Lee Chin Cheh Explained

Lee Chin Cheh is a Malaysian politician and the former Selangor state assemblyman of the Kajang seat. He became infamous for vacating his seat at Kajang on 27 January 2014.^[1]

Kajang Move

See main article: Kajang Move.

In the general elections in 2013, he won by a majority of 6,824 votes against 5 other candidates .^[2]

The first stage of the "Kajang Move" was a by-election held for the Selangor State Assembly seat of Kajang on 23 March 2014.^{[3] [4]} The seat was vacated after the incumbent PKR assemblyman, Lee Chin Cheh resigned on 27 January 2014.^[5] Lee had won the seat by a majority of 6,824 votes, against five other candidates, in the 2013 election.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: The Malaysian Insider. Kajang rep quits for by-election, Anwar or Rafizi slated to stand. 27 January 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006081212/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/kajang-rep-quits-for-by-election-anwar-slated-to-stand. 6 October 2014.
2. News: Channel News Asia. Kajang by-election set for March 23. 5 February 2014.
3. News: Free Malaysia Today. Kajang polls fixed for March 23. 5 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20171026163144/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2014/02/05/kajang-polls-fixed-for-march-23/. 26 October 2017. dead.
4. News: The Malaysian Insider. Kajang by-election to be held on March 23, nominations on March 11, says polls body. 5 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006144706/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/kajang-by-election-to-be-held-on-march-23-nominations-set-for-march-11-says. 6 October 2014.
5. News: The Malaysian Insider. Kajang rep quits for by-election, Anwar or Rafizi slated to stand. 27 January 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006081212/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/kajang-rep-quits-for-by-election-anwar-slated-to-stand. 6 October 2014.
6. News: Channel News Asia. Kajang by-election set for March 23. 5 February 2014.