ly ▁won ▁the ▁seat ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁amid ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁f oul ▁play , ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁has ▁never ▁respond . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Malays ian ▁general ▁election ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁final ▁time ▁he ▁cont ested ▁in ▁a ▁general ▁elections ▁before ▁ret iring , ▁he ▁retained ▁his ▁seat ▁for ▁a ▁last ▁time ▁with ▁a ▁clear ▁majority ▁of ▁ 4 , 5 6 4 ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁registered ▁vot er ▁count ▁of ▁ 1 5 , 8 6 7 . ▁ ▁Cab inet ▁position ▁Lim ▁first ▁became ▁a ▁minister ▁in ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁cabinet ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁Minister ▁with ▁Special ▁Function s ▁dealing ▁with ▁New ▁Vill ages ▁and ▁Emer gency ▁work ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁However , ▁he ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁post ▁the ▁very ▁next ▁year ▁as ▁a ▁protest ▁against ▁the ▁exp ulsion ▁of ▁the ▁M CA ▁reform ▁movement ▁leaders ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁bo oted ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁M CA ▁for ▁it , ▁where ▁he ▁subsequently ▁joined ▁Ger ak an . ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁Cab inet ▁com eb ack ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Primary ▁Indust ries ▁on ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁position ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁Energy , ▁Water ▁and ▁Communic ations . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Primary ▁Indust ries , ▁Malays ian ▁pal m ▁oil ▁became ▁very ▁well - known ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁pal m