See Chee How Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berhormat Tuan
See Chee How
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Native Name Lang:zh-my
Successor:Michael Teo Yu Keng
Term Start:2011
Term End:24 February 2020
President:Wan Azizah Wan Ismail

Anwar Ibrahim
1Blankname:State Chairman
Constituency Am1:Batu Lintang
Assembly1:Sarawak State Legislative
Term Start1:16 April 2011
Predecessor1:Voon Lee Shan
(PRDAP)
Majority1:8,381 (2011)
4,385 (2016)
93 (2021)
Citizenship:Malaysian
Nationality:Malaysian
Party:People's Justice Party (PKR)

Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB)

Independent
Otherparty:Pakatan Rakyat (PR)

Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Lawyer
Alma Mater:University of London
Birth Name:See Chee How
Birth Place:Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

See Chee How, is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Batu Lintang since April 2011. He is presently an independent.[1] He was a member of the opposition Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) and People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition.[2] He also served as State Vice Chairman of PKR of Sarawak before his sacking from the party.

Political career

Between August 2018 and February 2020, See served as special officer representing Minister of Works of Malaysia, Baru Bian, in Sarawak on a pro bono basis.[3]

See was sacked from PKR in mid-April 2020 having been alleged to have supported the camp belonging to former party deputy president, Mohamed Azmin Ali, in the events leading up to the 2020 Malaysian constitutional crisis.[4]

On 29 May 2020, president of United Sarawak Party (PSB), Wong Soon Koh, announced that See has been accepted as a member of PSB.[5] [6] See's addition to PSB comes as over 20 other former PKR members, either sacked or having resigned from the party, also received their acceptance into PSB.[7] [8]

On 14 August 2022, Speaker of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar announced that See had informed him about leaving PSB two days prior on 12 August 2022 without adding reasons. This left PSB only three MLAs and the Opposition five in addition with another two from PH. His seating in the state assembly was also rearranged and moved away from the opposition seats.[9]

See has said to reporters in February 2024 that he will remain as an independent MLA and would not join any political party, until the next state election.[10]

Election results

Year!Constituency! colspan="2"
CandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctMajorityBallots castTurnout
1990Mas GadingSee Chee How (DAP)1,6378.08%Patau Rubis (SNAP)10,92454.41%3,23220,25368.46%
Wilfred Rata Nissom (IND)1,6878.08%
2008StampinSee Chee How (PKR)2,1985.10%Yong Khoon Hian @ Yong Khoon Seng (SUPP)21,96651.01%3,07043,06065.30%
Voon Lee Shan (DAP)18,89643.88%
Year!
ConstituencyVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2011Batu Lintang (PKR)13,23572.01%Sih Hua Tong (SUPP)4,85426.41%18,4758,38166.38%
Lina Soo (IND)2901.58%
2016 (PKR)10,75861.61%Sih Hua Tong (SUPP)6,37336.50%17,6134,38562.67%
Lina Soo (STAR)3311.89%
2021See Chee How (PSB)4,42035.86%Sih Hua Tong (GPS)4,32735.10%12,3279341.62%
Cherishe Ng (PKR)1,82314.79%
Voon Lee Shan (PBK)1,57012.74%
Leong Shaow Tung (ASPIRASI)1871.52%

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Batu Lintang rep leaves PSB to become Independent. The Star. 14 August 2022. 14 August 2022.
  2. News: It's official – Baru, See join PSB with over 20 former PKR leaders. Borneo Post. 30 May 2020. 30 May 2020.
  3. Web site: 22 February 2019. Baru appoints special officers for Sabah, Sarawak. The Borneo Post. 19 August 2018.
  4. Web site: PKR confirms Batu Lintang assemblyman, Betong branch chairman sacked from party. Malay Mail. 14 April 2020. 14 April 2020. Sulok. Tawie.
  5. Web site: Two ex-Sarawak PKR lawmakers Baru Bian and See Chee How now PSB members, says party president. 30 May 2020. 29 May 2020. Tawie. Sulok. Malay Mail.
  6. Web site: Baru and See to join PSB, says Soon Koh. 30 May 2020. 29 May 2020. Edward. Churchill. The Borneo Post.
  7. Web site: It's official – Baru, See join PSB with over 20 former PKR members. 30 May 2020. Nigel. Edgar. The Borneo Post. 30 May 2020.
  8. Web site: Ex-PKR MP Baru Bian joins Parti Sarawak Bersatu. 30 May 2020. Sharon. Ling. The Star (Malaysia). 30 May 2020.
  9. Web site: Sulaiman . Fadhilah . See Chee How keluar PSB, pembangkang DUN Sarawak kini tinggal lima orang . www.astroawani.com . 17 June 2024 . ms . 14 August 2022.
  10. Web site: Toyat . Jude . Batu Lintang rep not joining any party until DUN dissolved . Borneo Post Online . 17 June 2024 . 10 February 2024.