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Jenice Lee Ying Ha (Chinese: 李映霞; pinyin: Lǐ Yìng Xiá; Jyutping: Lei5 Jing2 Haa4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Èng-hâ) is a Malaysian politician from the Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM). Lee was also a one term Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for the Teratai constituency from 2008 to 2013 representing Democratic Action Party (DAP) of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition then.

Background

Lee is an atheist Malaysian Chinese. She graduated from Sydney University, major in Economics, Politics & International Relations. She started as a student's leader and she was the founding Vice Presidents of New Era College Students' Union. From a student activist she eventually joined NGOs such as Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), the Human Rights NGO and eventually she joined political party; DAP.

Lee started her political involvement since 1999. During these period of times she actively participated in regional and international event such as IUSY conference and later she became a founding member of YPSEA. She was invited & sponsored by US Embassy for The International Leadership program; study visit on United Nations and also political study tour at Berlin that invited cum sponsored by FES; became a member of International Observer for Cambodia Election that sponsored by ANFREL at the age of 20.

Lee had received the "Outstanding Alumni Award" from INTI College.

Political career

Lee made her debut by contesting and winning the Selangor State Legislative Assembly seat of Teratai as a DAP candidate in the 2008 general election.

Lee defended her seat as an Independent by using "Tree" as her logo in the 2013 general election after her name was dropped by the DAP's 4 men select committee. Later DAP disciplinary chairman Tan Kok Wai announced she practised corruption and abuse of power. However, those allegations were not proven until today. Lee also faced many disagreements and needed to fend off political attacks from her former party DAP and other sects from the Pakatan Rakyat.

Lee finally announced she had joined Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) in January 2018 and she was appointed as PRM Deputy President. In the subsequent 2018 general election in May, she contested Pandan parliamentary seat and Teratai state seat under PRM tickets but lost both.

Election results

See also

• Teratai (state constituency)
• Pandan (federal constituency)

References

1. ^ "Ex-Teratai rep loses lawsuit against Tan Kok Wai". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
2. "DAP's Lee lodges police report for defamation". 16 October 2013.
3. MAZWIN NIK ANIS. "Pakatan Youth leaders come up with protest note", The Star, 5 January 2011. Retrieved on 22 April 2013.
4. R. Umavathi (20 January 2018). "PRM juga mahu jadi Perdana Menteri jika menang PRU". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
5. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
6. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
7. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
8. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
9. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

External links

• Jenice Lee 李映霞 Blog

• 1980 births
• Living people
• Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent
• Malaysian human rights activists
• Parti Rakyat Malaysia politicians
• Former Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) politicians
• Independent politicians in Malaysia
• Members of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
• Women MLAs in Selangor
• University of Sydney alumni
• 21st-century Malaysian politicians
• 21st-century Malaysian women politicians