Haw Chin Teck

Summary

Datuk Haw Chin Teck is a BN-MCA politician from Johor contesting the N10 Tangkak seat in the 16th Johor State Election, with polling on 11 July 2026. He faces a straight fight against two-term PH-DAP incumbent Ee Chin Li in one of Johor's most marginal seats, which PH held with a majority of only 372 votes in 2022. A 2008 report indicates he previously served as a Johor state assemblyman for Ledang.

Biography

Datuk Haw Chin Teck is a Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) politician from Johor, operating within the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He holds the federal honorary title of Datuk. He is the BN-MCA candidate for the N10 Tangkak state constituency in the 16th Johor State Election (PRN Johor ke-16), with polling day set for 11 July 2026 [1]. His opponent is the seat's two-term Pakatan Harapan (PH-DAP) incumbent, Ee Chin Li, making the contest a straight fight between BN and PH [2]. The Tangkak constituency, located in Johor's Tangkak District, has 36,955 registered voters as of the 2026 election cycle [3]. A 2008 Malaysiakini report referred to him as the then-assemblyman for Ledang, indicating he previously served as a state assemblyman in Johor [4]. His candidacy for Tangkak was announced as part of BN Johor's 15-MCA, 37-UMNO and 4-MIC slate for PRN Johor ke-16, unveiled on 24 June 2026 by BN Johor chairman Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi [5]. The 2022 Tangkak result saw Ee Chin Li win with 8,105 votes and a majority of 372, indicating a marginal seat [6]. Haw submitted his nomination papers on 27 June 2026 at 9.04am at Dewan Jubli Intan Sultan Ibrahim in Tangkak [1]. Beyond his electoral record, detailed biographical information — including his birth year, educational background, and pre-political career — is not available from the sourced allowlist publications reviewed for this profile.

Known for

Haw Chin Teck is known as a long-standing MCA figure in Johor, having previously served as a state assemblyman for Ledang [4]. He is BN's candidate to recapture the marginal Tangkak state seat from PH-DAP in the 2026 Johor state election. He holds the Datuk honorary title and contested in a straight fight against the two-term incumbent Ee Chin Li [1].

Political positions

No specific policy statements or legislative positions by Haw Chin Teck are available from the reviewed allowlist sources. As a BN-MCA candidate, he operates within the BN coalition framework, which under Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi has positioned itself around state development, economic growth, and community representation [5]. MCA as a party broadly represents the interests of the Malaysian Chinese community within BN [7]. No additional specific policy stances by Haw Chin Teck could be sourced from the allowlist for this profile.

Political career

1. 2008Referred to as 'Adun Ledang Haw Chin Teck' in a report on MCA Johor party elections, indicating he was then serving as the state assemblyman for the Ledang constituency in Johor.⛓
2. 24 June 2026Announced as BN-MCA's candidate for the N10 Tangkak state constituency in the 16th Johor State Election (PRN Johor ke-16), as part of BN Johor's full slate of 56 candidates revealed by BN Johor chairman Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi.⛓
3. 27 June 2026Submitted nomination papers at 9.04am at Dewan Jubli Intan Sultan Ibrahim, Tangkak, for the N10 Tangkak seat in a straight fight against PH-DAP incumbent Ee Chin Li. Polling day set for 11 July 2026.⛓

Election history

• 2026Tangkak (N10), JohorPending⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsHaw Chin Teck holds the Datuk title and is the BN-MCA candidate for N10 Tangkak in PRN Johor ke-16, confirmed by the Election Commission's official nomination process on 27 June 2026. The seat has 36,955 registered voters and was last won by PH-DAP with a 372-vote majority in 2022.⛓
• GovernmentBN Johor chairman Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi announced the full BN slate of 56 candidates including Haw Chin Teck for Tangkak on 24 June 2026, stating that candidacy is 'an amanah (trust) and great responsibility to be carried with full integrity.'⛓
• OppositionPH is fielding two-term incumbent Ee Chin Li (DAP) to defend Tangkak, a seat PH won in both 2018 and 2022. Ee submitted his nomination papers three minutes after Haw on nomination day, confirming a straight BN-PH contest.⛓