# Wong Fort Pin

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{{Short description|Malaysian politician and medical doctor}}
{{family name hatnote|[Wong (黄)](/source/Wong_(surname))|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [Yang Berbahagia](/source/Malay_styles_and_titles) [Datuk](/source/Malay_titles) [Dr.](/source/Dr.)
| name             = Wong Fort Pin
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|DMSM}}
| native_name      = {{nobold|黄和平}}
| native_name_lang = zh
| image            =
| caption          = 
| birth_name       = Wong Fort Pin
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1955|6|15|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [Malacca](/source/Malacca), [Federation of Malaya](/source/Federation_of_Malaya) (now [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia))
| death_date       = 
| death_place      = 
| office           = Deputy Speaker of the <br> [Malacca State Legislative Assembly](/source/Malacca_State_Legislative_Assembly)
| governor         = [Mohd Khalil Yaakob](/source/Mohd_Khalil_Yaakob)
| 1blankname       = Chief Minister
| 1namedata        = [Adly Zahari](/source/Adly_Zahari) <br> {{small|(2018–2020)}} <br> [Sulaiman Md Ali](/source/Sulaiman_Md_Ali) <br> {{small|(March–May 2020)}}
| 2blankname       = Speaker
| 2namedata        = [Omar Jaafar](/source/Omar_Jaafar)
| term_start       = 19 July 2018
| term_end         = 11 May 2020
| predecessor      = Ab Wahab Ab Latip
| successor        = [Ghazale Muhamad](/source/Ghazale_Muhamad)
| constituency     = [Bemban](/source/Bemban_(state_constituency))
| constituency_AM1 = [Bemban](/source/Bemban_(state_constituency))
| assembly1        = Malacca State Legislative
| term_start1      = 9 May 2018
| term_end1        = 20 November 2021
| predecessor1     = Ng Choon Koon <br> ([BN](/source/Barisan_Nasional)–[MCA](/source/Malaysian_Chinese_Association))
| successor1       = [Mohd Yadzil Yaakub](/source/Mohd_Yadzil_Yaakub) <br> ([PN](/source/Perikatan_Nasional)–[BERSATU](/source/Malaysian_United_Indigenous_Party))
| majority1        = 1,345 ([2018](/source/2018_Melaka_state_election))
| citizenship      = [Malaysian](/source/Malaysian_people)
| party            = [Democratic Action Party](/source/Democratic_Action_Party) (DAP)
| other_party      = [Pakatan Harapan](/source/Pakatan_Harapan) (PH)
| relations        = 
| occupation       = Politician
| profession       = Medical doctor
| education        = 
| alma_mater       = 
| spouse           = 
| children         = 
| website          = {{URL|drwong333.blogspot.com}}
| footnotes        = {{facebook|DrWongFortPin}} 
}}
{{Infobox person|module={{Infobox Chinese|child=yes|hide=yes|t=黃和平|s=黄和平|poj=N̂g Hô-pêng|tl=N̂g Hô-pîng|j=Wong4 Wo4 Ping4|phfs=Vòng Fò-phìn|p=Huáng Hépíng}}}}

'''Wong Fort Pin''' ({{lang-zh|c=黃和平|poj=N̂g Hô-pêng|j=Wong4 Wo4 Ping4}}; [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ](/source/Pha%CC%8Dk-fa-s%E1%B9%B3): ''Vòng Fò-phìn''; born 15 June 1955) is a [Malaysian](/source/Malaysian_people) politician and medical doctor who served as Deputy Speaker of the [Melaka State Legislative Assembly](/source/Melaka_State_Legislative_Assembly) from July 2018 to May 2020 and Member of the Melaka Legislative Assembly (MLA) for [Bemban](/source/Bemban_(state_constituency)) from May 2018 to November 2021. He is a member of the [Democratic Action Party](/source/Democratic_Action_Party) (DAP), a component party of the [Pakatan Harapan](/source/Pakatan_Harapan) (PH) coalition.<ref name=GE14>{{cite news|url=https://calon.ubah.my/?page=candidate_profile&state=MELAKA&code=N24|title=N24 Bemban: Dr. Wong Fort Pin|publisher=Democratic Action Party|website=calon.ubah.my|date=17 September 2005|access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref>

==Background==
Wong grew up in Nyalas and Bukit Baru, Malacca. He studied in Ping Ming Primary Chinese School, St. David's High School, High School Malacca, and Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan. He obtained DRM, Diploma in Reproductive Medicine from Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia. Active in athletic events, a scout and a prefect in school.<ref name=info>{{cite news |url=https://www.blogger.com/profile/02731862084611077481|title=My blogs : PEOPLE'S POWER|work=Dr Wong Fort Pin|date=17 September 2005|access-date=4 April 2016|via=Blogger}}</ref>

He have his own Medical GP clinic in Bukit Baru. Begun to get involve in Addiction Medicine since 2004.<ref name=GE14/><ref name=info/>

==Politics==
On 17 September 2015, Wong who is a doctor and also the Bukit Palah DAP branch chairman then, successfully sued fellow DAP state leaders in conflict, [Sim Tong Him](/source/Sim_Tong_Him) and [Goh Leong San](/source/Goh_Leong_San) for defamation because of libelous media statements they have issued which implicate him in outraging the modesty of his patients and also accused his sibling of being involved in illegal activities. He won RM300,000 in damages.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2015/09/17/doc-wins-suit-against-two-malacca-dap-leaders/|title=Doc wins suit against two Malacca DAP leaders|work=[The Star](/source/The_Star_(Malaysia))|date=17 September 2005|access-date=4 April 2016}}</ref>

