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 PBS |
President1: | Maximus Ongkili |
Alongside1: | Joachim Gunsalam Jahid Jahim |
Term Start1: | 2008 |
Parliament2: | Malaysian |
Constituency Mp2: | Tanjong Aru |
Predecessor2: | Joseph Voon Shin Choi |
Successor2: | Constituency abolished |
Term Start2: | 1995 |
Term End2: | 2004 |
Parliament3: | Malaysian |
Constituency Mp3: | Kota Kinabalu |
Predecessor3: | Constituency created |
Successor3: | Hiew King Cheu |
Term Start3: | 2004 |
Term End3: | 2008 |
Assembly4: | Sabah State Legislative |
Constituency Am4: | Api-Api |
Predecessor4: | Chau Tet On |
Successor4: | Christina Liew |
Term Start4: | 1994 |
Term End4: | 2013 |
Birth Name: | Yee Moh Chai |
Birth Date: | 25 May 1955 |
Citizenship: | Malaysian |
Party: | PBS |
Occupation: | Politician |
Profession: | Lawyer |
Spouse: | Vicky Lai Nyat Yin |
Children: | 5 |
Yee Moh Chai is a Malaysian politician from PBS. He was the Member of Parliament for Tanjong Aru from 1995 to 2004, and for Kota Kinabalu from 2004 to 2008, and was the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Api-Api from 1994 to 2013.
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.
Yee is currently the Deputy President 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 to 2004 Sabah state election and was able to secure his post after the 2008 Sabah state election.[1]
Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||||||
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1995 | Tanjong Aru | Yee Moh Chai (PBS) | 10,306 | 43.92% | Joseph Voon Shin Choi (SAPP) | 8,788 | 37.45% | 23,463 | 1,518 | 64.96% | |||
Fung Ket Wing (DAP) | 4,142 | 17.65% | |||||||||||
1999 | Yee Moh Chai (PBS) | 11,826 | 49.22% | Philip Yong Chiew Lip (SAPP) | 11,281 | 46.95% | 24,027 | 545 | 58.01 | ||||
Oh Choo Hong (DAP) | 534 | 2.22% | |||||||||||
2004 | Kota Kinabalu | Yee Moh Chai (PBS) | 15,993 | 63.77% | Hiew King Cheu (DAP) | 5,187 | 20.68% | 25,078 | 10,806 | 58.16 | |||
Christina Liew (PKR) | 3,492 | 13.92% |
Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||||||
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1999 | Api-Api | Yee Moh Chai (PBS) | 9,146 | 56.27% | Chau Tet On (MCA) | 5,963 | 36.68% | 16,255 | 3,183 | 70.35% | |||
bgcolor= blue | Chin Chen Fui (BERSEKUTU) | 1,040 | 6.40% | ||||||||||
2004 | Yee Moh Chai (PBS) | 4,640 | 72.31% | Fung Kong Win (DAP) | 1,707 | 26.60% | 6,417 | 2,933 | 56.44% | ||||
2008 | Yee Moh Chai (PBS) | 3,419 | 50.04% | Christina Liew (PKR) | 3,245 | 47.50% | 6,832 | 174 | 63.41% | ||||
2013 | Yee Moh Chai (PBS) | 5,058 | 41.76% | Christina Liew (PKR) | 5,853 | 48.33% | 12,111 | 795 | 80.20% | ||||
bgcolor = | Wong Yit Ming (SAPP) | 713 | 5.89% | ||||||||||
bgcolor = | Felix Chong Kat Fah (ANAK NEGERI) | 152 | 1.26% | ||||||||||
Marcel Jude (IND) | 14 | 0.12% | |||||||||||
2018 | Yee Moh Chai (PBS) | 5,220 | 35.44% | Christina Liew (PKR) | 8,174 | 55.50% | 14,729 | 2,954 | 76.40% | ||||
bgcolor = | Lim Kat Chung (SAPP) | 598 | 4.06% | ||||||||||
bgcolor = | Land Lip Fong (ANAK NEGERI) | 244 | 1.66% | ||||||||||
Chan Chee Ching (IND) | 94 | 0.64% | |||||||||||
2020 | Yee Moh Chai (PBS) | 2,449 | 20.64% | Christina Liew (PKR) | 7,796 | 65.71% | 11,865 | 5,347 | 61.96% | ||||
bgcolor= | Pang Yuk Ming (PCS) | 431 | 3.63% | ||||||||||
Chin Su Phin (LDP) | 317 | 2.67% | |||||||||||
bgcolor = | Lo Yau Foh (PPRS) | 280 | 2.36% | ||||||||||
bgcolor= blue | Chong Tze Kiun (PGRS) | 97 | 0.82% | ||||||||||
Sim Sie Hong (IND) | 72 | 0.61% | |||||||||||
Ng Chun Sua (IND) | 41 | 0.34% | |||||||||||
Marcel Jude (IND) | 16 | 0.13% |