Chia Kwang Chye

Chia Kwang Chye
谢宽泰
Deputy Minister of Information II
In office
14 February 2006 – 18 March 2008
Serving with Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (Deputy Minister of Information I)
MinisterZainuddin Maidin
Preceded byDonald Lim Siang Chai
Succeeded byTan Lian Hoe
ConstituencyBukit Bendera
Deputy Minister of Internal Security II
In office
27 March 2004 – 14 February 2006
Serving with Noh Omar (Deputy Minister of Internal Security I)
MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
Preceded bynew position
Succeeded byFu Ah Kiow
ConstituencyBukit Bendera
Parliamentary Secretary of the
Ministry of Energy, Communications and Multimedia
In office
1999–2004
MonarchsSalahuddin
Sirajuddin
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
ConstituencyBukit Bendera
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Bukit Bendera
In office
25 April 1995 – 8 March 2008
Preceded byGooi Hock Seng (DAP)
Succeeded byLiew Chin Tong (DAP)
Majority2,918 (1995)
104 (1999)
10,717 (2004)
Personal details
Born (1952-07-09) 9 July 1952[1]
Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship Malaysia
Political party Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(until 2018)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2021)
OccupationPolitician

Chia Kwang Chye is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Minister of Information II in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and former minister Zainuddin Maidin from February 2006 to March 2008, Deputy Minister of Internal Security II under former Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Security Abdullah Ahmad Badawi from March 2004 to February 2006 as well as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Bendera from April 1995 to March 2008. He is a member of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan), a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN), fomerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.[2]

Political career

Chia Kwang Chye first elected as MP for Bukit Bendera in 1995 general election. He reelected as MP for Bukit Bendera in 1999 and 2004 general election. He fail reelected as MP for Bukit Bendera in 2008 general election after lost to Liew Chin Tong from DAP.

In 1999 to 2004, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Communications and Multimedia under minister Leo Moggie Irok. In 2004 to 2006, he was appointed as newly created Deputy Minister of Internal Security II under minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. In 2006 to 2008, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Information II under minister Zainuddin Maidin after took over from Donald Lim Siang Chai who went on appointed as Deputy Minister of Tourism.

In 2013, Chia Kwang Chye elected as Tanjong Bunga Gerakan Division Chief.[3]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[4]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1995 P047 Bukit Bendera Chia Kwang Chye (Gerakan) 26,683 52.89% Gooi Hock Seng (DAP) 23,765 47.11% 51,777 2,918 74.78%
1999 Chia Kwang Chye (Gerakan) 24,280 50.11% Lim Kit Siang (DAP) 24,176 49.89% 49,887 104 71.66%
2004 P048 Bukit Bendera Chia Kwang Chye (Gerakan) 28,281 61.69% Zulkifli Mohd Noor (DAP) 17,564 38.31% 46,843 10,717 71.93%
2008 Chia Kwang Chye (Gerakan) 15,131 32.63% Liew Chin Tong (DAP) 31,243 67.37% 47,105 16,112 72.98%
Penang State Legislative Assembly[5][6][7]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N22 Tanjong Bunga Chia Kwang Chye (Gerakan) 5,518 33.28% Teh Yee Cheu (DAP) 11,033 66.53% 16,777 5,515 83.60%
Beh Seong Leng (IND) 33 0.20%

Honours

References

  1. ^ "SENARAI PENERIMA DARJAH-DARJAH KEBESARAN BINTANG DAN PINGAT-PINGAT KEHORMATAN NEGERI PULAU PINANG 2006" (PDF) (in Malay). Warta Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang.
  2. ^ "Calon PRU Chia Kwang Chye". pru.sinarharian.com.my.
  3. ^ 马新社 (17 June 2013). "槟民政分部改选顺利提名 谢宽泰出任丹绒武雅主席". Malaysiakini.
  4. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  5. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 5 May 2013. Results only available for the 2013 election.
  6. ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Senior judge heads Penang awards list". The Star. Archived from the original on 16 July 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2025.