Tan Chong

Summary

Tan Chong (born 3 July 1965) is a Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) politician from Segamat, Johor, who has served as the Bekok (N06) state assemblyman in the Johor State Legislative Assembly since winning the seat in March 2022 with a majority of 3,569 votes. He is a member of the MCA Central Committee following the party's 2023 internal elections. He is named as the BN candidate for Bekok in the upcoming 16th Johor state election, with polling day scheduled for 11 July 2026.

Biography

Tan Chong (Chinese: 陈宗, born 3 July 1965) is a Malaysian politician from Segamat, Johor, and a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition [1]. He serves as the Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (ADUN) for Bekok (N06) since March 2022, having won the seat in the 2022 Johor state election [1]. In that contest, he secured 7,036 votes against his closest rival, Pakatan Harapan's M. Kanan, who obtained 3,467 votes in a four-cornered fight — a majority of 3,569 votes [2]. Tan Chong had previously contested the Bekok seat under the BN banner in the 2018 general election (GE14), a cycle in which MCA lost all the seats it contested in Johor [3]. Following his 2022 victory, he was among four MCA assemblymen returned to the Johor state assembly alongside Ling Tian Soon, Lee Ting Han, and Tan Eng Meng [2]. In 2023, he contested and was elected as one of 25 MCA Central Committee Members in the party's internal elections [1]. As the incumbent ADUN, Tan Chong has been named by BN as its candidate for the Bekok (N06) seat in the 16th Johor state election, with polling day set for 11 July 2026 [4][3]. No further details on his educational background or pre-political career have been located in credible public sources at the time of publication.

Known for

Tan Chong is identified as the MCA assemblyman for Bekok (N06) in the Johor State Legislative Assembly, holding the seat since March 2022. He is one of four MCA members elected to the Johor assembly in the 2022 state polls, which marked a return for the party after losing all its Johor seats in the 2018 general election. He also holds a position on the MCA Central Committee following the party's 2023 internal elections.

Political positions

No specific policy positions or public statements by Tan Chong have been identified in credible allowlist sources at the time of publication. He operates within the BN coalition framework and MCA's traditional advocacy for the Malaysian Chinese community. His party, MCA, has historically emphasised educational rights, community welfare, and inter-ethnic cooperation within the BN structure. As a state assemblyman without an exco portfolio confirmed in public reporting, his legislative focus cannot be further specified from available sources.

Political career

1. April 2018Named as the BN/MCA candidate for Bekok (N06) in the 14th general election (GE14). MCA lost all seats it contested in Johor in that election.⛓
2. February 2022Named by MCA as its candidate for the Bekok (N06) seat in the 2022 Johor state election on a BN ticket.⛓
3. March 2022Won the Bekok (N06) seat in the 2022 Johor state election with 7,036 votes and a majority of 3,569 over nearest rival Pakatan Harapan's M. Kanan in a four-cornered contest, as confirmed by the Election Commission.⛓
4. March 2022Received by MCA president Dr Wee Ka Siong in Johor Baru as one of four newly elected MCA assemblymen, and was acknowledged as a new face in the party's Johor assembly delegation.⛓
5. 2023Contested and was elected as one of 25 Central Committee Members in the Malaysian Chinese Association's 2023 party elections.⛓
6. June 2026Named as BN's candidate for Bekok (N06) in the 16th Johor state election, with polling day set for 11 July 2026.⛓

Election history

• 2026Bekok (N06), JohorPending⛓
• 2022Bekok (N06), JohorWon⛓
• 2018Bekok (N06), JohorLost⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• GovernmentMCA president Dr Wee Ka Siong acknowledged Tan Chong as one of four new MCA assemblymen elected in Johor in 2022 and called on them to shoulder their responsibilities and work hard.⛓
• VerifiedFactsThe Election Commission officially confirmed Tan Chong's 2022 victory in Bekok (N06) with a 3,569-vote majority, having garnered 7,036 votes in a four-cornered contest.⛓
• VerifiedFactsFMT reported that MCA had two other assemblymen in Johor besides its exco members — Tan Chong (Bekok) and Tan Eng Meng (Pekan Nanas) — as of the 2022–2026 term.⛓