Honours
Sabah :-
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018) [8]
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Chong Chen Bin | |
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| State Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry of Sabah | |
| In office 16 May 2018 –29 September 2020 Servingwith Azhar Matussin | |
| Minister | Wilfred Madius Tangau |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Shafie Apdal |
| Preceded by | Bolkiah Ismail |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Tamin Zainal |
| Constituency | Tanjong Kapor |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tanjong Kapor | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Teo Chee Kang (BN–LDP) |
| Majority | 2,992 (2018) 1,879 (2020) |
| Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2018–2023 | Heritage Party |
| 2023 | Independent |
| 2023– | GAGASAN Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ben Chong Chen Bin Kudat,Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah,Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Heritage Party (WARISAN) (2018-2023) [1] Independent (2023) Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2023) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ben Chong Chen Bin is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tanjong Kapor since May 2018. He served as the State Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) state administration under former Chief Minister Shafie Apdal and former State Minister Wilfred Madius Tangau from May 2018 to the collapse of WARISAN state administration in September 2020. He is an independent in support of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition until February 21,2023. He was member of the GAGASAN,the major component of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) since 2023. [1] [2] [3] [4]
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
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| 2018 | N04 Tanjong Kapor | Chong Chen Bin (WARISAN) | 9,124 | 54.32% | Teo Chee Kang (LDP) | 6,132 | 36.50% | 17,242 | 2,992 | 72.10% | ||
| Aliasgar Omolong (PAS) | 617 | 3.67% | ||||||||||
| Tsen Chou Yin (PCS) | 481 | 2.86% | ||||||||||
| Allaidly Poyon (PPRS) | 446 | 2.65% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | Chong Chen Bin (WARISAN) | 7,206 | 49.84% | Norlizah Gurahman (BERSATU) | 5,327 | 36.85% | 3,864 | 1,879 | 64.82% | |||
| Chin Kee Yong (LDP) | 1,492 | 10.32% | ||||||||||
| Shawn Davey Robert Lee (PCS) | 221 | 1.53% | ||||||||||
| Awang Karim Abdul Kadir (USNO Baru) | 211 | 1.46% | ||||||||||
Sabah :
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018) [8] 
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