Candidate · P70 Bentong (1974)
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Overall due diligence
Insufficient evidence
The public record supplied consists only of official election results from 1972 to 1990, with no reporting or records on offices, business, legal or financial matters, so no due-diligence rating beyond that can be supported.
Electoral resilience
High
Won five consecutive contests between 1982 and 1990, including two parliamentary seats, by margins of roughly 6,200 to 15,700 votes. Earlier contests in 1972 and 1974 were lost.
Political continuity
Stable
All recorded candidacies are under DAP, with the 1990 contests recorded under DAP/GR. No party change is documented.
Integrity signal
Open
The records contain no allegations, charges, acquittals or regulatory findings. Absence of such records is not evidence of a clean record.
Financial / corporate
Open
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Recorded as a state assemblyman and member of parliament across several terms, which carries heightened exposure by virtue of office.
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The public record here is limited to official election results: a DAP representative who lost contests in 1972 and 1974, then won the 1982 Kepayang by-election and consecutive state and parliamentary seats in 1986 and 1990, generally with large majorities. No information on offices held beyond elected seats, business interests, finances, litigation or media coverage is included, so those areas remain open rather than clear. Because the records are too thin to assess, the appropriate rating is insufficient and no enhanced due diligence is triggered by what the records show; further verification would need the registry, court and Hansard checks listed.
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Contested 9 elections, won 5.
| Election | Seat | Ticket | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perak state election 1990 | N21 Tasek | DAP · GR | 10,994 58.7% | Won by 3,258 |
| GE8 (1990) | P59 Ipoh | DAP · GR | 22,617 58.0% | Won by 6,240 |
| Perak state election 1986 | N19 Dermawan | DAP | 15,281 67.8% | Won by 8,444 |
| GE7 (1986) | P58 Pasir Pinji | DAP | 29,438 67.0% | Won by 15,671 |
| By-election, 16 Oct 1982 | N22 Kepayang | DAP | 16,246 71.5% | Won by 9,764 |
| GE6 (1982) | P55 Menglembu | DAP | 24,412 47.3% | 2nd of 2 |
| Pahang state election 1974 | N22 Bandar Bentong | DAP | 2,056 27.3% | 2nd of 3 |
| GE4 (1974) | P70 Bentong | DAP | 5,902 30.5% | 2nd of 3 |
| By-election, 3 Jun 1972 | P78 Ulu Selangor | DAP | 5,439 33.0% | 2nd of 2 |
Official gazetted results via the Malaysian Election Corpus (grade A record).
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