Heng Lee Lee

{{short description|Malaysian politician and reporter}}

{{family name hatnote|Heng (王)|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Puan

| name = Heng Lee Lee

| native_name = {{nobold|王丽丽}}

| native_name_lang = zh-my

| honorific-suffix = MLA

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| constituency_AM = Berapit

| assembly = Penang State Legislative

| term_start = 9 May 2018

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| predecessor = Ong Kok Fooi
(PRDAP)

| successor =

| majority = 16,981 (2018)
18,053 (2023)

| birth_name = Heng Lee Lee

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|9|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia

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| nationality = Malaysia

| citizenship = Malaysian

| party = Democratic Action Party (DAP)

| otherparty = Pakatan Harapan (PH)

| occupation = Politician

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Heng Lee Lee (born 27 September 1979) is a Malaysian politician and reporter who has served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Berapit since May 2018. She is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

Education

She studied in SMK Jalan Damai and is a Bachelor in Communications from Universiti Sains Malaysia.{{Cite web |title=Keputusan {{!}} Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15 |url=https://pru.sinarharian.com.my/ |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=PRU @ Sinar Harian}}

Early career

Heng was a reporter from 2003 to 2010.

Political career

Heng was a Special Officer for the Office of Chief Minister of Penang from 2011 to 2018.

Election results

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|+Penang State Legislative Assembly{{cite web |title=RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES |url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pub&lang=BI&no=P.U.%20(B)%20326/2018 |access-date=2023-12-03 |archive-date=2023-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417235115/https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pub&lang=BI&no=P.U.%20(B)%20326/2018 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES |url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1852022/PUB%20373.pdf |access-date=2023-12-03}}

!|Year

!|Constituency

! colspan="2" |Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct.

! colspan="2" |Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct.

!|Ballots cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

rowspan="3" |2018

| rowspan="4" |N13 Berapit

| rowspan="3" {{Party shading/Keadilan}} |

| rowspan="3" |Heng Lee Lee (DAP)

| rowspan="3" align=right|18,378

| rowspan="3" |92.06%

| {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Goh Swee Gim (MCA)

| align=right|1,397

| align=right|7.00%

| rowspan="3" |20,207

| rowspan="3" |16,981

| rowspan="3" |84.98%

bgcolor = E45034 |

|Lee Poh Kong (PFP)

| align=right|105

| align=right|0.53%

bgcolor= red |

|Song Chee Meng (PRM)

| align=right|84

| align=right|0.42%

2023

| {{Party shading/PH}} |

|Heng Lee Lee (DAP)

| align=right|19,183

|94.44%

| bgcolor={{party color|Perikatan Nasional}} |

|Lee Kok Keong (GERAKAN)

| align=right|1,130

| align=right|5.56%

|20,486

|18,053

|70.46%

Personal life

Heng is married to a Taiwanese in 2019.{{Cite web |title=Heng Lee Lee is officially married |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/06/24/heng-lee-lee-is-officially-married |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=The Star |language=en}}

References