Steven Tiw Tee Siang (simplified Chinese: 张迪翔; traditional Chinese: 張迪翔; pinyin: Zhāng Díxiáng; born 1993) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tronoh since November 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He was Member of the Ipoh City Council (MBI), Political Secretary to the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipoh Timor Wong Kah Woh, Youth Secretary and Youth Organising Secretary of DAP of Perak. He is presently the youngest Perak MLA and was also the youngest candidate in the 2022 Perak state election.
Steven Tiw Tee Siang | |
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| 张迪翔 | |
| Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Tronoh | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Yong Choo Kiong (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 11,372 (2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Steven Tiw Tee Siang 1993 (age 30–31) |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Spouse |
Ashley Shum 沈婷婷 (m. 2023) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Steven Tiw Tee Siang | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 張迪翔 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张迪翔 | ||||||
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Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (since 2022)
editIn the 2022 Perak state election, Tiw made his electoral debut after being nominated by PH to contest for the Tronoh state seat.[1] Tiw won the seat and was elected to the Perak State Legislative Assembly as the Tronoh MLA after defeating Sin Koon Yen of Perikatan Nasional (PN), Leong Chee Wai of Barisan Nasional (BN), Bryan Yong Wu Sean of Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM), who is also the son of incumbent Tronoh MLA Paul Yong Choo Kiong, Roslan Ismail of Homeland Fighters Party (PEJUANG) and independent candidate Meor Shahimudin Hashim by a majority of 11,372 votes.[2]
Personal life
editOn 20 October 2023, Tiw proposed to his girlfriend Ashley Shum, whom he had been dating for two years. Shum accepted and they got engaged.[3] On 12 December 2023, the couple married.[4]
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2022 | N33 Tronoh | Steven Tiw Tee Siang (DAP) | 15,602 | 63.35% | Sin Koon Yen (GERAKAN) | 4,230 | 17.17% | 24,630 | 11,372 | 64.61% | ||
| Leong Chee Wai (MCA) | 3,351 | 13.61% | ||||||||||
| Bryan Yong Wu Sean (PBM) | 710 | 2.88% | ||||||||||
| Roslan Ismail (PEJUANG) | 478 | 1.94% | ||||||||||
| Meor Shahimudin Hashim (Independent) | 259 | 1.05% | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "GE15: Perak DAP to take on 8 parliamentary, 19 state seats". New Straits Times. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Malaysia GE15 / PRU15 & 6 States Elections - Perak - The Star". The Star. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "亲友列队送上一朵朵玫瑰制惊喜张迪翔向沈婷婷浪漫求婚 - 大霹雳". Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese). 29 October 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "端洛州议员本报记者张迪翔沈婷婷结婚啦- 地方- 时事焦点 - 大霹雳". Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese). 29 September 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Semakan Keputusan Pilihan Raya Negeri Perak ke-15". MySPRSemak (in Malay). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
