2026
04 SEP
04 SEP
Called for Penang's planned fee, quit rent and water tariff increases to be deferred.
DAP
ACTIVE
LIM GUAN ENG
Lim Guan Eng · born 1960 · Penang
Previously: Finance Minister 2018–2020 · Chief Minister of Penang 2008–2018 · MP for Kota Melaka 1986–1999
Party history: DAP 1986–now
STATS
CONTESTS
11
WINS
11
LOSSES
0
WIN RATE
100%
BIGGEST MAJ.
49,648
YRS IN PARL.
31
PARTY SWITCH
0
STATEMENTS
2
W/ OUTCOME
0
ATTENDANCE
98%
Bars scale against the highest value on the roster. Years in Parliament is approximate: each win counts until the next general election. Biggest majority: P043 Bagan 2022.
ELECTION RECORD
11 WON 0 LOST 1 DID NOT CONTEST
| YEAR | ELECTION | SEAT | RESULT | MAJORITY | SRC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | State election (state) | N23 Air Putih, Penang | WON | 7,923 | src |
| 2022 | GE15 | P043 Bagan, Penang | WON | 49,648 | src |
| 2018 | GE14 | P043 Bagan, Penang | WON | 43,902 | src |
| 2018 | State election (state) | N23 Air Putih, Penang | WON | 7,958 | src |
| 2013 | GE13 | P043 Bagan, Penang | WON | 34,159 | src |
| 2013 | State election (state) | N23 Air Putih, Penang | WON | 7,744 | src |
| 2008 | GE12 | P043 Bagan, Penang | WON | 22,070 | src |
| 2008 | State election (state) | N23 Air Putih, Penang | WON | 4,061 | src |
| 1999 | GE10 | — | DID NOT CONTEST | Disqualified after 1998 conviction | |
| 1995 | GE9 | P123 Kota Melaka, Melaka | WON | 4,964 | src |
| 1990 | GE8 | P113 Kota Melaka, Melaka | WON | 14,468 | src |
| 1986 | GE7 | P113 Kota Melaka, Melaka | WON | 17,606 | src |
DEWAN RAKYAT ATTENDANCE
259 OF 263 SITTING DAYS 98%
| MEETING | DATES | SITTING DAYS | PRESENT | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penggal 1 · Mesyuarat 1 | 2022-12-19 → 2022-12-20 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Penggal 2 · Mesyuarat 1 | 2023-02-13 → 2023-04-04 | 31 | 31 | 100% |
| Penggal 2 · Mesyuarat 2 | 2023-05-22 → 2023-06-15 | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| Penggal 2 · Mesyuarat Khas | 2023-09-11 → 2023-09-19 | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Penggal 2 · Mesyuarat 3 | 2023-10-10 → 2023-11-30 | 31 | 31 | 100% |
| Penggal 3 · Mesyuarat 1 | 2024-02-26 → 2024-03-27 | 19 | 19 | 100% |
| Penggal 3 · Mesyuarat 2 | 2024-06-24 → 2024-07-18 | 15 | 15 | 100% |
| Penggal 3 · Mesyuarat 3 | 2024-10-14 → 2024-12-12 | 35 | 35 | 100% |
| Penggal 4 · Mesyuarat 1 | 2025-02-03 → 2025-03-06 | 18 | 18 | 100% |
| Penggal 4 · Mesyuarat Khas | 2025-05-05 → 2025-05-05 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Penggal 4 · Mesyuarat 2 | 2025-07-21 → 2025-08-28 | 24 | 24 | 100% |
| Penggal 4 · Mesyuarat 3 | 2025-10-06 → 2025-12-04 | 33 | 30 | 91% |
| Penggal 5 · Mesyuarat 1 | 2026-01-19 → 2026-03-03 | 20 | 19 | 95% |
| Penggal 5 · Mesyuarat 2 | 2026-06-22 → 2026-07-16 | 16 | 16 | 100% |
| Penggal 5 · Mesyuarat Khas | 2026-08-11 → 2026-08-11 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Counted from the "Kehadiran Ahli-Ahli Parlimen" list printed in each sitting day's Hansard (unrevised copies). Present means listed as present on that day; the list does not say for how long. Counted from 2022-11-19. Source: Hansard, Parlimen Malaysia. Compiled 2026-09-05.
STATEMENTS ON RECORD
What they said, where, when, with a link. If something happened afterwards it is listed under the statement with its own link. No verdicts.
2026
01 JUL
01 JUL
Urged the Prime Minister to repay what he described as a RM2.8 billion shortfall in federal allocations to Penang and to overhaul the state funding formula.
ALL SOURCES
- https://github.com/Thevesh/paper-meco-results
- https://www.parlimen.gov.my/hansard-dewan-rakyat.html?uweb=dr
- https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/04/lim-guan-eng-calls-for-penang-fee-land-tax-and-water-tariff-hikes-to-be-deferred/233827
- https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/07/01/lim-guan-eng-urges-pm-to-repay-penang-rm28b-shortfall-and-overhaul-state-funding-formula/225912
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260702030208/https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/07/01/lim-guan-eng-urges-pm-to-repay-penang-rm28b-shortfall-and-overhaul-state-funding-formula/225912