| Michelle Ng | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-my |
| Birth Name: | Michelle Ng Mei Sze |
| Birth Date: | 7 April 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia |
| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berhormat Puan |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MLA |
| Assembly: | Selangor State Legislative |
| Constituency Am: | Subang Jaya |
| Term Start: | 9 May 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Hannah Yeoh (PR–DAP) |
| Majority: | 48,272 (2018) 51,191 (2023) |
| Party: | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Otherparty: | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Alma Mater: | London School of Economics |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
Michelle Ng Mei Sze (; born 7 April 1990) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Subang Jaya since May 2018. She is a member of Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. She also serves as a Committee Member in DAP Selangor, the Publicity Secretary in DAP Wanita Selangor, Public Policy Bureau in the National Executive Committee of the DAP Socialist Youth and the Secretary of the Legal Bureau of DAP.[1] [2]
Michelle completed her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) at the London School of Economics on a Maxis Scholarship. She was also admitted as a barrister-at-law with Inner Temple. Prior to that, Michelle completed her A-levels with HELP University on a Student Achiever's Scholarship Award. She obtained her secondary and primary school education from Catholic High School and Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Yoke Nam respectively.[3]
Michelle Ng is a lawyer. She formerly practiced as a litigation lawyer with particular interest in constitutional, human rights and public interest litigation. She was a legal associate with Sreenevasan Young before joining Gobind Singh Deo & Co, the former law firm of Gobind Singh Deo, Member of Parliament (MP) of Malaysia for Puchong.
2018
See main article: 2018 Selangor state election.
In 2018, Michelle was fielded for the first time to contest on a DAP ticket under the Subang Jaya constituency for the Selangor State Assembly in the 14th General Elections, where she won 88.3% of the constituents’ votes with a 48,272 majority, making her one of the youngest representatives to be elected into the Selangor State Assembly at the age of 28.[4]
2023
See main article: 2023 Selangor state election. Michelle was re-elected in 2023 with 81.03% of the votes with a 51,191 majority in a 3-corner electoral race against Zayd Shaukat from MUDA and Gana Pragasam Sebastian from Perikatan Nasional.[5]
Having lobbied intensively for improvement in water works,[6] [7] [8] the Special Select Committee on Selangor Water Resource was reinstated during the March 2020 State Assembly sitting where Michelle was made the Chairlady.[9] Michelle is also the Publicity Secretary of the DAP Women's Selangor State Committee.[10]
Michelle lobbied extensively for water sector reforms which increase oversight towards Selangor's water resources.[11] She also successfully lobbied the state government to improve acesss to the criminal justice system through the Selangor Legal Aid Fund.[12] [13] She also took keen interest in mental health care access and lobbied to better subsidise mental health care and decriminalisation suicide attempts.[14] [15] [16] She also helped bringing back the mini van into the public transport system by implementing in Subang Jaya Selangor's first on-demand van hailing service through Kumpool.[17]
Michelle is married to Tan Cheng Leong. They are parents to a son, which was born on 21 April 2022.[18]
On 3 June 2023, Michelle launched her first book, "Beneath Calm Waters", which chronicles her struggle in finding her feet to invoke change from a tightrope act as a state government backbencher.[19] In this book, she provides a raw account of the highs and lows in her journey of pushing for systemic reforms, many of which were inspired by issues addressed through community work.
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N31 Subang Jaya | (DAP) | 55,354 | 88.33% | Chong Ah Watt (MCA) | 7,082 | 11.30% | 62,664 | 48,272 | 85.56% | |||
| Toh Sin Wah (IND) | 228 | 0.36% | |||||||||||
| 2023 | (DAP) | 60,364 | 81.03% | Gana Pragasam Sebastian (BERSATU) | 9,173 | 12.31% | 74,493 | 51,191 | 66.53% | ||||
| Zayd Shaukat (MUDA) | 4,749 | 6.38% | |||||||||||