In the [2018 general election](/source/2018_Malaysian_general_election) (GE14), Wong was picked by DAP to contest and was elected as an assemblyman for Bemban constituency for the first time.<ref name=GE14/> He was also selected to be the Deputy Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly.<ref name=title>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2015/09/17/doc-wins-suit-against-two-malacca-dap-leaders/|title=Deputy state assembly Speaker plans on keeping title|work=[The Star](/source/The_Star_(Malaysia))|date=16 October 2018|access-date=31 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/06/26/ex-ph-melaka-speaker-deputy-challenge-appointment-of-successors|title=Ex-PH Melaka speaker, deputy challenge appointment of successors|publisher=[Free Malaysia Today](/source/Free_Malaysia_Today)|date=26 June 2020|access-date=31 October 2021}}</ref>

In October 2018, DAP secretary-general [Lim Guan Eng](/source/Lim_Guan_Eng) had rebuked the DAP Malacca chief [Tey Kok Kiew](/source/Tey_Kok_Kiew) and Wong on the acceptance the Malacca state ''"Datukship"'' in their first year as MLA which had breached the party's long-standing principal agreed upon since the mid-1990s on DAP elected representatives not to receive honours awards during their active political service period.<ref name=title/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2018/10/15/dap-cec-to-discuss-receiving-of-state-awards-by-members|title=DAP CEC to discuss receiving of state awards by members |publisher=[The Borneo Post](/source/The_Borneo_Post)|date=15 October 2018|access-date=31 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2012/12/24/karpal-slams-party-strongmen-ngeh-and-teng-for-receiving-titles/|title=Karpal slams party strongmen Ngeh and Teng for receiving titles|work=[The Star Online](/source/The_Star_Online)|date= 24 December 2012|access-date= 24 December 2012}}</ref> Lim called for those involved to apologise which Wong had obliged and even offered to return the award but Tey did not and remained adamant.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2018/10/15/report-melaka-dap-rep-who-accepted-datukship-offers-to-return-award-feels-g/1682912|title=Report: Melaka DAP rep who accepted 'Datukship' offers to return award, feels 'guilty'|author=Debra Chong|date=15 October 2018|publisher=[Malay Mail](/source/Malay_Mail)|access-date=31 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/448315|title=Datukship: Guan Eng calls Malacca DAP chief 'stubborn' for no apology|publisher=[Malaysiakini](/source/Malaysiakini)|date=21 October 2018|access-date=31 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/politics/2018/10/423321/guan-eng-dap-yet-receive-statement-apology-its-melaka-chief-datukship|title= Guan Eng: DAP yet to receive statement of apology from its Melaka chief on Datukship|author=Tuty Haryanti Ahmad Rodzi |publisher=[New Straits Times](/source/New_Straits_Times)|date=21 October 2018|access-date=31 October 2021}}</ref>

Wong was however dropped by DAP as a PH candidate in the subsequent [2021 Malacca state election](/source/2021_Malacca_state_election) to give way to younger face.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/598058|title=DAP to field two new faces in Malacca polls, sends state chief to riskier seat|date=2021-11-05|website=[Malaysiakini](/source/Malaysiakini)|access-date=2021-11-05}}</ref>

== Election results ==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ [Malacca State Legislative Assembly](/source/Malacca_State_Legislative_Assembly)<ref name="GE14 results">{{cite web|url=https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|title=SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14|publisher=[Election Commission of Malaysia](/source/Election_Commission_of_Malaysia)|language=Malay|accessdate=17 May 2018|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913134822/https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|url-status=dead}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.</ref><ref name="The Star GE14">{{cite news|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/|title=The Star Online GE14|newspaper=[The Star](/source/The_Star_(Malaysia))|accessdate=24 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.</ref>
!|Year
!|Constituency
!colspan=2|Candidate
!|Votes
!|Pct
!colspan=2|Opponent(s)
!|Votes
!|Pct
!|Ballots cast
!|Majority
!|Turnout
|-
| rowspan=2|[2018](/source/2018_Malacca_state_election)
|rowspan=2|'''N24 [Bemban](/source/Bemban_(state_constituency))'''
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Keadilan}} | 
| rowspan=2|'''Wong Fort Pin''' (['''DAP'''](/source/Democratic_Action_Party)) 
| rowspan=2 align="right"| '''6,998'''
| rowspan=2| '''45.40%'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
| Koh Chin Han ([MCA](/source/Malaysian_Chinese_Association))
|align="right" | 5,653
| 36.68%
| rowspan=2| 15,699 
| rowspan=2| 1,345
| rowspan=2| 85.40%
|-
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|Suhaimi Harun ([PAS](/source/Malaysian_Islamic_Party))
|align="right" | 2,762
| 17.92%
|}

==Honours==
===Honours of Malaysia===
* {{Flag|Malacca}}
** 50px Companion Class I of the [Exalted Order of Malacca](/source/Exalted_Order_of_Malacca) (DMSM) – '''Datuk''' (2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/447144|title=Rina heads list of 419 recipients of Malacca state awards|language=|work=[Bernama](/source/Bernama)|publisher=[Malaysiakini](/source/Malaysiakini)|date=13 October 2018|accessdate=13 October 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{facebook|DrWongFortPin}}

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Category:Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) politicians
Category:Members of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Category:21st-century Malaysian politicians

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