Jason Ng Thien Yeong

Summary

Jason Ng Thien Yeong (born 20 April 1992) is a Malaysian lawyer and DAP politician who has served as the Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Astaka since winning his debut election in November 2022 with 51.2% of the vote. He holds party roles in DAP's Legal Bureau (Perak) and, since November 2024, as Youth Head of DAP's national Public Policy Bureau. He represents a constituency in the Sitiawan area of Perak and sits in the opposition bloc of the Perak State Legislative Assembly.

Biography

Jason Ng Thien Yeong (Chinese: 黃天榮; born 20 April 1992) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer serving as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Astaka constituency since November 2022 [1]. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition [1]. Prior to his election to the state assembly, Ng held several party and political roles: he served as Political Secretary to the MP for Beruas, Ngeh Koo Ham, as State Head of the Legal Bureau of DAP Perak, as Branch Secretary of DAP Sitiawan, and as Division Youth Secretary of DAP Beruas [1]. Since November 2024, he has also served as Youth Head of the Public Policy Bureau of DAP at the national level [1]. Ng made his electoral debut in the 2022 Perak state election, when he was nominated by PH to contest the Astaka seat — a seat that has historically been a DAP stronghold and was formerly known as Sitiawan before redelineation [2]. He won the seat by a majority of 17,835 votes, defeating Chieng Lee Chong of Barisan Nasional (BN) and Ian Yong Il Yan of Perikatan Nasional (PN), with a vote share of 51.2% [3]. As ADUN for Astaka, which covers the Sitiawan area in Perak, Ng has been active in constituent service including raising awareness of electricity billing issues affecting homeowners whose premises were misused for illegal bitcoin mining activities [4].

Known for

Jason Ng Thien Yeong is known as a first-term state assemblyman and lawyer who won the Astaka seat decisively in his electoral debut at GE15 in November 2022, securing over half the total votes cast [3]. Within DAP, he has built his profile through legal and public policy work, holding roles as State Head of the Legal Bureau of DAP Perak and, from November 2024, as Youth Head of the DAP's national Public Policy Bureau [1]. He has been active in constituent-level issues in the Sitiawan area, including highlighting consumer protection and electricity billing concerns affecting ordinary residents [4].

Political positions

No detailed policy positions or voting records for Jason Ng Thien Yeong were retrievable from allowlisted sources at the time of this profile. His party-level roles — as State Head of the Legal Bureau of DAP Perak and Youth Head of the Public Policy Bureau of DAP nationally — indicate an orientation toward legal affairs and public policy within the DAP's centre-left, social democratic framework [1]. His on-the-ground work in Astaka has included advocating on behalf of residents facing unexpected electricity bills caused by illegal cryptocurrency mining operations conducted by tenants — raising issues of consumer protection and law enforcement accountability at the constituency level [4].

Political career

1. Pre-2022Served as Political Secretary to MP for Beruas Ngeh Koo Ham, State Head of the Legal Bureau of DAP Perak, Branch Secretary of DAP Sitiawan, and Division Youth Secretary of DAP Beruas.⛓
2. October 2022Announced as one of DAP Perak's new candidate faces for GE15, nominated to contest the Astaka (N38) state seat under the Pakatan Harapan coalition.⛓
3. 2 November 2022Officially listed as DAP's candidate for N38 Astaka in Bernama's published GE15 DAP candidates list.⛓
4. 19 November 2022Won the Astaka state seat in his electoral debut at the 2022 Perak state election, defeating BN and PN opponents with 51.2% of the vote and a majority of 17,835 votes.⛓
5. November 2022Took seat in the 15th Perak State Legislative Assembly as MLA for Astaka, as part of PH's 24-seat contingent following post-election coalition formation.⛓
6. November 2024Appointed Youth Head of the Public Policy Bureau of DAP at the national level.⛓

Election history

• 2022Astaka (N38), PerakWon51.2%⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsJason Ng Thien Yeong won the Astaka seat in November 2022 with 51.2% of the vote (21,128 votes), a majority of 17,835 over his nearest rival, on a voter turnout of 66.4% from 41,244 registered voters.⛓
• VerifiedFactsThe Astaka constituency is divided into 10 polling districts according to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, and is located in the Sitiawan area of Perak.⛓
• VerifiedFactsFollowing GE15, the Perak State Legislative Assembly resulted in a hung assembly (PN 26 seats, PH 24 seats, BN 9 seats), after which BN and PH formed a coalition government, with Saarani Mohammad of BN reappointed as Menteri Besar.⛓
• AffectedHomeowners in the Sitiawan area whose properties were misused for illegal bitcoin mining operations brought their complaints to Jason Ng's constituency service centre, seeking assistance on unexpected electricity bills reaching hundreds of thousands of ringgit.⛓