1980 Pengkalan Kota by-election

February 2025 1980 Pengkalan Kota by-election Penang by-election no 1978 Malaysian state elections 1978 1982 Malaysian state elections 1982 Pengkalan Kota seat in Penang State Legislative Assembly 15 November 1980 BN Lim Kean Siew Barisan Nasional MCA BN 6,839 46.58% DAP Teoh Teik Huat DAP Democratic Action Party 6,285 42.80% IND Lim Ewe Chin Independent Independent politician 1,503 10.24% IND Tan Kee Chey Independent Independent politician 56 0.38% Pengkalan Kota MLA Elected Pengkalan Kota MLA C Y Choy Independent Lim Kean Siew BN (MCA) 14,800 (74.83%) The Pengkalan Kota by-election was a state assembly by-election that was held on 15 November 1980 in the state of Penang, Malaysia. The Pengkalan kota seat fell vacant following the death of its Independent MLA Mr. C Y Choy.Asian Almanac 1981 19 10600 en Choy won the seat in 1978 Malaysian general election. Lim Kean Siew of Barisan Nasional, won the by election, defeating Teoh Teik Huat of Democratic Action Party and 2 independent politician, Lim Ewe Chin and Tan Khee Chey with a majority of 554 votes. Why The Barisan got the best mandate ever Mei Sui Cheong 25 April 1982 http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/Digitisation/OCR/OCR5-HAMIDAH/folder%20lama/0034/NewStraitsTimes%5B25Apr1982%5BWhyTheBarisanGotTheBestMandateEver.pdf 13 February 2025 New Straits Times en85 percent of the voters are non-Malay and poor demographic.Indian Communities in Southeast Asia First Reprint Sandhu K S 2006 1980 ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute 978-981-230-418-6 Singapore 260 en https://books.google.com/books?id=TeExjdWUmJYC&dq=1980+pengkalan+kota+by+election&pg=PA260 Mani A. Nomination Prior the nomination, at least 6 independent candidate express their intention to run. Social Democratic Party (Malaysia) also intend to nominate its Secretary General, Yeap Ghim Guan.Hawker to Fight for Choy's Seat 1980-10-21 http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/Digital_Content/NA/Newspaper/0008/TheStar%5B21Oct1980%5BHawkerToFightForChoy'sSeat.pdf 2025-02-13 The Star (Malaysia) en On nomination day, Barisan Nasional nominated Penang MCA chairman, Lim Kean Siew.DAP gamble that failed 1981-02-02 http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/Digital_Content/NA/Newspaper/0008/TheStar%5B2Feb1981%5BDAP'sGambleThatFailed.pdf 2025-02-13 The Star enSoutheast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent: A Biographical Dictionary Suryadinata Leo ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute 2012 978-981-4345-21-7 Singapore 628 en Democratic Action Party nominated native-bornKit Siang Lim https://bibliotheca.limkitsiang.com/1980/10/30/call-on-the-voters-of-pengkalan-kota-to-vote-the-dap-candidate/ Call on the voters of Pengkalan Kota to vote the DAP candidate 1980-10-30 2025-02-13 Teoh Teik Huat instead of Goh Lim Earn.'Chinese chauvinist faction in DAP' - veteran weighs in Kai Hui Wong 2021-01-22 https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/chinese-chauvinist-faction-dap-veteran-015500759.html 2025-02-13 Malaysiakini en Assistant manager, Lim Eew Chin and businessman, Tan Kee Chey completed the nomination as Independent politician.All Set-Four Men to Fight for Choy's Seat 1980-10-31 http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/Digital_Content/NA/Newspaper/0008/TheStar%5B31Oct1980%5BAllSet-FourMenToFightForChoysSeat.pdf 2025-02-13 The Star enFour-cornered fight for Kota by-election 1980-10-31 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19801031&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2025-02-13 New Straits Times 1 en Results Malaysia 15 November 1980 yes Pengkalan Kota (state constituency) Pengkalan Kota yes yes Upon the death of incumbent, Mr. C Y Choy Barisan Nasional Lim Kean Siew 6,839 46.58 Democratic Action Party Teoh Teik Huat 6,285 42.80 Independent politician Lim Ewe Chin 1,503 10.24 Independent politician Tan Kee Chey 56 0.38 Total valid votes 14,683 100.00 Total rejected ballots 117 Unreturned ballots 0 Turnout 14,800 74.83 Registered electors 19,777 Majority 554 NA NA Barisan Nasional Independent politician N/A Latest Kean Siew wins Penang by-election https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19801116-1.2.18 9 March 2025 The Straits Times 16 November 1980 1Pillai M.G.G. Kean Siew win a setback for DAP goal https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19801117-1.2.67.2 9 March 2025 17 November 1980 13 Legacy The outcome of the election is hugely impactful to Democratic Action Party. The outcome lead to resignation of its Secretary General, Lim Kit Siang.Kit Siang Lim Resignation as Party Secretary-General https://bibliotheca.limkitsiang.com/1980/11/28/resignation-as-party-secretary-general/ Speech to DAP Youth DAP Headquarters 1980-11-28 2025-02-13 The defeated DAP candidate Teoh Teik Huat filed an election petition claiming that a campaign speech by finance minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah was an offence under the Election Offences Act 1954. The court action was defeated.https://www.malaysianbar.org.my/article/news/in-memoriam/in-memoriam/prominent-penang-lawyer-kean-siew-dies-at-85 Prominent Penang lawyer Kean Siew dies at 85 - the Malaysian Bar References Pengkalan Kota 1980 Pengkalan Kota by-election