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Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Stephen Wong Tien Fatt
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黄天发
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| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sandakan |
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| In office 5 May 2013 – 28 March 2019 |
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| Preceded by | Liew Vui Keong (LDP-BN) |
| Succeeded by | Vivian Wong Shir Yee (PH-DAP) |
| Majority | 10,098 (2018) 1,088 (2013) |
| State Chairman of the Democratic Action Party of Sabah | |
| In office 2015 – 28 March 2019 |
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| Chairman | Tan Kok Wai |
| Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng |
| Preceded by | Jimmy Wong Sze Phin |
| Succeeded by | Frankie Poon Ming Fung |
| Minister of People's Health and Wellbeing (Sabah) | |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 28 March 2019 |
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| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Shafie Apdal |
| Succeeded by | Frankie Poon Ming Fung |
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| Born |
Wong Tien Fatt @ Wong Nyuk Foh
2 October 1954 Sandakan, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Died | 28 March 2019 (aged 64) Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Resting place | Sandakan Christian Burial Ground, along Mile 12 off Labuk Road, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (2012–2019) |
| Other political affiliations |
People's Pact (PR) Alliance of Hope (PH) |
| Children | include Vivian Wong Shir Yee |
| Occupation | Politician |
Datuk Wong Tien Fatt (simplified Chinese: 黄天发; traditional Chinese: 黃天發; pinyin: Huáng Tiānfā; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Thian-hoat; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Vòng Thiên-fat; 2 October 1954 – 28 March 2019), also known as Stephen Wong, was a Malaysian politician. He won to be the Member of Parliament for Sandakan in Sabah for two terms (2013–2019). He was also a nominated member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly and the Minister of People's Health and Wellbeing of Sabah (2018–2019). Wong was also state chairman of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) for Sabah (2015–2019).
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Political career
2013 general election
In the 2013 election, Wong faced Liew Vui Keong of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and subsequently won the parliamentary seat of Sandakan.
2018 general election
In the 2018 election, was fielded by the DAP again to contest in Sandakan, facing a new candidate Lim Ming Hoo from the LDP. He won the election with a large majority.
Election results
| Year | Government | Votes | Pct | Opposition | Votes | Pct | ||
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| 2013 | Liew Vui Keong (LDP) | 13,138 | 47.1% | Wong Tien Fatt (DAP) | 14,226 | 51.0% | ||
| 2018 | Wong Tien Fatt (DAP) | 19,094 | 48.0%2 | Lim Ming Hoo (LDP) | 8,996 | 22.6%2 | ||
| Notes: Table excludes votes for candidates who finished in third place or lower. 2 Different % used for 2018 election. |
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Death
Wong died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia on 28 March 2019 due to a heart attack during a morning hike on the same day. His body was flown back to his hometown of Sandakan to be laid to rest.
His death triggered the 2019 Sandakan by-election on 11 May. His former seat was successfully defended by his daughter and DAP candidate Vivian Wong Shir Yee by a majority of 11,521 votes.
Honours
Malaysia
Sabah :
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2018)
