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Pang Hok Liong

Candidate · P142 Labis (2022)

Born 1957, Labis9 elections contested8 collected reports

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Due-diligence summary

AI-prepared from 17 records · 23 Oct 2026

Current

Member of the Dewan Rakyat (federal parliament) for the Labis constituency, elected under DAP/Pakatan Harapan in 2018 and re-elected in 2022.E1 E2 N3 N4 N5 N6
Member of the Democratic Action Party; the party has been his affiliation in every recorded contest from 1990 to 2022.N2 E9 E1

Overall due diligence

Insufficient evidence

The file is almost entirely official election results plus a single-source biographical stub and one 1991 Wikipedia item; there are no corporate, financial, procurement, MACC or court records, and nothing shown points to misconduct requiring enhanced diligence.

Electoral resilience

Medium

Two consecutive federal wins in Labis (majority 3,410 in 2018 and 2,833 in 2022), so the seat is secure but the margin is narrowing; earlier contests in Segamat, Jementah, Maharani and Bekok were all lost.

Political continuity

Stable

Continuous DAP affiliation from 1990 to 2022 with no party switch recorded; only the coalition banner label changed (GR, BA, PR, PH).

Integrity signal

Review

The only documented matter is the 20 June 1991 assembly incident, which produced no police report and no recorded prosecution; the records contain no other allegation, charge or finding.

Financial / corporate

Open

No company-registry (SSM), shareholding, asset-declaration, credit or Auditor-General checks are present in the records, and no corporate or GLC role is documented.

Party pathDAP/GRDAP/BADAP/PRDAP/PH

Key record

1957Reported as born on 22 July 1957 in Labis, Johor.N1
1990Won the N8 Bekok state seat in Johor with 7,638 votes, a majority of 290.E9
1991At the opening of the Johor State Legislative Assembly he was punched and slapped by the Sultan of Johor and kicked by the then-Crown Prince; the DAP central committee confirmed the incident and no police report was made.N8
1995-1999Lost Bekok in 1995 with 6,422 votes and the N16 Maharani seat in 1999 with 9,413 votes.E8 E7
2004-2008Four consecutive defeats: Jementah and Segamat in 2004 and again Jementah and Segamat in 2008.E6 E5 E3 E4
2018Won the GE14 Labis seat with 16,977 votes and a majority of 3,410, entering the Dewan Rakyat.E2 N3 N4
2022Re-elected at GE15 in Labis with 16,133 votes and a majority of 2,833.E1 N5 N6

Risk profile

How much due-diligence attention each area needs — not a finding of wrongdoing.

PEP exposureMedium
Sitting federal parliamentarian since 2018, so publicly exposed by virtue of office, with no procurement or contract data in the file to test the exposure.
Political influence & networksOpen
The records document party membership and electoral history only; there is no reporting on patronage, intermediaries, funding sources or official networks.
Public procurement interfaceOpen
No tender awards, contracts, ministry allocation or ePerolehan data are present for him, any company or the Labis constituency.
Corporate / GLC exposureOpen
No SSM search, shareholding or directorship listing and no state-linked company or foundation role appears in the records.
Litigation historyOpen
No court-registry search was supplied and the only documented incident, in 1991, generated no police report or case.
Regulatory / criminal findingsOpen
No MACC, anti-corruption or regulatory findings are included, so no negative finding can be stated either way.
Financial transparencyOpen
No asset or liability declaration, Auditor-General report or income disclosure is among the records.
Media & reputationMedium
A publicly reported 1991 physical altercation with the Sultan of Johor and the then-Crown Prince is documented, though it is historical and produced no police report.

Key roles & positions

Member of Dewan Rakyat for P142 Labis, DAP under Pakatan Harapan, from 2018; re-elected in 2022 with 16,133 votes and a 2,833 majority.E1 E2 N3 N4 N5 N6
Johor state assemblyman (DAP), member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly at the time of the 20 June 1991 opening ceremony.N8
State assemblyman for N8 Bekok, won 1990 and contested 1995.E9 E8
State assemblyman candidate for N16 Maharani in 1999 and N2 Jementah in 2004 and 2008, all unsuccessful.E7 E6 E3
Federal parliamentary candidate for P140 Segamat in 2004 and 2008, losing both contests.E5 E4

Networks & connections

Demonstrated party link to the DAP central committee, which confirmed the 1991 assembly incident, and to DAP parliamentary teammates including Wong Peng Seng.N8 N2
Documented interaction with Johor royalty at the 1991 state assembly opening, where the Sultan of Johor and then-Crown Prince Ibrahim Iskandar acted physically against him and fellow assemblyman Wong Peng Seng.N8
Contested under successive coalition banners alongside DAP (GR, BA, PR, PH) in Johor and federal constituencies from 1990 to 2022.E9 E7 E6 E3 E1

Litigation & legal matters

1991 Johor State Legislative Assembly opening incident (reported by Wikipedia, single source)

Wikipedia reports that on 20 June 1991 at the opening ceremony of the Johor State Legislative Assembly, the Sultan of Johor punched and slapped Pang Hok Liong and fellow DAP assemblyman Wong Peng Seng, and the then-Crown Prince Ibrahim Iskandar kicked Pang in the legs; the DAP central committee confirmed the incident.N8

Status: No police report was made and the supplied records show no prosecution, court case, charge or finding; the account rests on a single Wikipedia entry.

