# Sim Chon Siang

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**Sim Chon Siang** is a [Malaysian](/source/Malaysian_people) [politician](/source/Politician) who served as Member of the [Pahang State Executive Council](/source/Pahang_State_Executive_Council) (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteri Besar [Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail](/source/Wan_Rosdy_Wan_Ismail) since December 2022 and Member of the [Pahang State Legislative Assembly](/source/Pahang_State_Legislative_Assembly) (MLA) for [Teruntum](/source/Teruntum_(state_constituency)) since May 2013. He is a member, State Vice Chairman and Deputy Branch Chief of [Kuantan](/source/Kuantan) of the [People's Justice Party](/source/People's_Justice_Party_(Malaysia)) (PKR), a component party of the [Pakatan Harapan](/source/Pakatan_Harapan) (PH) and formerly [Pakatan Rakyat](/source/Pakatan_Rakyat) (PR) coalitions.[1] He is one of the only two Pahang EXCO Members of PH and [Chinese](/source/Malaysian_Chinese) ethnicity alongside [Triang](/source/Triang_(state_constituency)) MLA [Leong Yu Man](/source/Leong_Yu_Man).[2][3]

## Political career

### Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (since 2022)

The [2022 Pahang state election](/source/2022_Pahang_state_election) elected a [hung](/source/Hung_parliament) Pahang State Legislative Assembly for the first time in the history of the state. [Jelai](/source/Jelai_(state_constituency)) MLA Wan Rosdy of BN was reappointed as the [Menteri Besar](/source/Menteri_Besar_of_Pahang) after BN and PH formed a [coalition state government](/source/Coalition_government) on 28 November 2022. On 2 December 2022, Sim was appointed as Pahang EXCO Member by Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy. 12 days later on 14 December 2022, Sim assumed the portfolios of Consumer Affairs and Human Resources, taking over the former two portfolios from former [Pulau Tawar](/source/Pulau_Tawar_(state_constituency)) MLA [Nazri Ngah](/source/Nazri_Ngah) and the latter one portfolio from former [Tioman](/source/Tioman_(state_constituency)) MLA [Mohd Johari Hussain](/source/Mohd_Johari_Hussain).[4]

### Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (since 2013)

#### 2013 Pahang state election

In the 2013 Pahang state election, Sim made his electoral debut after being nominated by PR to contest for the Teruntum state seat. Sim is contesting against Chang Hong Seong of [Barisan Nasional](/source/Barisan_Nasional). He won the seat by gaining 12,385 votes with the majority of 4,437.

#### 2018 Pahang state election

In the [2018 Pahang state election](/source/2018_Pahang_state_election), Sim was renominated by PH to contest for the Teruntum state seat. Sim is contesting against Tee Choon Ser of [Barisan Nasional](/source/Barisan_Nasional) and Azizah Mohd Ali of [Malaysian Islamic Party](/source/Malaysian_Islamic_Party). He successfully defend the seat by gaining 12,227 votes with the majority of 7,725.

#### 2022 Pahang state election

In the [2022 Pahang state election](/source/2022_Pahang_state_election), Sim was renominated by PH to contest for the Teruntum state seat. Sim is contesting against Tee Choon Ser of [Barisan Nasional](/source/Barisan_Nasional), Yap Kim Heng of [Perikatan Nasional](/source/Perikatan_Nasional) and Khairul Afifie Abdullah of [Homeland Fighter's Party](/source/Homeland_Fighter's_Party). He successfully defend the seat by gaining 12,983 votes with the majority of 8,659.

## Election results

Pahang State Legislative Assembly[5][6][7] Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout 2013 N14 Teruntum Sim Chon Siang (PKR) 12,385 60.91% Chang Hong Seong (MCA) 7,948 39.09% 20,650 4,437 82.07% 2018 Sim Chon Siang (PKR) 12,227 61.85% Tee Choon Ser (MCA) 4,502 22.77% 20,207 7,725 81.66% Azizah Mohd Ali (PAS) 3,039 15.37% 2022 Sim Chon Siang (PKR) 12,983 58.63% Tee Choon Ser (MCA) 4,304 19.44% 22,377 8,659 72.53% bgcolor= | Yap Kim Heng (Gerakan) 3,676 16.60% bgcolor= | Khairul Afifie Abdullah (PEJUANG) 1,180 5.33%

## Notes

1. Assumed portfolios 12 days after taking office.

## References

1. ["Saudara Sim Chon Siang"](https://keadilanrakyat.org/anggota/sim-chon-siang/). *keadilanrakyat.org*

1. ["Calon PRU Sim Chon Siang"](https://pru.sinarharian.com.my/calon/3409/SIM-CHON-SIANG). *pru.sinarharian.com.my*

1. ["Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan"](https://www.pahang.gov.my/index.php/pages/view/1025). *www.pahang.gov.my*

1. ["Portfolio EXCO Pahang diumum"](https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2022/12/1039241/portfolio-exco-pahang-diumum). *www.bharian.com.my*. 14 December 2022.

1. ["KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13"](http://resultpru13.spr.gov.my/module/keputusan/paparan/paparan_laporan.php). *Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum*. [Election Commission of Malaysia](/source/Election_Commission_of_Malaysia). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170501124349/http://resultpru13.spr.gov.my/module/keputusan/paparan/paparan_laporan.php) 1 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

1. ["The Star Online GE14 Pahang"](https://election.thestar.com.my/ge14/pahang.html). *[The Star](/source/The_Star_(Malaysia))* Percentage figures based on total turnout.

1. ["The Star Online GE15 Pahang"](https://election.thestar.com.my/pahang.html). *[The Star](/source/The_Star_(Malaysia))*. Retrieved 10 July 2022. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

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