| Jenice Lee | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-my |
| Birth Name: | Jenice Lee Ying Ha |
| Birth Date: | 28 April 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Constituency Am2: | Teratai |
| Assembly2: | Selangor State |
| Majority2: | 8,085 |
| Term Start2: | 2008 |
| Term End2: | 2013 |
| Predecessor2: | Yap Soo Sun (MCA-BN) |
| Successor2: | Tiew Way Keng (DAP-PR) |
| Party: | DAP (1999-2013) Independent (2013-2018) PRM (2018-present) |
| Otherparty: | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008-2013) Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999-2004) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Alma Mater: | Sydney University, Curtin University |
| Website: | Jenice Lee 李映霞 Blog |
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Jenice Lee Ying Ha is a Malaysian politician from the Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM). Lee was also a one term Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for the Teratai constituency from 2008 to 2013 representing Democratic Action Party (DAP) of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition then.[1]
Lee is an atheist Malaysian Chinese. She graduated from Sydney University, major in Economics, Politics & International Relations. She started as a student's leader and she was the founding Vice Presidents of New Era College Students' Union. From a student activist she eventually joined NGOs such as Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), the Human Rights NGO and eventually she joined political party; DAP.[2]
Lee started her political involvement since 1999. During these period of times she actively participated in regional and international event such as IUSY conference and later she became a founding member of YPSEA. She was invited & sponsored by US Embassy for The International Leadership program; study visit on United Nations and also political study tour at Berlin that invited cum sponsored by FES; became a member of International Observer for Cambodia Election that sponsored by ANFREL at the age of 20.
Lee had received the "Outstanding Alumni Award" from INTI College.
Lee made her debut by contesting and winning the Selangor State Legislative Assembly seat of Teratai as a DAP candidate in the 2008 general election.
Lee defended her seat as an Independent by using "Tree" as her logo in the 2013 general election after her name was dropped by the DAP's 4 men select committee.[1] Later DAP disciplinary chairman Tan Kok Wai announced she practised corruption and abuse of power. However, those allegations were not proven until today. Lee also faced many disagreements and needed to fend off political attacks from her former party DAP and other sects from the Pakatan Rakyat.[3]
Lee finally announced she had joined Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) in January 2018 and she was appointed as PRM Deputy President.[4] In the subsequent 2018 general election in May, she contested Pandan parliamentary seat and Teratai state seat under PRM tickets but lost both.
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N22 Teratai | Jenice Lee (DAP) | 15,563 | 67.54% | Lum Weng Keong (MCA) | 7,478 | 32.46% | 23,733 | 8,085 | 76.63% | ||||
| 2013 | Jenice Lee (IND) | 1,832 | 5.16% | (DAP) | 23,578 | 66.38% | 36,086 | 13,646 | 88.31% | |||||
| Liew Pok Boon (Gerakan) | 9,932 | 27.97% | ||||||||||||
| Chin Kok Keong (IND) | 115 | 0.32% | ||||||||||||
| Lim Ah Chai (IND) | 61 | 0.17% | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | Jenice Lee (PRM) | 529 | 1.18% | Lai Wai Chong (DAP) | 34,453 | 76.91% | 45,171 | 29,425 | 86.44% | |||||
| Liew Pok Boon (Gerakan) | 4,784 | 10.68% | ||||||||||||
| 5,028 | 11.22% | |||||||||||||
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P100 Pandan, Selangor | Jenice Lee (PRM) | 442 | 0.52% | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (PKR) | 64,733 | 75.47% | 85,774 | 52,543 | 84.66% | |||
| Leong Kok Wee (MCA) | 12,190 | 14.21% | |||||||||||
| Mohamed Sukri Omar (PAS) | 8,335 | 9.72% | |||||||||||
| (IND) | 73 | 0.09% | |||||||||||