Key findings

The official results show a long-standing Johor DAP figure: state assemblyman for Bekok from 1990, then unsuccessful contests in Bekok, Maharani, Jementah and Segamat between 1995 and 2008.E9 E8 E7 E6 E3 E5 E4
He entered federal parliament at Labis in 2018 and was re-elected in 2022, both times with a majority above 2,800 votes.E2 E1 N3 N5
Party affiliation has remained DAP across every recorded contest, with only the coalition label changing, and no party switch is recorded.N2 E9 E1
The only biographical data supplied are single-source Wikidata entries for birth on 22 July 1957 in Labis and study at the University of London.N1 N7
The only non-result narrative item is a 20 June 1991 Wikipedia account of a physical altercation at the Johor State Legislative Assembly opening, confirmed by the DAP central committee with no police report made.N8
Every other dimension of the review, including corporate, financial, procurement, anti-corruption and court matters, has no supporting record in the file.E1 E2 E9

Red flags / areas of concern

Reporting coverage outside election results is minimal, comprising a single-source Wikidata biography and one Wikipedia item, so most assessment dimensions rest on official results alone.N1 N2 N3 N4 N5 N6 N7 N8
No company-registry, asset-declaration, procurement, credit, Auditor-General or court-registry checks are present, so corporate interests and financial transparency cannot be evaluated.E1 E2 E9
No MACC or other regulatory checks are included, so regulatory and criminal history remains unassessed rather than clear.E1 E2
The 1991 incident is documented only through a single Wikipedia entry without contemporaneous reporting, so its exact circumstances and any associated DAP or legal follow-up are unverified.N8

Mitigating factors

The 1991 incident resulted in no police report and no recorded prosecution, court case or finding against him.N8
No charge, conviction, regulatory finding or pending legal matter appears anywhere in the supplied records.E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 N1 N2 N3 N4 N5 N6 N7 N8
Consecutive federal victories in 2018 and 2022 evidence sustained local support in Labis.E2 E1
Continuous DAP affiliation with no recorded party-switching across three decades of contests.N2 E9 E1

Recommended next steps

1Retrieve the official Dewan Rakyat member profile and party list on the Parliament of Malaysia portal to confirm constituency, committee memberships, current status and any declared interests for the Labis MP.
2Search MACC (Jabatan Pencegahan Rasuah dan Anti-Korupsi) press releases, annual reports and case listings for the name and aliases to test for any anti-corruption investigation or finding.
3Run a court-registry check on the e-Judicial portal and Federal Court cause lists for civil and criminal matters, and check the SPRM and Anti-Corruption Commission Act charge records.
4Perform an SSM e-Info search for directorship and shareholding records under the name and any disclosed family-held companies, and check Johor state-linked company board listings for overlapping names.
5Obtain the members' declaration of assets and interests from the Registrar of Members of Parliament (SPR), and review Auditor-General and Johor state audit reports for allocation and project-level findings touching the Labis constituency.
6Search ePerolehan/MyProcurement award and contract data plus Ministry of Finance circulars for suppliers connected to him, and cross-check Hansard and news archives for statements, business interests or controversies since 2018.

Assessment

The supplied record is dominated by official election results, which establish a Johor DAP veteran who won Bekok in 1990, lost successive contests from 1995 to 2008, then won the Labis federal seat in 2018 and 2022 with narrowing majorities, and who has never changed party. The only non-result reporting is a single-source Wikidata biography and a 1991 Wikipedia account of a physical altercation with Johor royalty that produced no police report and no case. There are no corporate, financial, procurement, anti-corruption or court records at all, so those areas are open rather than clear, and no misconduct by Pang Hok Liong appears in the supplied records. The file is therefore too thin for a fuller assessment and should be treated as a starting point for standard verification.

Public-record review · allegations ≠ findings · a charge is not a conviction · every point links to its source record (E official results, R reviewed records, N collected reports). Prepared by AI from the records on this page; not an analyst finding, and it can be wrong.

Promises & delivery

0 promises tracked

Specific pledges this politician made, and what credible reporting since says happened. The status is assessed by AI from the linked reports — each quoted passage is checked against its source. “Unclear” means no credible report of the outcome was found yet, not that the promise was broken.

No specific promises found in credible reporting yet.

