Wong Ling Biu ( zh, s=黄灵彪, t=黃靈彪, p=Huáng Língbiāo) is a

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who served as the

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(MP) for

Sarikei Sarikei is a town, and the capital of Sarikei District (985 square kilometres) in Sarikei Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is located on the Rajang River, near where the river empties into the South China Sea. The district population (year 201 ...

from May 2013 to November 2022. He is a member of the

Democratic Action Party The Democratic Action Party (abbreviation: DAP; ms, Parti Tindakan Demokratik; ; ta, ஜனநாயக செயல் கட்சி) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Malaysia. As one of four component parties of the ...

(DAP), a component party of the

Pakatan Harapan The Alliance of Hope ( ms, Pakatan Harapan; abbrev: PH; stylized as HARAPAN) is a Malaysian political coalition consisting of centre-left political parties which was formed in 2015 to succeed the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. It has been the ...

(PH) and formerly

Pakatan Rakyat The People's Alliance ( ms, Pakatan Rakyat; abbrev: PR) was an informal Malaysian political coalition and successor to Barisan Alternatif (BA). The political coalition was formed by the People's Justice Party (PKR), Democratic Action Party (DA ...

(PR) coalitions. On 7 March 2020, Wong was admitted at Sibu Hospital as a patient under investigation (PUI) for

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and was later tested positive on 15 March 2020. After a 79-day admission including 42 days of coma, Wong was finally discharged on 30 May 2020. His son, the national

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...

er champion Jackie Wong Siew Cheer, had also contracted the COVID-19 virus from him, was discharged earlier on 27 May after 73 days treatment at the same hospital since 16 March. In 2021, Wong was among six elected representatives from Sarikei Division to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. In

2022 Malaysian general election The 2022 Malaysian general election, formally the 15th Malaysian general election (GE15; Malay: ''Pilihan raya umum ke-15''), was held on Saturday, 19 November 2022 to elect the 222 members of the Dewan Rakyat in the 15th Parliament of Malaysi ...

, Wong decided not to contest for the Sarikei parliamentary seat. His son, Roderick Wong, which was his special assistant, replaced him for the quest of the seat. However, his son Roderick failed to defend the seat.

Election results

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