Candidate · N22 Tanjung Aru (2025)
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Insufficient evidence
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Electoral resilience
Medium
Won P172 Kota Kinabalu in 2018 and 2022 with margins above 23,000 votes, and won N57 Sri Tanjong in 2013 by 5,927. Lost P190 Tawau in 2008 and N22 Tanjung Aru in 2025, so the record is mixed across seat types.
Political continuity
Stable
Records show continuous DAP candidacies across PR and then PH banners from 2008 to 2025, with no party change documented. Coalition label shifts from DAP/PR to DAP/PH are recorded between the 2013 and 2018 contests.
Integrity signal
Open
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Financial / corporate
Open
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Records document election as a federal MP in 2018 and 2022, which carries inherent PEP exposure; no ministerial or statutory-appointment role is recorded.
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The available public record for this person is limited to five official election results: a lost federal contest in Tawau in 2008, a state win in Sri Tanjong in 2013, federal wins in Kota Kinabalu in 2018 and 2022 with very large margins, and a state loss in Tanjung Aru in 2025. These results show sustained DAP candidacy under the PR and then PH banners and a reasonably strong personal vote in Kota Kinabalu, but they say nothing about offices held beyond elected membership, financial interests, corporate links or legal matters. Because the records are this thin, all integrity, procurement, corporate and financial dimensions are marked open rather than favourable, and the overall assessment is insufficient pending the registry, Hansard and enforcement-source checks listed above.
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Free Malaysia Today reported that Chan Foong Hin criticised attempts to link the pig imports to Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah's decree, saying the issue had been turned into a controversy using inaccurate information, and noted the imports had been announced in July 2025 and explained in Parliament by then deputy minister Arthur Joseph Kurup and minister Mohamad Sabu.
“However, Chan criticised attempts to link the pig imports to the sultan’s decree, saying the issue had been turned into a controversy based on inaccurate information. “For the record, these imports have been repeatedly announced and explained to the media and in Parliament.”
Malaysiakini reported that Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Chan Foong Hin said the import of live pigs from Sarawak into Selangor had been approved since July 2025 under strict conditions, including direct transfer to the Rawang slaughterhouse without stops elsewhere, to help stabilise supply and prices after African Swine Fever disruptions.
“Pengimportan ternakan babi hidup dari Sarawak ke Selangor telah diluluskan sejak Julai 2025 dengan syarat ketat, kata Timbalan Menteri Pertanian dan Keterjaminan Makanan Chan Foong Hin.”
Bernama reported that Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Chan Foong Hin said the government would undertake a comprehensive study before expanding the crop insurance scheme to other agricultural sectors affected by natural disasters and extreme weather.
“The government will undertake a comprehensive study before expanding the crop insurance scheme to other agricultural sectors affected by natural disasters and extreme weather, said Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.”
Free Malaysia Today reported that Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Chan Foong Hin said pigs imported from Sarawak into Selangor via Port Klang are subject to strict SOPs, including unloading only between 8pm and 5am in special cages and direct transfer to lorries for delivery to a Rawang slaughterhouse.
“Strict SOPs require pigs imported from Sarawak into Selangor through Port Klang to be unloaded only between 8pm and 5am using special cages. Deputy agriculture and food security minister Chan Foong Hin said the livestock are transferred directly onto lorries for delivery to a slaughterhouse in Rawang.”
Bernama reported that the Paddy Crop Takaful Scheme introduced by the government in 2024 has paid RM24.6 million in compensation to 10,726 paddy farmers nationwide, providing coverage of up to RM3,000 per hectare for losses caused by natural disasters.
“The Paddy Crop Takaful Scheme (STTP), introduced by the government in 2024, has paid out RM24.6 million in compensation to 10,726 paddy farmers nationwide. The scheme provides coverage of up to RM3,000 per hectare for losses caused by natural disasters.”
Contested 5 elections, won 3.
| Election | Seat | Ticket | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabah state election 2025 | N22 Tanjung Aru | DAP · PH | 2,532 19.7% | 2nd of 9 |
| GE15 (2022) | P172 Kota Kinabalu | DAP · PH | 31,359 71.1% | Won by 23,783 |
| GE14 (2018) | P172 Kota Kinabalu | DAP · PH | 31,632 74.8% | Won by 24,086 |
| Sabah state election 2013 | N57 Sri Tanjong | DAP · PR | 10,948 66.9% | Won by 5,927 |
| GE12 (2008) | P190 Tawau | DAP · PR | 9,076 34.5% | 2nd of 3 |
Official gazetted results via the Malaysian Election Corpus (grade A record).
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