Yee Moh Chai Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri Panglima
Yee Moh Chai
Native Name Lang:zh-my
Office:Minister of Resources and Information Technology Development of Sabah
Term Start:2008
Term End:2018
Office1:Deputy President of the
United Sabah Party
President1:Maximus Ongkili
Term Start1:2008
Parliament2:Malaysian
Constituency Mp2:Kota Kinabalu
Predecessor2:Constituency created
Successor2:Hiew King Cheu (DAP)
Term Start2:21 March 2004
Term End2:8 March 2008
Parliament3:Malaysian
Constituency Mp3:Tanjong Aru
Predecessor3:Joseph Voon Shin Choi (PBS)
Successor3:Constituency abolished
Term Start3:24/25 April 1995
Term End3:21 March 2004
Assembly4:Sabah State Legislative
Constituency Am4:Api-Api
Predecessor4:Chau Tet On (PBS)
Successor4:Christina Liew (PKR)
Term Start4:18/19 February 1994
Term End4:5 May 2013
Birth Name:Yee Moh Chai
Birth Date:25 May 1955
Citizenship:Malaysian
Party:United Sabah Party (PBS)
Otherparty:Barisan Nasional (BN)
United Alliance
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Lawyer
Spouse:Vicky Lai Nyat Yin
Children:5
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Musa Aman
Governor:Ahmadshah Abdullah

Juhar Mahiruddin

Yee Moh Chai is a Malaysian politician who had served ad the Member of Parliament for Tanjong Aru from 1995 to 2004 and for Kota Kinabalu from 2004 to 2008 and was also the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Api-Api from 1994 to 2013. He is a member and the Deputy President of United Sabah Party (Chinese quota) since 2008.

Early career

He started his career as a doctor. After that, he worked as a lawyer in Dr. Yee & Associates until he was appointed into the Sabah Cabinet.

Politics

Yee is currently one of three Deputy Presidents of PBS.

Yee made his election debut in the 1994 Sabah state election for the Likas state seat but lost to the President of SAPP, Yong Teck Lee. In the 1995 Malaysian general election, he competed for the Tanjong Aru federal seat and was successful to defeat the incumbent, Joseph Voon. He then changed to compete for the Api-Api state seat in the 1999 Sabah state election.

Yee was appointed as the Sabah Minister of Resources and Information Technology Development after the 2004 Sabah state election and was able to secure his post after the 2008 Sabah state election.[1]

Election result

Candidate!Votes!Pct.! colspan="2"
Opponent(s)VotesPct.Ballots castMajorityTurnout
1995P151 Tanjong AruYee Moh Chai (PBS)10,30643.92%Joseph Voon Shin Choi (SAPP)8,78837.45%23,4631,51864.96%
Fung Ket Wing (DAP)4,14217.65%
1999Yee Moh Chai (PBS)11,82649.22%Philip Yong Chiew Lip (SAPP)11,28146.95%24,02754558.01
Oh Choo Hong (DAP)5342.22%
2004P172 Kota KinabaluYee Moh Chai (PBS)15,99363.77%Hiew King Cheu (DAP)5,18720.68%25,07810,80658.16
Christina Liew (PKR)3,49213.92%
Candidate!Votes!Pct.! colspan="2"
Opponent(s)VotesPct.Ballots castMajorityTurnout
1999N14 Api-ApiYee Moh Chai (PBS)9,14656.27%Chau Tet On (MCA)5,96336.68%16,2553,18370.35%
bgcolor= blue Chin Chen Fui (BERSEKUTU)1,0406.40%
2004N15 Api-ApiYee Moh Chai (PBS)4,64072.31%Fung Kong Win (DAP)1,70726.60%6,4172,93356.44%
2008Yee Moh Chai (PBS)3,41950.04%Christina Liew (PKR)3,24547.50%6,83217463.41%
2013Yee Moh Chai (PBS)5,05841.76%Christina Liew (PKR)5,85348.33%12,11179580.20%
bgcolor = Wong Yit Ming (SAPP)7135.89%
bgcolor = Felix Chong Kat Fah (ANAK NEGERI)1521.26%
Marcel Jude (IND)140.12%
2018Yee Moh Chai (PBS)5,22035.44%Christina Liew (PKR)8,17455.50%14,7292,95476.40%
bgcolor = Lim Kat Chung (SAPP)5984.06%
bgcolor = Land Lip Fong (ANAK NEGERI)2441.66%
Chan Chee Ching (IND)940.64%
2020N20 Api-ApiYee Moh Chai (PBS)2,44920.64%Christina Liew (PKR)7,79665.71%11,8655,34761.96%
bgcolor= Pang Yuk Ming (PCS)4313.63%
Chin Su Phin (LDP)3172.67%
bgcolor = Lo Yau Foh (PPRS)2802.36%
bgcolor= blue Chong Tze Kiun (PGRS)970.82%
Sim Sie Hong (IND)720.61%
Ng Chun Sua (IND)410.34%
Marcel Jude (IND)160.13%

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012-03-01 . Courtesy Call On YB Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai . 2022-11-09.
  2. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat . Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa . Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).