Hiew Vun Zin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hiew (邱).

George Hiew Vun Zin (Chinese: 邱文正; pinyin: Qīu Wénzhèng) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Karamunting since May 2018. He served as the State Assistant Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) administration under former Chief Minister Shafie Apdal and former Minister Jaujan Sambakong from May 2018 to the collapse of the WARISAN administration in September 2020. He is a member of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition and was a former member of WARISAN.^[1][2][3][4] He was also Former Member of the Supreme Council and Division Chief of Sandakan of WARISAN. On 4 March 2023, he left WARISAN for GAGASAN.^[5]

Yang Berhormat Datuk Hiew Vun Zin PGDK ASDK MLA
邱文正
State Assistant Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah
In office 16 May 2018 – 29 September 2020
Minister	Jaujan Sambakong
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Shafie Apdal
Preceded by	Joachim Gunsalam
Succeeded by	Isnin Aliasnih Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supian
Constituency	Karamunting
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Karamunting
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Charles O Pang Su Sin (BN–LDP)
Majority	3,848 (2018) 2,479 (2020)
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2018–2023	Sabah Heritage Party
2023–	Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Personal details
Born	George Hiew Vun Zin 1979 (age 44–45) Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP) (2013–2016) Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) (2016–2023) Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (since 2023)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2013–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2016) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2023)
Spouse	Tracy Kong Sim Yee
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Sabah State Legislative Assembly^[6][7][8]

Year	Constituency			Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	N45 Elopura, P186 Sandakan		Hiew Vun Zin (DAP)	7,854	47.81%		Au Kam Wah (GERAKAN)	8,105	49.34%	16,709	251	74.90%
							Liau Fook Kong (SAPP)	469	2.85%
2018	N44 Karamunting, P185 Batu Sapi		Hiew Vun Zin (WARISAN)	7,243	63.67%		Lim Kai Min (LDP)	3,395	29.84%	11,724	3,848	73.00%
							Norsah Bongsu (PAS)	677	5.95%
							Besarun Kecha (STAR)	61	0.54%
2020	N54 Karamunting, P185 Batu Sapi		Hiew Vun Zin (WARISAN)	5,694	58.76%		Chew Kok Woh (MCA)	3,215	33.17%	9,690	2,479	60.96%
							Adam Rachel Singh Chal (USNO Baru)	306	3.16%
							Kong Nyuk Thou (PBS)	235	2.43%
							Ha Cheun Hoo (LDP)	129	1.33%
							Loo Mun Yew (PCS)	81	0.84%
							Lee Tiang Yong (PPRS)	30	0.31%

Honour

•   Sabah :
  •   Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018)^[9]
  •   Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2023)^[10]

References

1. "Jemaah menteri Kabinet Sabah angkat sumpah". Astro Awani (in Malay). 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
2. "Senarai calon Warisan Plus bagi PRN Sabah". Malaysiakini (in Malay). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
3. "Sabah govt committed to boosting home ownership". Daily Express. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
4. "HIEW VUN ZIN @ GEORGE HIEW". Sinar Haarian (in Malay). 25 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
5. "One more Warisan rep leaves to back Hajiji". The Star. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
6. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
7. "Undi.info". undi.info. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
8. "N.54 KARAMUNTING". SPR Dashboard. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
9. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2018" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
10. "Acryl Sani dahului 1,209 senarai penerima darjah kebesaran Sabah". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.