Tony Leong Tuck Chee

Summary

Tony Leong Tuck Chee (born 29 April 1976) is a DAP politician and two-term state assemblyman for Pandamaran, Selangor, first elected in May 2018 and re-elected in August 2023. A former Klang municipal councillor, he holds the post of State Assistant Secretary of DAP Selangor since November 2024. He is most prominently associated with constituency-level issues including housing rights and community welfare in south Klang.

Biography

Tony Leong Tuck Chee (Chinese: 梁德志; born 29 April 1976) is a Malaysian politician serving as the Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pandamaran since May 2018 [1]. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition [1]. Prior to his election to the state assembly, he served as a Klang municipal councillor, working directly with communities across south Klang to resolve local issues [2][3]. He was first elected to the Pandamaran seat in the 2018 general election and successfully defended it in the Selangor state election held on 12 August 2023, in which PH officially won the Pandamaran seat [4][5]. Within DAP, he served as State Assistant Organising Secretary of Selangor from November 2021 before being elevated to State Assistant Secretary of DAP Selangor in November 2024 [1]. Pandamaran is a constituency in Klang District described as predominantly a Chinese New Village area and one of the major industrial zones in the royal town of Klang [1]. In November 2024, Leong received 795 votes in the Selangor DAP internal party polls, placing him among the elected state committee members [2][6]. He has been active in the Selangor State Assembly, raising constituent welfare issues such as the state's Khairat Darul Ehsan death benefit scheme and housing matters in his constituency [2][7].

Known for

Tony Leong is known as the two-term state assemblyman for Pandamaran, a south Klang constituency, representing DAP under the Pakatan Harapan coalition. He is associated with grassroots-level community engagement, having previously served as a Klang municipal councillor before entering elected office. He gained public attention in late 2025 for his role in the Kampung Jalan Papan housing demolition dispute, where he advocated for affected residents in the state assembly and called for the developer to be blacklisted [4][7].

Political positions

Based on sourced reporting, Tony Leong has taken positions centred on community welfare and housing rights within his constituency. During the 2025 Kampung Jalan Papan demolition dispute, he called on the developer Melati Ehsan Consolidated Sdn Bhd to act humanely toward residents facing eviction and urged the developer to be blacklisted, while simultaneously informing residents that alternative housing units and relocation assistance were available [8][9][10]. He has also raised awareness in the Selangor State Assembly of the need for greater public promotion of welfare schemes such as the Khairat Darul Ehsan (KDE) death benefit programme, noting that many eligible residents had not updated their registration details [2][7]. No formal published positions on broader federal policy matters were found in the sourced search results.

Before politics

1. Pre-2018Served as a Klang municipal councillor, engaging with communities across south Klang and working with the council and other authorities to resolve local problems.⛓

Political career

1. May 2018First elected as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Pandamaran in the 14th Malaysian General Election, under the DAP/Pakatan Harapan banner.⛓
2. November 2021Appointed State Assistant Organising Secretary of DAP Selangor.⛓
3. 12 August 2023Re-elected as state assemblyman for Pandamaran in the 15th Selangor state election, with PH officially winning the seat in a three-cornered contest.⛓
4. 10 November 2024Received 795 votes in the Selangor DAP internal party polls, securing a position on the state committee.⛓
5. November 2024Elevated to State Assistant Secretary of DAP Selangor, a promotion from his previous role as State Assistant Organising Secretary.⛓
6. November 2025Became a central figure in the Kampung Jalan Papan demolition dispute in Pandamaran, mediating between affected residents, the police, and the developer, and calling for developer Melati Ehsan Consolidated Sdn Bhd to be blacklisted in the state assembly.⛓

Election history

• 2023PandamaranWon⛓
• 2018PandamaranWon⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsTony Leong has served as state assemblyman for Pandamaran continuously since May 2018 and was re-elected in August 2023. He has held DAP Selangor state-level organisational posts since November 2021, most recently as State Assistant Secretary from November 2024.⛓
• AffectedA Kampung Jalan Papan resident (identified only as Ah Lang, a woman in her 70s) criticised Leong for an 'ineffective' response to the demolition of homes in the village, accusing him of not intervening in the matter. FMT reported her account in November 2025.⛓
• OppositionPSM deputy chairman S Arutchelvan noted that while Leong had spoken up for affected Kampung Jalan Papan residents and called for the developer to be blacklisted, a fellow DAP MP's law firm was simultaneously representing the same developer, and urged DAP to clarify its position. Malaysiakini and FMT reported this in November 2025.⛓
• GovernmentLeong, as the Pandamaran assemblyman within the Pakatan Harapan state government, relayed the Menteri Besar's directive that only vacant homes were to be demolished, and stated that alternative Smart Sewa housing units and relocation assistance through LPHS had been secured for displaced residents.⛓