Ting Chew Peh

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| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri

| name = Ting Chew Peh

| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|PSM|SPMP (Perak)|DPMP (Perak)|DPMS|size=100%}}

| native_name = {{nobold|陈祖排}}

| native_name_lang = zh-my

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| office2 = Minister of Housing and Local Government

| monarch2 = Sultan Azlan Shah
Tuanku Ja'afar

| primeminister2 = Mahathir Mohamad

| term_start2 = 27 October 1990

| term_end2 = 14 December 1999

| deputy2 = Daud Taha {{small|(1990–1995)}}
Osu Sukam {{small|(1990–1994)}}
Jeffrey Kitingan {{small|(1994–1995)}}

| predecessor2 = Lee Kim Sai

| successor2 = Ong Ka Ting

| constituency2 = Gopeng

| parliament3 = Malaysian

| constituency_MP3 = Gopeng, Perak

| term_start3 = 16 May 1987

| term_end3 = 8 March 2008

| majority3 = 4,523 (1987)
6,051 (1990)
14,788 (1995)
6,406 (1999)
14,782 (2004)

| predecessor3 = Tan Koon Swan
(BN–MCA)

| successor3 = Lee Boon Chye
(PR–PKR)

| office4 = MCA Secretary-General

| term_start4 = July 1990

| term_end4 = 30 August 2005

| predecessor4= Ng Cheng Kiat

| successor4 = Ong Ka Chuan

| party = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Malaysian Chinese Association.svg}} Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)

| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)

| occupation = Politician

| profession = Associate professor

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| alma_mater = University of Malaya
University of London
University of Warwick

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Ting Chew Peh ({{zh|s=陈祖排|t=陳袓排|p=Chén Zhǔpái}}; born 1943) is a Malaysian politician from the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was the former member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Gopeng constituency in Perak for five terms from 1987 to 2008. At the grassroots level, he was known for being the MCA former secretary-general for fifteen years from 1990 to 2005.

He is also the chairman of University Council for Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) in Malaysia.

Politics and career

Ting graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Malaya in 1970 and

obtained a master's degree in sociology from the University of London in 1972. He also holds a doctorate in philosophy, which he obtained from the University of Warwick in 1976.

Ting started his career as a lecturer in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) from 1974 to 1980 and was subsequently an associate professor at the faculty until 1987. He joined the MCA in 1981 at the age of 38, but continued to be very vocal on issues affecting the Chinese community, particularly on education and culture and the MCA's role, through newspaper articles.{{Cite news

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| title = Drawing new blood into the MCA

| newspaper = The Star

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| date = 21 December 2003

| url = https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/letters/2003/12/21/drawing-new-blood-into-the-mca/

| accessdate = 7 September 2018}}

Ting was elected to Parliament of Malaysia in the 1987 Gopeng by-election following the resignation of incumbent, Tan Koon Swan, who was serving a prison term in Singapore for the Pan-El case.

He was then appointed as the Minister of Housing and Local Government in 1990, a post he held until 1999, by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. In 1990 and 1995 general elections he won the Gopeng parliamentary seat under the BN – MCA ticket. In 1999 general election Ting retained Gopeng with a majority of 6406. He defeated Syed Ahmad Said Abas (MDP) and Abdul Rahman Said Alli (DAP). In 2004 general election, he defeated Dr Lee Boon Chye of PKR with a majority of 14,260 votes.

During the MCA General Assembly in 2005, for the MCA deputy president election, Ting got 738 votes was beaten by Chan Kong Choy with 1315 votes.[http://www.mca.org.my/2/Content/SinglePage?_param1=09-102017-105951-10-201709&_param2=TS Chan Kong Choy won the deputy president of MCA seat]

In the 2008 general election, his name was dropped together with other MCA leaders likes Datuk Chua Jui Meng (Bakri), Datuk Loke Yuen Yow (Tanjung Malim), Datuk Yap Pian Hon (Serdang), Datuk Wong Kam Hoong (Bayan Baru Parliament) dan Tan Yee Kew (Klang).{{Cite news

