Lim Ban Hong
Honorific prefixYang Berhormat Datuk Wira
Native name林萬鋒
Birth date22 March 1977 (age 49)
Birth placeMalacca, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
OfficeDeputy Minister of International Trade and Industry
MonarchAbdullah
Prime ministerIsmail Sabri Yaakob
MinisterAzmin Ali
Term start30 August 2021
Term end24 November 2022
PredecessorHimself
SuccessorLiew Chin Tong
ConstituencySenator
Monarch 1Abdullah
Prime minister 1Muhyiddin Yassin
Minister 1Azmin Ali
Term start 110 March 2020
Term end 116 August 2021
Predecessor 1Ong Kian Ming
Successor 1Himself
Constituency 1Senator
Office 2Senator
Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Monarch 2Abdullah
Prime minister 2Muhyiddin Yassin
(2020–2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(2021–2022)
Term start 210 March 2020
Term end 25 November 2022
Office 3Member of the
Malacca State Executive Council
(Transport, Project Rehabilitation
and International Trade)
Governor 3Mohd Khalil Yaakob
1blankname 3Chief Minister
1namedata 3Idris Haron
Term start 31 July 2014
Term end 311 May 2018
Constituency 3Kelebang
Constituency am 4Kelebang
Assembly 4Malacca State Legislative
Term start 420 November 2021
Predecessor 4Gue Teck
(PH–PKR)
Majority 4876 (2021)
Term start 55 May 2013
Term end 59 May 2018
Predecessor 5Seet Har Cheow
(BN–MCA)
Successor 5Gue Teck
(PH–PKR)
Majority 52,097 (2013)
Office 6Vice President of the
Malaysian Chinese Association
Alongside 6
Tan Teik Cheng &
Ti Lian Ker (2018–2023) &
Yew Teong Look (2018–2023) &
Wee Jeck Seng (since 2023) &
Lawrance Low Ah Keong (since 2023)
Term start 64 November 2018
President 6Wee Ka Siong
Predecessor 6Lee Chee Leong
Office 7Faction represented in Dewan Negara
Subterm 72020–2022
Suboffice 7Barisan Nasional
Office 8Faction represented in Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Subterm 82013–2018,
2021–
Suboffice 8Barisan Nasional
PartyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other partyBarisan Nasional (BN)
Alma materUniversity of London
OccupationPolitician

Lim Ban Hong (; born 22 March 1977) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kelebang from May 2013 to May 2018 and again since November 2021. He served as the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Azmin Ali from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Azmin from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021, Senator from March 2020 to his resignation in November 2022 as well as Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in BN state administration under former Chief Minister Idris Haron from July 2014 to the collapse of the BN state administration in May 2018. He is a member and State Chairman of Malacca of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the BN coalition. He has also served as a Vice President of MCA since November 2018.[1]

Politics

Lim first won in 2013 state election to serve as Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kelebang from May 2013 to May 2018.[2] He had also served as member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) for the Transport, Project Rehabilitation and International Trade Executive Committee of the state.[3]

He, however, was defeated by Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Gue Teck and failed to defend his position as the MLA for Kelebang in the 2018 state election which also saw the collapse of the BN administration in the simultaneous 2013 general election (GE14).[4] After the earlier GE14 outcome, in the November 2018 party leadership election, Lim was elected as the Vice-President of MCA in the new leadership line-up.[5]

Following the collapse of PH in the February 2020 Malaysian political crisis also dubbed as 'Sheraton Move', which led to the appointment of the new Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and formation of the new PN administration in March the same year, as BN-MCA is an allied partner, he was picked as the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry and Senator by Muhyiddin for him to be appointed as a deputy minister. He was sworn-in and appointed by Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah.[6][7]

In November 2021 state election, he get to be re-elected again after regaining the Kelebang seat back by defeating the incumbent Gue Teck.[8][9]

Election results

Malacca State Legislative Assembly[10][11][12][13][14][15]
YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2013N14 KelebangLim Ban Hong (MCA)9,17156.45%Liou Chen Kuang (DAP)7,07443.55%16,6292,09787.16%
2018Lim Ban Hong (MCA)6,85940.88%Gue Teck (PKR)7,64845.58%17,05978984.59%
Mohd Syafiq Ismail (PAS)2,27213.54%
2021Lim Ban Hong (MCA)5,02838.49%Gue Teck (PKR)4,15231.78%13,06487666.31%
bgcolor= |Bakri Jamaluddin (PAS)3,88429.73%
Parliament of Malaysia
YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2022P136 Tangga BatuLim Ban Hong (MCA)25,09527.27%bgcolor= |Bakri Jamaluddin (PAS)37,40640.65%92,0278,84980.19%
Rusnah Aluai (PKR)28,55731.03%
bgcolor= |Ghazali Abu (PUTRA)7020.76%
Shahril Mahmood (IND)2670.29%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

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  2. ^ "Bekas ADUN Klebang meninggal dunia". Berita Harian. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ June Moh (19 September 2016). "Malacca targets RM5b FDIs from Chinese investors this year". New Straits Times. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. ^ "#PRU14 RASMI–KEPUTUSAN/RESULT–MELAKA: N14: KELEBANG". Bernama. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020. – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Malaysian Chinese Association elects new president". Channel News Asia. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri: Menteri Mohamed Azmin, Timbalan Ban Hong". Berita Harian. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Mufti Wilayah Menteri Agama, CEO CIMB Menteri Kewangan". Berita Harian. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Melaka Polls: Barisan Nasional's Lim Ban Hong popular as he casts vote". The Star. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Melaka Polls: BN candidate Ban Hong wins Kelebang seat". The Star. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 6 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  11. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  12. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13" (in Malay). Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  13. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  14. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  15. ^ "N.14 KELEBANG". SPR Dashboard. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
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  17. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia)