Candidate · P70 Bentong (1974)
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Overall due diligence
Moderate
Enhanced due diligence required
Long-serving MP and state assemblyman, but the record set is limited to election results and most integrity, financial, corporate and litigation checks are open.
Electoral resilience
High
Four consecutive wins from 1982 (Kepayang by-election) through 1990, with majorities of 3,258 to 15,671; records end in 1990 so post-1990 contests are unverified.
Political continuity
Stable
Continuous DAP membership from 1972; aligned with the DAP-led Gagasan Rakyat (GR) coalition in 1990. No party switch recorded.
Integrity signal
Open
Records contain no allegations, charges or convictions, but they cover only elections; court, MACC and other integrity checks are not in the record set.
Financial / corporate
Open
No SSM, asset-declaration, credit or company-registry records provided; financial and corporate exposure cannot be assessed from the records.
Based solely on the records provided, Lau Dak Kee is a long-serving DAP politician with a clear electoral track record from 1972 to 1990, including four consecutive election wins with substantial majorities and continuous party affiliation culminating in the DAP/GR coalition by 1990. The records contain no allegations, charges or adverse findings, but they cover only official election results; integrity, financial, corporate, procurement and litigation dimensions are not addressed in the record set and remain open. Enhanced due diligence is warranted because he held senior office (MP and state assemblyman) and most standard checks are still to be completed.
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Held both parliamentary (P58 Pasir Pinji, P59 Ipoh) and state seats (N22 Kepayang, N19 Dermawan, N21 Tasek) across 1982-1990.
Only party/coalition affiliation (DAP, DAP/GR) is documented in the records; no specific transactional or case-based networks.
No procurement, contract or government-tender records provided.
No company-registry, GLC board or directorship records provided.
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Contested 9 elections, won 5.
| Election | Seat | Ticket | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perak state election 1990 | N21 Tasek | DAP · GR | 10,994 58.7% | Won by 3,258 |
| GE8 (1990) | P59 Ipoh | DAP · GR | 22,617 58.0% | Won by 6,240 |
| Perak state election 1986 | N19 Dermawan | DAP | 15,281 67.8% | Won by 8,444 |
| GE7 (1986) | P58 Pasir Pinji | DAP | 29,438 67.0% | Won by 15,671 |
| By-election, 16 Oct 1982 | N22 Kepayang |
Official gazetted results via the Malaysian Election Corpus (grade A record).
Collected automatically from credible outlets and Wikipedia, then cross-checked: Verified items match the official record, Confirmed items were reported by two or more different outlets, and single-source items are one outlet’s report. Partisan and anonymous claims are never shown.
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| DAP |
| 16,246 71.5% |
| Won by 9,764 |
| GE6 (1982) | P55 Menglembu | DAP | 24,412 47.3% | 2nd of 2 |
| Pahang state election 1974 | N22 Bandar Bentong | DAP | 2,056 27.3% | 2nd of 3 |
| GE4 (1974) | P70 Bentong | DAP | 5,902 30.5% | 2nd of 3 |
| By-election, 3 Jun 1972 | P78 Ulu Selangor | DAP | 5,439 33.0% | 2nd of 2 |