| Yap Soo Huey | |||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh-my | ||||||||||
| Constituency Am: | Pulau Tikus | ||||||||||
| Assembly: | Penang State Legislative | ||||||||||
| Term Start: | 5 May 2013 | ||||||||||
| Term End: | 9 May 2018 | ||||||||||
| Predecessor: | Koay Teng Hai (DAP-PR) | ||||||||||
| Successor: | Chris Lee Chun Kit (DAP-PH) | ||||||||||
| Majority: | 8,220 (2013) | ||||||||||
| Nationality: | Malaysian | ||||||||||
| Party: | Democratic Action Party (DAP) | ||||||||||
| Otherparty: | Pakatan Harapan (PH) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) | ||||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Monash University ;Georgia Institute of Technology | ||||||||||
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Yap Soo Huey (Chinese: s=叶舒惠|t=葉舒惠|p=Yè Shūhuì|poj=Ia̍p Su-hōe) is a Malaysian politician. She was a member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly representing the constituency of Pulau Tikus for one term from 2013 to 2018. She is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.
Yap graduated from Monash University, Australia, in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in Science, and was awarded Honours. She then commenced a doctoral candidature, studying the HIV virus, before returning to Penang to work for the Chief Minister, Lim Guan Eng, on his science council. She was appointed as Lim's Science, Technology andInnovation Officer.[1]
In the 2013 election, Yap contested the seat of Pulau Tikus for Lim's DAP. She polled 11,256 votes, defeating her Barisan Nasional opponent with a majority of 8220 votes, as the DAP retained power in Penang.[2]
In the State Assembly, Yap has promoted bicycling as an alternative to automobiles.[3] She has also promoted the one-way traffic system in Pulau Tikus.[4] In 2014, she said that Pulau Tikus needs better public transport.[5]
Yap did not contest to seek a second term for her Pulau Tikus state seat in the 2018 election as to pursue her Master's in Urban and Transport Planning studies in US.[6]
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N25 Pulau Tikus | Yap Soo Huey (DAP) | 11,256 | 78.10% | Rowena Yam (Gerakan) | 3,036 | 21.10% | 14,442 | 8,220 | 80.50% | |||||