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| author =Bernama

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| title = MCA gugur 40 muka lama

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| language =Malay

| publisher =UTUSAN MELAYU

| date = 18 February 2008

| url = http://ww2.utusan.com.my/utusan/special.asp?pr=pilihanraya2008&y=2008&dt=0218&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Politik&pg=po_20.htm

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In the business sector, Ting was the chairman of the Port Klang Authority (LPK) in 2002 and was questioned on 3 September 2009 by PAC following Port Klang Free Zone losses. PKK's chairman received only RM2,259.95 per month allowance. Each board member gets an allowance of RM500 a month. As LPK chairman. Ting did not get big salaries.

He was also the Independent non-executive director of Puncak Niaga Holdings Berhad.[https://www.puncakniaga.com.my/pnhbnew2/index.php/ting YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Ting Chew Peh]

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 |language=Malay |accessdate=4 February 2017 }} Percentage figures based on total turnout.{{Cite web

| title = Malaysia General Election

| work = undiinfo Malaysian Election Data

| publisher = Malaysiakini

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| accessdate = 4 February 2017}} Results only available from the 2004 election.

!|Year

!|Constituency

!colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!colspan=2|Opponent(s)

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!|Pct

!|Ballots cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

rowspan=2|1987

|rowspan=3|P064 Gopeng

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|rowspan=2|{{nowrap|Ting Chew Peh}} (MCA)

|rowspan=2 align="right" |12,619

|rowspan=2|60.62%

|{{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |

|{{nowrap|Ahmad Nor}} (DAP)

|align="right" |8,096

|38.89%

|rowspan=2|N/A

|rowspan=2|4,523

|rowspan=2|N/A

{{Party shading/Independent}} |

|Tan Kee Chye (IND)

|align="right" |103

|align="right" |0.49%

1990

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Ting Chew Peh (MCA)

|align="right" |14,991

|62.64%

|{{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |

|{{nowrap|Hong Chin Poh}} (DAP)

|align="right" |8,940

|37.36%

|24,725

|6,051

|68.02%

1995

|rowspan=3|P067 Gopeng

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Ting Chew Peh (MCA)

|align="right" |22,774

|74.04%

|{{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |

|{{nowrap|Lim Meng Loong}} (DAP)

|align="right" |7,986

|25.96%

|32,078

|14,788

|68.01%

rowspan=2|1999

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|rowspan=2|Ting Chew Peh (MCA)

|rowspan=2 align="right" |21,254

|rowspan=2|57.56%

|{{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |

|Abdul Rahman Said Alli (DAP)

|align="right" |14,848

|40.20%

|rowspan=2|38,419

|rowspan=2|6,406

|rowspan=2|69.17%

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

|Syed Ahmad Imdadz Said Abas (MDP)

|align="right" |829

|align="right" |2.24%

2004

|P071 Gopeng

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Ting Chew Peh (MCA)

|align="right" |30,312

|66.12%

|{{Party shading/Keadilan}} |

|{{nowrap|Lee Boon Chye}} (PKR)

|align="right" |15,530

|33.88%

|47,566

|14,782

|69.47%

Honours

{{flag|Malaysia}} :
50px Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2003){{cite web

|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/|title=Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat}}

{{flag|Perak}} :
50px Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (2001){{cite web|url=http://pingat.perak.gov.my/carian-thn.php?m=1&tahun=2001&kod_pingat=SPMP|title=SPMP 2001|website=pingat.perak.gov.my|access-date=19 April 2022}}
50px Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (1992){{cite web|url=http://pingat.perak.gov.my/carian-thn.php?m=1&tahun=1992&kod_pingat=DPMP|title=DPMP 1992|website=pingat.perak.gov.my|access-date=19 April 2022}}
{{flag|Selangor}} :
50px Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (1996){{cite web|url=https://awards.selangor.gov.my/sublinkyear.php?cat=20&subcat=D.P.M.S.|title=DPMS 1996|website=awards.selangor.gov.my|access-date=19 April 2022}}