Seah Leong Peng

Seah Leong Peng was a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Teluk Intan from May 2013 to his death in May 2014 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Pasir Bedamar from November 1999 to May 2013. He was a member of the Democratic Action Party, a component party of formerly the Barisan Alternatif and Pakatan Rakyat coalitions.

Political career

In the 2013 Malaysian general election, Seah was nominated to contest for the Teluk Intan federal seat and he defeated President of the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia Mah Siew Keong of Barisan Nasional.

Death

He died on 1 May 2014 due to bladder cancer in University Malaya Medical Centre. After his death, a by-election was held on 31 May 2014 to choose a new Member of Parliament.