Tan Tee Beng is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia

Parliament of Malaysia

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 for the Nibong Tebal

Nibong Tebal

Nibong Tebal 高淵 is a town under parliamentary constituency P047. It is situated in Seberang Perai on the mainland side of Penang, Malaysia, bordered by Parit Buntar in Perak and Bandar Baharu in Kedah....

 constituency in Penang

Penang

Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...

, Malaysia. He holds the seat as an Independent

Independent (politician)

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Tan was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election

Malaysian general election, 2008

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 for the opposition Keadilan party, unseating Zainal Abidin Osman, a government Minister. On 1 March 2010, Tan announced he was leaving Keadilan to sit as an Independent member of Parliament. His resignation from Keadilan followed the instigation of disciplinary action against him by the party after he criticised Penang

Penang

Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...

 Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng

Lim Guan Eng

Lim Guan Eng is the 4th Chief Minister of the State of Penang and Secretary-General of the Malaysian Democratic Action Party . He is the son of Lim Kit Siang, Leader of the Opposition in the Dewan Rakyat from 1973 to 1999 and 2004 to 2008....

 from the party's Pakatan Rakyat

Pakatan Rakyat

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 coalition partner the Democratic Action Party

Democratic Action Party

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Tan's father, Datuk Tan Gim Hwa, was a founding member of the Gerakan

Gerakan

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 party (part of the Barisan Nasional

Barisan Nasional

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 coalition government), and Tee Beng himself is a former official in Gerakan's youth wing.

Before entering politics, Tee Beng was a stockbroker. He obtained a Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor of Laws

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 from Middlesex University

Middlesex University

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Election results

Year	Parliamentary seat	Votes Obtained	Majority	Ballots Cast	Opponent	Turnout
2008	P47 Nibong Tebal, Penang	20,210	3,087	38,129	Zainal Abidin Osman (Barisan Nasional Barisan Nasional Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia, formed in 1973 as the successor to the Alliance . Along with its predecessor, it has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence...  - UMNO)	80%