Leonard Hsing Yin Shean (, 15 June 1958 – 1 June 2021) was a Malaysian politician. He was the single-term

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(MP) for Tanjong Aru (1986-1990). He was also a member of the

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(DAP).

Background

Hsing was born on 15 June 1958 and in

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. He finished his tertiary study in Architecture at

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(now known as Cardiff University). He was married to Dorothy Cornelius Jimbangan, a native

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woman from suburban

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and the couple has a daughter named Sonia Hsing Shiang Nee.

Political career

Hsing joined the DAP on 28 October 1986, at the time he had just returned to his hometown Kota Kinabalu after he graduated. He was only 28 then when he was first elected to the

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for winning the Tanjung Aru federal seat in the 1986 General Election. Hsing together with Fung Ket Wing (Sandakan), Gerard Math Lee Min (Gaya) and Samson Chin Chee Tsu (Tawau) were the first 4 MPs of DAP ever to have won parliamentary seats in Sabah then who had held them only for one term after DAP defeats in the 1990 General Election. After his parliamentary term ended, Hsing became a contractor but continued to remain with DAP and was involved in party work, especially in community service as a former MP.

Death

Hsing died on 1 June 2021 9.52 pm, at the age of 62 and was two weeks away to be 63, after battling the

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infection for nearly a month at the intensive care unit (ICU) of Queen Elizabeth Hospital 1 (QEH1) in Kota Kinabalu. He was earlier confirmed to be COVID-19 positive and admitted into the hospital on 5 May. His death was confirmed by his younger brother Tony Hsing. His body was cremated at Fook Look Siew Crematorium after encoffining service at QEH1 thereafter the ashes interred at St. Joseph Benevolent Columbarium, 4½ Mile Old Penampang Road Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kota Kinabalu for his final resting place on 5 June according to the

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standard operating procedure (SOP).

Election results

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