kod=13614|title=SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia |language=Malay|accessdate=17 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.{{cite news|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/|title=The Star Online GE14|newspaper=The Star|accessdate=24 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.

!|Year

!|Constituency

!colspan=2|Candidate

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!|Majority

!|Turnout

2004

| rowspan=3|N15 Padang Lalang

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|{{nowrap|Tan Teik Cheng}} (MCA)

| align=right|7,567

|51.83%

|{{party shading/DAP}} |

|Tan Kim Hooi (DAP)

| align=right|7,032

|48.17%

|14,850

|535

|75.56%

2008

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Tan Teik Cheng (MCA)

| align=right|6,279

|37.38%

|{{party shading/DAP}} |

|{{nowrap|Tan Cheong Heng}} (DAP)

| align=right|10,520

|62.62%

|17,009

|4,241

|78.16%

2013

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Tan Teik Cheng (MCA)

| align=right|3,727

|16.65%

|{{party shading/DAP}} |

|Chong Eng (DAP)

| align=right|18,657

|83.35%

|22,550

|14,930

|87.30%

rowspan=4|2018

| rowspan=4|N14 Machang Bubuk

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

| rowspan=4|Tan Teik Cheng (MCA)

| rowspan=4 align=right|4,658

| rowspan=4|14.73%

|{{party shading/Keadilan}} |

|Lee Khai Loon (PKR)

| align=right|21,819

|68.98%

| rowspan=4|32,138

| rowspan=4|16,747

| rowspan=4|86.25%

{{party shading/PAS}} |

|Md Jamil Abd Rahman (PAS)

| align=right|5,072

|16.04%

bgcolor={{party color|Parti Rakyat Malaysia}} |

|Tang Ah Ba (PRM)

| align=right|53

| align=right|0.17%

bgcolor={{party color|Malaysian United Party}} |

|Lim Jhun Hou (MUP)

| align=right|28

| align=right|0.09%

Honours

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