KUALA LUMPUR: The 2023 MCA party election has resulted in a new leadership line-up for its Wanita and Youth wings in the early hours of Sunday (Sept 24).
Party secretary-general Datuk Chong Sin Woon (pic) announced that Wong You Fong has successfully defended her position as Wanita MCA chairman, while Ling Tian Soon emerged as the new MCA Youth chief.
Wong received 281 electoral votes, defeating her opponent Datuk Ooi Siew Kim who received 98.
Wanita deputy chief Tee Hooi Ling faced no challengers, and four candidates for the Wanita vice-chairpersons posts also won uncontested, namely Loh Siew Ying, Tan Choo Kuan, Tham Fong Kiew, and Liew Kim Moy.
In the Youth wing, Ling won a three-cornered fight against Daniel Wa Wai How and Bernard Chan Kee Siang.
Ling, the Yong Peng assemblyman and Johor health and unity committee chairman, secured 130 electoral votes, while Wa received 58 votes, and Chan received none.
Mike Chong Yew Chuan, Ling’s teammate, won the deputy MCA Youth chief’s post with 132 electoral votes, defeating Nian Yien who managed to garner 56 votes.
The elections also determined 25 central committee members for both the Wanita and Youth wings.
Wanita MCA recorded a 47.76% voter turnout, with 7,794 of the 18,506 delegates casting their votes.
MCA Youth had a 42.12% voter turnout, as 2,382 of its 4,987 delegates voted.
The main body election of the party will take place later on Sunday (Sept 24), with the results expected to be announced at night.
This is the second party election conducted under the new enlarged delegate mechanism or electoral voting system. It was introduced and passed in an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) in 2016.
Previously, about 2,400 central delegates elected the Central Committee during the party election held once every three years at the annual general meeting (AGM).
With the enlarged delegate mechanism, the party expanded the election of MCA’s echelon to the divisional delegates, which now number more than 52,000 members nationwide.
Chong announced the official results at 1am on Sunday (Sept 24) and offered his congratulations to the winners.
He also called for unity to strengthen the party as a team and expressed hope for the new Wanita and Youth leadership line-up to achieve new milestones and successes.
The winners will officially assume their roles after the party’s annual general assembly on Oct 21 and Oct 22, and elections for the central party committee will take place on Sunday (Sept 24).
The following is the new leadership line-up for Wanita MCA and MCA Youth:
Wanita MCA
Chairman: Wong You Fong
Deputy chairman: Tee Hooi Ling
Vice-chairpersons:
Loh Siew Ying
Tan Choo Kuan
Tham Fong Kiew
Liew Kim Moy.
Central committee members:
Kwang Swee Yuen, Tan Siew Neo, Ng Miow Hia, Lim Tzyy Ling, Woon Pek Poon, Khaw Lee See, Nyam Mei Ting, Wong Look Mooi, Lau Shein Mei, Loh Siew Mei, Kong Lee Mee, Gan Soo Mee, Tan Hiang Kee, Yew Kooi Pheng, Boon Kiam Lain, Chiong Ah Lin, Pang Kim Keok, Kong Lee Kyun, Tan Leok Puay, Kuang Foong Choo, Lim Lay Hoon, Pun Mie Lim, Teh Lay Cheng， Chan Quin Er, and Ivone Low Yi Wen.
MCA Youth
Chief: Ling Tian Soon
Deputy chief: Mike Chong Yew Chuan
Vice-chiefs:
Lee Yee Yuan
Wong Jung Quan
Tan Yang Pang
Wong Miew Kee
Central committee members:
Ong Chee Siang, Wee Boon Peng, Ler Soon Tzong, Chia Tieng Yong, Liew Yii Chi, Tai Shyh Shiun, Lee Kok Seng, Teoh Tuck Wah, Teoh Wei Loong, Lai Kah Haw, Ng Sing Phing, Fong Kwee Soon, Chang Tuen Hui, Kevin Chok Ngen Kerk, Ling Jin Shean, Tan Kian Khee, Teoh Choon Ming, Chung Kok Heung, Lee Yit Hann, Norman Fong Keng Man, Lim Soon Pin, Tay Kok Wea, Khoo Zi Hang, Chai Jie Yang, and Ng Shau Chin.
Credit: The Star : News Feed
