Wong Tack is a Malaysian politician and environmentalist who served as the Member of Parliament for Bentong from May 2018 to November 2022.
12 Facts About Wong Tack
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Wong Tack is an independent and was a member of the Democratic Action Party, a component party of the Pakatan Harapan and formerly Pakatan Rakyat coalition.
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Wong Tack is a Malaysian Chinese of Hakka descent.
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In November 2018, Wong Tack was revealed as the poorest MP in the asset declaration list with a monthly income of RM22,412.64 as shown in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission official website.
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Wong Tack was the chairperson of Himpunan Hijau, or Green Assembly a Malaysian environmentalist movement protesting against the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant, a rare earth processing plant operating in Gebeng, Kuantan, Pahang which he founded in 2011.
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On 26 October 2022, DAP announced that Wong Tack had been dropped by the party to contest for the Bentong seat in the 2022 general election.
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Loke revealed that Wong Tack had been offered to contest for the Cameron Highlands seat, Wong Tack however had rejected it and Loke expressed his respect towards his rejection.
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In strong response, Wong Tack broke ranks with the party and announced that he would seek reelection as the Bentong MP by contesting for the Bentong seat as an independent candidate for the very first time, which was against the party rules and discipline as well as facing the risks of costing him the party membership.
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Wong Tack stressed that Bentong was his hometown and there was no need for him to move away from Bentong as well as taking swipe at the party for its internal politicking and power struggles, he distanced himself and his people from them, noting that the people have the rights to decide their own paths and destiny.
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Wong Tack added that following this, he was no longer a DAP member.
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Wong Tack criticised "party politics", citing that party members have to listen to the instructions of party leaders, but he only believes in "people's politics" and would only listen to the instructions of the people.
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Wong Tack revealed that he was using the symbol of hoe on the ballot papers and likening it as "using the hoe to open the ground, plant the seeds of hope" and hoping for the support of the people.