Lim Ban Hong (simplified Chinese: 林万锋; traditional Chinese: 林萬鋒; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Bān-hong; born 22 March 1977) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kelebang from May 2013 to May 2018 and again since November 2021. He served as the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Azmin Ali from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Azmin from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021, Senator from March 2020 to his resignation in November 2022 as well as Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in BN state administration under former Chief Minister Idris Haron from July 2014 to the collapse of the BN state administration in May 2018. He is a member and State Chairman of Malacca of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the BN coalition. He has also served as a Vice President of MCA since November 2018.[1]
Lim Ban Hong | |
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林萬鋒 | |
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| Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry | |
| In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Minister | Azmin Ali |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Liew Chin Tong |
| Constituency | Senator |
| In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Minister | Azmin Ali |
| Preceded by | Ong Kian Ming |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Senator |
| Senator Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong | |
| In office 10 March 2020 – 5 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) |
| Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (Transport, Project Rehabilitation and International Trade) | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 11 May 2018 | |
| Governor | Mohd Khalil Yaakob |
| Chief Minister | Idris Haron |
| Constituency | Kelebang |
| Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Kelebang | |
| Assumed office 20 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Gue Teck (PH–PKR) |
| Majority | 876 (2021) |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Seet Har Cheow (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Gue Teck (PH–PKR) |
| Majority | 2,097 (2013) |
| Vice President of the Malaysian Chinese Association | |
| Assumed office 4 November 2018 Serving with Tan Teik Cheng & Ti Lian Ker (2018–2023) & Yew Teong Look (2018–2023) & Wee Jeck Seng (since 2023) & Lawrance Low Ah Keong (since 2023) | |
| President | Wee Ka Siong |
| Preceded by | Lee Chee Leong |
| Faction represented in Dewan Negara | |
| 2020–2022 | Barisan Nasional |
| Faction represented in Malacca State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2013–2018, 2021– | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1977 Malacca, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Lim Ban Hong on Facebook | |
Politics
editLim first won in 2013 state election to serve as Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kelebang from May 2013 to May 2018.[2] He had also served as member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) for the Transport, Project Rehabilitation and International Trade Executive Committee of the state.[3]
He, however, was defeated by Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Gue Teck and failed to defend his position as the MLA for Kelebang in the 2018 state election which also saw the collapse of the BN administration in the simultaneous 2013 general election (GE14).[4] After the earlier GE14 outcome, in the November 2018 party leadership election, Lim was elected as the Vice-President of MCA in the new leadership line-up.[5]
Following the collapse of PH in the February 2020 Malaysian political crisis also dubbed as 'Sheraton Move', which led to the appointment of the new Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and formation of the new PN administration in March the same year, as BN-MCA is an allied partner, he was picked as the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry and Senator by Muhyiddin for him to be appointed as a deputy minister. He was sworn-in and appointed by Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah.[6][7]
In November 2021 state election, he get to be re-elected again after regaining the Kelebang seat back by defeating the incumbent Gue Teck.[8][9]
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N14 Kelebang | Lim Ban Hong (MCA) | 9,171 | 56.45% | Liou Chen Kuang (DAP) | 7,074 | 43.55% | 16,629 | 2,097 | 87.16% | ||
| 2018 | Lim Ban Hong (MCA) | 6,859 | 40.88% | Gue Teck (PKR) | 7,648 | 45.58% | 17,059 | 789 | 84.59% | |||
| Mohd Syafiq Ismail (PAS) | 2,272 | 13.54% | ||||||||||
| 2021 | Lim Ban Hong (MCA) | 5,028 | 38.49% | Gue Teck (PKR) | 4,152 | 31.78% | 13,064 | 876 | 66.31% | |||
| Bakri Jamaluddin (PAS) | 3,884 | 29.73% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P136 Tangga Batu | Lim Ban Hong (MCA) | 25,095 | 27.27% | Bakri Jamaluddin (PAS) | 37,406 | 40.65% | 92,027 | 8,849 | 80.19% | ||
| Rusnah Aluai (PKR) | 28,557 | 31.03% | ||||||||||
| Ghazali Abu (PUTRA) | 702 | 0.76% | ||||||||||
| Shahril Mahmood (IND) | 267 | 0.29% | ||||||||||
Honours
editHonours of Malaysia
editMalacca :
Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (2024)[16]
Recipient of the Commendable Service Star (BKT)
References
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- ^ "Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri: Menteri Mohamed Azmin, Timbalan Ban Hong". Berita Harian. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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- ^ "Melaka Polls: Barisan Nasional's Lim Ban Hong popular as he casts vote". The Star. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Melaka Polls: BN candidate Ban Hong wins Kelebang seat". The Star. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 6 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "N.14 KELEBANG". SPR Dashboard. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Chief Secretary, Akmal Saleh among 299 Melaka award recipients". www.nst.com.my. 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).