Biography

RecordWikidata· 1957Single source
According to Wikidata, Pang Hok Liong was born on 1957-07-22 in Labis.
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“date of birth: 1957-07-22; place of birth: Labis”
RecordWikidata· from 2018Single source
According to Wikidata, Pang Hok Liong held the position of member of the Dewan Rakyat for Labis (Democratic Action Party), from 2018.
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“position held: member of the Dewan Rakyat; electoral district: Labis; parliamentary group: Democratic Action Party; start: 2018-05-10”
RecordWikidata· from 2018Single source
According to Wikidata, Pang Hok Liong held the position of member of the Dewan Rakyat for Labis (Pakatan Harapan), from 2018.
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“position held: member of the Dewan Rakyat; electoral district: Labis; parliamentary group: Pakatan Harapan; start: 2018-05-10”
RecordWikidata· from 2022Single source
According to Wikidata, Pang Hok Liong held the position of member of the Dewan Rakyat for Labis (Pakatan Harapan), from 2022.
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“position held: member of the Dewan Rakyat; electoral district: Labis; parliamentary group: Pakatan Harapan; start: 2022-11-19”
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According to Wikidata, Pang Hok Liong was educated at University of London.
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“educated at: University of London”
RecordWikidataSingle source
According to Wikidata, Pang Hok Liong held the position of member of the Dewan Rakyat for Labis (Pakatan Harapan).
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“position held: member of the Dewan Rakyat; electoral district: Labis; parliamentary group: Pakatan Harapan”
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According to Wikidata, Pang Hok Liong was a member of Democratic Action Party.
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“member of political party: Democratic Action Party”

Legal history & jail time

Arrests, charges, convictions, sentences, acquittals and pardons as reported by credible sources. Each item is marked with its stage — a charge is not a conviction — and outcomes are listed where reported.

No legal history found in the sources collected so far.

Scandals & controversies

Allegations and investigations as reported by credible outlets. An allegation is not a finding; read each with its stage and source.

RecordWikipedia· 20 Jun 1991Single source
According to Wikipedia, on 20 June 1991 during the opening ceremony of the Johor State Legislative Assembly, the Sultan of Johor (Sultan Iskandar) punched and slapped Pang Hok Liong and fellow DAP assemblyman Wong Peng Seng, after which the then-Crown Prince Ibrahim Iskandar kicked Pang in the legs, with the DAP central committee confirming the incident though no police report was made.
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“the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Iskandar, punched and slapped Pang Hok Liong and Wong Peng Seng, who were both DAP members and Johor state assemblymen at the time. This was soon followed by another assault from the then-Crown Prince of Johor, Ibrahim Iskandar (now Sultan of Johor and the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong), who kicked Pang in his legs.”

In the news

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Electoral record

Contested 9 elections, won 3.

GE15 (2022)Won by 2,833
P142 Labis
DAP · PH · 16,133 votes (46.4%)
GE14 (2018)Won by 3,410
P142 Labis
DAP · PH · 16,977 votes (52.1%)
Johor state election 20082nd of 2
N2 Jementah
DAP · PR · 8,098 votes (45.0%)
GE12 (2008)2nd of 2
P140 Segamat
DAP · PR · 12,930 votes (44.8%)
Johor state election 20042nd of 2
N2 Jementah
DAP · 6,449 votes (36.6%)
GE11 (2004)2nd of 2
P140 Segamat
DAP · 10,144 votes (36.1%)
Johor state election 19992nd of 2
N16 Maharani
DAP · BA · 9,413 votes (43.5%)
Johor state election 19952nd of 2
N8 Bekok
DAP · GR · 6,422 votes (37.2%)
Johor state election 1990Won by 290
N8 Bekok
DAP · GR · 7,638 votes (51.0%)

Election	Seat	Ticket	Votes	Result
GE15 (2022)	P142 Labis	DAP · PH	16,133 46.4%	Won by 2,833
GE14 (2018)	P142 Labis	DAP · PH	16,977 52.1%	Won by 3,410
Johor state election 2008	N2 Jementah	DAP · PR	8,098 45.0%	2nd of 2
GE12 (2008)	P140 Segamat	DAP · PR	12,930 44.8%	2nd of 2
Johor state election 2004	N2 Jementah	DAP	6,449 36.6%	2nd of 2
GE11 (2004)	P140 Segamat	DAP	10,144 36.1%	2nd of 2
Johor state election 1999	N16 Maharani	DAP · BA	9,413 43.5%	2nd of 2
Johor state election 1995	N8 Bekok	DAP · GR	6,422 37.2%	2nd of 2
Johor state election 1990	N8 Bekok	DAP · GR	7,638 51.0%	Won by 290

Official gazetted results via the Malaysian Election Corpus (grade A record).

Collected automatically from credible outlets and Wikipedia, then cross-checked: Verified items match the official record, Confirmed items were reported by two or more different outlets, and single-source items are one outlet’s report. Partisan and anonymous claims are never shown.