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Tanjong — Malaysia General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Tanjong was won by Lim Hui Ying (DAP) at the GE15 (2022) general election, with a majority of 28,754 votes over Tan Kim Nee. This page covers every general election in Tanjong from GE01 (1959) to GE15 (2022).

Full Election History, GE01 (1959)–GE15 (2022)

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority
GE01 (1959) Tan Phock Kin LPM 11,333 57.0% Goh Guan Ho (MCA) 4,885 (24.6 pts)
GE02 (1964) Lim Chong Eu UDP 12,928 45.4% Tan Phock Kin (LPM) 4,412 (15.5 pts)
GE03 (1969) Lim Chong Eu Gerakan 19,656 78.9% Chua Teng Siew (MCA) 15,160 (60.8 pts)
GE04 (1974) Lim Chong Eu Gerakan 15,409 46.0% Yeap Ghim Guan (DAP) 1,440 (4.3 pts)
GE05 (1978) Wong Hoong Keat DAP 19,260 47.9% Ooi Oon Seng (Gerakan) 5,848 (14.6 pts)
GE06 (1982) Koh Tsu Koon Gerakan 22,394 50.4% Chian Heng Kai (DAP) 834 (1.9 pts)
GE07 (1986) Lim Kit Siang DAP 27,611 63.4% Koh Tsu Koon (Gerakan) 11,690 (26.9 pts)
GE08 (1990) Lim Kit Siang DAP 30,954 69.7% Boey Weng Keat (Gerakan) 17,469 (39.3 pts)
GE09 (1995) Lim Kit Siang DAP 25,622 56.7% Oh Keng Seng (Gerakan) 6,895 (15.3 pts)
GE10 (1999) Chow Kon Yeow DAP 23,437 55.3% Cheang Chee Gooi (Gerakan) 4,477 (10.6 pts)
GE11 (2004) Chow Kon Yeow DAP 21,652 55.4% Ooi Swee Hing (Gerakan) 4,228 (10.8 pts)
GE12 (2008) Chow Kon Yeow DAP 28,248 74.3% Khaw Veon Szu (Gerakan) 18,489 (48.6 pts)
GE13 (2013) Ng Wei Aik DAP 35,510 83.8% Ng Song Kheng (Gerakan) 28,645 (67.6 pts)
GE14 (2018) Chow Kon Yeow DAP 34,663 87.3% Ng Siew Lai (Gerakan) 29,599 (74.5 pts)
GE15 (2022) Lim Hui Ying DAP 31,968 84.8% Tan Kim Nee (MCA) 28,754 (76.3 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

GE01 (1959)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tan Phock Kin LPM (SF) 11,33357.0%
Goh Guan Ho MCA (PERIKATAN) 6,44832.4%
Khoo Yat See PPP 2,10710.6%

GE02 (1964)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lim Chong Eu UDP 12,92845.4%
Tan Phock Kin LPM (SF) 8,51629.9%
Choong Ewe Leong MCA (PERIKATAN) 6,27122.0%
Tan Chong Bee PAP 7782.7%

GE03 (1969)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lim Chong Eu Gerakan 19,65678.9%
Chua Teng Siew MCA (PERIKATAN) 4,49618.0%
Khoo Yat See PPP 7753.1%

GE04 (1974)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lim Chong Eu Gerakan (BN) 15,40946.0%
Yeap Ghim Guan DAP 13,96941.7%
Tan Phock Kin Pekemas 2,5087.5%
Lee Kok Liang PSRM 1,6224.8%

GE05 (1978)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Wong Hoong Keat DAP 19,26047.9%
Ooi Oon Seng Gerakan (BN) 13,41233.4%
Hoo Ke Ping Independent 7,49618.7%

GE06 (1982)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Koh Tsu Koon Gerakan (BN) 22,39450.4%
Chian Heng Kai DAP 21,56048.5%
Yeap Ghim Guan SDP 4641.0%

GE07 (1986)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lim Kit Siang DAP 27,61163.4%
Koh Tsu Koon Gerakan (BN) 15,92136.6%

GE08 (1990)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lim Kit Siang DAP (GR) 30,95469.7%
Boey Weng Keat Gerakan (BN) 13,48530.3%

GE09 (1995)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lim Kit Siang DAP (GR) 25,62256.7%
Oh Keng Seng Gerakan (BN) 18,72741.5%
Khor Ngak Seng @ Khor Gark Kim PBS (GR) 8001.8%

GE10 (1999)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chow Kon Yeow DAP (BA) 23,43755.3%
Cheang Chee Gooi Gerakan (BN) 18,96044.7%

GE11 (2004)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chow Kon Yeow DAP 21,65255.4%
Ooi Swee Hing Gerakan (BN) 17,42444.6%

GE12 (2008)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chow Kon Yeow DAP (PR) 28,24874.3%
Khaw Veon Szu Gerakan (BN) 9,75925.7%

GE13 (2013)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ng Wei Aik DAP (PR) 35,51083.8%
Ng Song Kheng Gerakan (BN) 6,86516.2%

GE14 (2018)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chow Kon Yeow DAP (PH) 34,66387.3%
Ng Siew Lai Gerakan (BN) 5,06412.7%

GE15 (2022)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lim Hui Ying DAP (PH) 31,96884.8%
Tan Kim Nee MCA (BN) 3,2148.5%
H'ng Khoon Leng Gerakan (PN) 2,5016.6%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's coalition bloc.

GE01 (1959): LPM margin 24.6 pts GE02 (1964): UDP margin 15.5 pts GE03 (1969): Gerakan margin 60.8 pts GE04 (1974): Gerakan margin 4.3 pts GE05 (1978): DAP margin 14.6 pts GE06 (1982): Gerakan margin 1.9 pts GE07 (1986): DAP margin 26.9 pts GE08 (1990): DAP margin 39.3 pts GE09 (1995): DAP margin 15.3 pts GE10 (1999): DAP margin 10.6 pts GE11 (2004): DAP margin 10.8 pts GE12 (2008): DAP margin 48.6 pts GE13 (2013): DAP margin 67.6 pts GE14 (2018): DAP margin 74.5 pts GE15 (2022): DAP margin 76.3 pts GE01 (1959) GE02 (1964) GE03 (1969) GE04 (1974) GE05 (1978) GE06 (1982) GE07 (1986) GE08 (1990) GE09 (1995) GE10 (1999) GE11 (2004) GE12 (2008) GE13 (2013) GE14 (2018) GE15 (2022)

Trend

Tanjong has been contested at 15 general elections on record since GE01 (1959). Parties that have won this seat over that span: LPM, UDP, Gerakan, DAP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Tanjong in the GE15 (2022) general election?

Lim Hui Ying (DAP) won Tanjong in GE15 (2022) with 31,968 votes (84.8%), a majority of 28,754 votes over Tan Kim Nee (MCA).

Which parties have won Tanjong since GE01 (1959)?

Since GE01 (1959), Tanjong has been won by: DAP, Gerakan, LPM, UDP.

What was the closest result in Tanjong?

The closest result on record for Tanjong was GE06 (1982), when Gerakan beat DAP by just 834 votes (1.9 percentage points).

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