Ling Tian Soon (Chinese: 林添順; pinyin: Lín Tiānshùn; Jyutping: Lam4 Tim1 Seon6; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Thiam-sūn), or commonly known as Ah Soon, is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Johor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi and Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Yong Peng since March 2022. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the BN coalition.[1] He has also served as the Youth Chief of MCA since September 2023. He is also the Organising Secretary of MCA, Youth Chief of MCA of Johor, Division Chief of Ayer Hitam of MCA. He is one of the only two Johor EXCO members of Chinese ethnicity and of MCA alongside Lee Ting Han.
Ling Tian Soon | |
|---|---|
林添顺 | |
| Member of the Johor State Executive Council (Health & Unity : 26 March 2022–13 February 2024 & Health & Environment : since 13 February 2024) | |
| Assumed office 13 February 2024 | |
| Monarch | Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Menteri Besar | Onn Hafiz Ghazi |
| Preceded by | Himself (Health) Raven Kumar Krishnasamy (Environment) |
| Constituency | Yong Peng |
| In office 26 March 2022 – 13 February 2024 | |
| Monarch | Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Menteri Besar | Onn Hafiz Ghazi |
| Preceded by | Vidyananthan Ramanadhan (Health) Chong Fat Full (Unity) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Health) Raven Kumar Krishnasamy (Unity) |
| Constituency | Yong Peng |
| Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Yong Peng | |
| Assumed office 12 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Chew Peck Choo (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 2,741 (2022) |
| Youth Chief of the Malaysian Chinese Association | |
| Assumed office 23 September 2023 | |
| President | Wee Ka Siong |
| Deputy | Mike Chong Yew Chuan |
| Preceded by | Nicole Wong Siaw Ting |
| Faction represented in Johor State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2022– | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ling Tian Soon Johor, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N19 Yong Peng | Ling Tian Soon (MCA) | 7.218 | 34.76% | Chew Peck Choo (DAP) | 12,307 | 59.26% | 20,768 | 5,089 | 83.40% | ||
| Muhammad Abdullah (PAS) | 1,243 | 5.99% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Ling Tian Soon (MCA) | 9,870 | 52.84% | Alan Tee Boon Tsong (DAP) | 7,129 | 38.16% | 18,680 | 2,741 | 56.52% | |||
| Susan Yong Hui Ling (GERAKAN) | 1,681 | 9.00% | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "LING TIAN SOON". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Dashboard SPR". dashboard.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
