Connie Tan Hooi Peng

Summary

Connie Tan Hooi Peng (born 15 December 1990) is the DAP Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Seri Delima, having won the seat in the August 2023 state election in her first bid for elected office. A law graduate from Oxford Brookes University, she previously served eight terms as a Penang Island City Council councillor between 2014 and 2023. In her first term as assemblywoman, she has focused on constituency-level infrastructure accountability, community welfare, and public health awareness.

Biography

Connie Tan Hooi Peng (Chinese: 陳匯萍; born 15 December 1990) is a Malaysian politician serving as the Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Seri Delima since August 2023 [1]. She is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition [1]. A law graduate from Oxford Brookes University, Tan began her political involvement in 2013 and served eight terms as a member of the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) — from 2014 to 2015, then from 2018 to 2023 [1]. Within the party, she holds the positions of Chairwoman for the DAP Taman Harbour View Branch and Publicity Secretary of the DAP Women Wing [1]. DAP announced her as one of seven new faces fielded for the 2023 Penang state election on 25 July 2023; she was 33 years old and serving as an MBPP councillor at the time of her nomination [2]. She contested the Seri Delima seat on 12 August 2023 and won, returning the constituency for DAP as part of PH's retention of the Penang state government [3]. Since taking office, Tan has focused on constituency-level matters including infrastructure repair, neighbourhood cleanliness, community welfare programmes, and public health awareness [2]. Her constituency of Seri Delima covers parts of Gelugor, a suburb of George Town, as well as the Green Lane neighbourhood [1]).

Known for

Tan is known as a first-term state assemblywoman who transitioned from long-serving city council work into elected office, bringing a background in local governance and community engagement to the Seri Delima seat [1]. She has publicly called for construction oversight accountability, including demanding a stop-work order against a highway contractor alleged to have flouted safety regulations in her constituency [4]. Her outreach activities — spanning B40 food aid, sports facility development, and public health campaigns — reflect a constituency-service orientation in her first term [2].

Political positions

Based on publicly reported statements and actions, Tan has demonstrated a focus on infrastructure accountability and resident welfare within her constituency. In May 2024, she called on the Penang Infrastructure Corporation to improve its monitoring of the Air Itam-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Bypass Project, and publicly advocated for a stop-work order against contractor Consortium Zenith Construction (CZC) if safety and regulatory compliance failures continued [4]. She has emphasised the state government's duty to prioritise people's safety over construction timelines. On community matters, Tan has highlighted the importance of programmes for elderly residents — including healthy lifestyle initiatives — and youth engagement [5]. Her second-term report card, presented in early 2025, highlighted collective work on neighbourhood cleanliness, infrastructure repairs, B40 outreach, and the launch of Penang's first pickleball court [2].

Education

1. Pre-2013Graduated with a law degree from Oxford Brookes University.⛓

Political career

1. 2013Began involvement in DAP politics.⛓
2. 2014–2015Served as a member of the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) for the first of eight terms.⛓
3. 2018–2023Continued serving as Penang Island City Council (MBPP) councillor for multiple terms, accumulating eight terms in total across her council tenure.⛓
4. 25 July 2023Announced by DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke as one of seven new faces fielded for the 2023 Penang state election, contesting the Seri Delima seat.⛓
5. 12 August 2023Won the Seri Delima state seat in the 2023 Penang state election under the Pakatan Harapan banner, becoming the Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Seri Delima.⛓
6. May 2024Called for a stop-work order on the Air Itam–Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway Bypass Project if contractor Consortium Zenith Construction (CZC) continued to flout safety regulations, and urged the Penang Infrastructure Corporation to strengthen its monitoring system.⛓

Election history

• 2023Seri Delima (Penang State Legislative Assembly)Won⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsConnie Tan Hooi Peng won the Seri Delima seat in the 2023 Penang state election as a DAP-Pakatan Harapan candidate, becoming a first-term assemblywoman. DAP retained all 19 seats it contested in Penang, including Seri Delima. (Source: freemalaysiatoday.com)⛓
• GovernmentAs a Pakatan Harapan state assemblyman, Tan has publicly aligned with the Penang state government's stance on infrastructure development while simultaneously calling for stronger contractor accountability and enforcement by state agencies such as the Penang Infrastructure Corporation. (Source: malaymail.com)⛓
• PublicDuring the 2023 campaign, Tan highlighted her eight terms of city council experience as a key advantage in connecting with constituents, and indicated intentions to engage both elderly and youth residents through targeted programmes. (Source: sinardaily.my)⛓