Lee Kee Hiong Explained

Lee Kee Hiong
Native Name Lang:zh-my
Education:Pay Fong Chinese National Type School 1
Tun Tuah National Secondary School
Melaka High National Secondary School
Alma Mater:University of Malaya
(Bachelor's degree in Resource Economics & Master's degree in Librarian and Information Science)
Birth Name:Lee Kee Hiong
Spouse:Lee Jenn Huei
Birth Date:16 March 1966
Nationality:Malaysia
Death Place:Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Resting Place:Nirvana Crematorium, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Constituency Am:Kuala Kubu Baharu
Assembly:Selangor State Legislative
Term Start:5 May 2013
Term End:21 March 2024
Predecessor:Wong Koon Mun
(BNMCA)
Successor:Pang Sock Tao
(PHDAP)
Majority:1,702 (2013)
7,134 (2018)
4,119 (2023)
Party:Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Otherparty:Gagasan Rakyat (GR)
(1993–1996)
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
(1999–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2015–2024)
Occupation:Politician

Lee Kee Hiong[1] (16 March 1966 – 21 March 2024) was a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kuala Kubu Baharu from May 2013 to her death in March 2024. She was a member and State Women Chief of Selangor of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR), Barisan Alternatif (BA) and Gagasan Rakyat (GR) coalitions. She was Member of the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) from 2008 to 2013, Political Secretary and Special Assistant to DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang and Member of the Board of Directors of the Women Empowerment Centre (PWB).

Death

Lee died due to ovarian cancer in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, on 21 March 2024. She was 58. A by-election was held after her death in office on 11 May 2024. Pang Sock Tao of PH was elected as her successor as the Kuala Kubu Baharu MLA by a majority of 3,869 votes in the election.[2] [3]

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
1995N19 Duyong (DAP)3,43936.01%Gan Boon Leong (MCA)5,11953.60%9,7381,68077.94%
Mohd Ali Mohd Sharif (PAS)99310.40%
Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2013N06 Kuala Kubu Baharu (DAP)9,46953.46%Ooi Hui Wen (MCA)7,76743.85%18,1651,70285.74%
Yoong Tham Fook (IND)2501.41%
Pritpal Singh Mender Singh (IND)1170.66%
Nadarajah Supramaniam (IND)1080.61%
2018Lee Kee Hiong (DAP)14,10157.85%Wong Koon Mun (MCA)6,96728.59%24,7467,13484.94%
Naharudin Abdul Rashid (PAS)3,30613.56%
2023Lee Kee Hiong (DAP)14,862 54.40%bgcolor= Henry Teoh Kien Hong (Gerakan) 10,74339.33%27,6624,11969.13%
bgcolor= Sivaprakash Ramasamy (MUDA)1,1864.34%
bgcolor= Chng Boon Lai (PRM)5271.90%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Y.B. Puan Lee Kee Hiong. dewan.selangor.gov.my.
  2. Web site: KKB rep Lee Kee Hiong dies. www.nst.com.my. 21 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Kuala Kubu Bharu assemblyman dies. www.freemalaysiatoday.com. 21 March 2024.