Phee Boon Poh

{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}

{{family name hatnote|Phee (彭)|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Dato' Seri

| name = Phee Boon Poh

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|DGPN}}

| native_name = {{nobold|彭文宝}}

| native_name_lang = zh-my

| image =

| caption =

| office = Member of the
Penang State Executive Council
{{small|(Health, Welfare and Caring Society :
13 March 2008 – 7 May 2013)
(Welfare, Caring Society and Environment :
9 May 2013 – 14 May 2018 &
16 May 2018 – 13 August 2023)}}

| term_start = 16 May 2018

| term_end = 13 August 2023

| governor = Abdul Rahman Abbas
{{small|(2018–2021)}}
Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
{{small|(2021–2023)}}

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = Chow Kon Yeow

| predecessor = Himself

| successor = Lim Siew Khim
{{small|(Welfare)}}
Sundarajoo Somu
{{small|(Environment)}}
Portfolio abolished
{{small|(Caring Society)}}

| constituency = Sungai Puyu

| term_start1 = 9 May 2013

| term_end1 = 14 May 2018

| governor1 = Abdul Rahman Abbas

| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata1 = Lim Guan Eng

| predecessor1 = Himself
{{small|(Welfare and Caring Society)}}
Chow Kon Yeow
{{small|(Environment)}}

| successor1 = Himself

| constituency1 = Sungai Puyu

| term_start2 = 13 March 2008

| term_end2 = 7 May 2013

| governor2 = Abdul Rahman Abbas

| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata2 = Lim Guan Eng

| predecessor2 =

| successor2 = Himself
{{small|(Welfare and Caring Society)}}
Afif Bahardin
{{small|(Health)}}

| constituency2 = Sungai Puyu

| office3 = State Leader of the Opposition of Penang

| term_start3 = 2004

| term_end3 = 2008

| governor3 = Abdul Rahman Abbas

| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata3 = Koh Tsu Koon

| predecessor3 =

| successor3 =

| constituency3 = Sungai Puyu

| constituency_AM4 = Sungai Puyu

| assembly4 = Penang State Legislative

| term_start4 = 21 March 2004

| term_end4 = 12 August 2023

| predecessor4 = Lee Ah Lee
(BNMCA)

| successor4 = Phee Syn Tze
(PHDAP)

| majority4 = 407 (2004)
9,201 (2008)
16,207 (2013)
19,569 (2018)

| constituency_AM5 = Bagan Jermal

| assembly5 = Penang State Legislative

| term_start5 = 21 October 1990

| term_end5 = 25 April 1995

| predecessor5 = Lim Hock Seng (DAP)

| successor5 = Sak Cheng Lum
(BN–MCA)

| majority5 = 4,781 (1990)

| office7 = Faction represented in Penang State Legislative Assembly

| subterm7 = 1990–1995

| suboffice7 = Democratic Action Party

| subterm8 = 2004–2018

| suboffice8 = Democratic Action Party

| subterm9 = 2018–2023

| suboffice9 = Pakatan Harapan

| birth_name = Phee Boon Poh

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|12|01|df=y}}

| birth_place = Penang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)

| death_date =

| death_place =

| citizenship = Malaysian

| nationality = {{MAS}}

| party = Democratic Action Party (DAP)

| otherparty = Gagasan Rakyat (GR)
{{small|(1990–1995)}}
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
{{small|(1999–2004)}}
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
{{small|(2008–2015)}}
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
{{small|(since 2015)}}

| relations =

| occupation = Politician

| profession =

| education =

| alma_mater =

| spouse =

| children = Phee Syn Tze (daughter)

| website =

| footnotes =

}}

{{Infobox person

| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes|hide=yes

| t = 彭文寶

| s = 彭文宝

| poj = Phêⁿ Bûn-pó

| tl = Phênn Bûn-pó

| j = Paang4 Man4 Bou2

| p = Péng Wénbǎo}}}}

Phee Boon Poh ({{zh|s=彭文宝|t=彭文寶|poj=Phêⁿ Bûn-pó|tl=Phênn Bûn-pó|j=Paang4 Man4 Bou2|p=Péng Wénbǎo}}; born 1 December 1951) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administrations under Chief Ministers Lim Guan Eng and Chow Kon Yeow from March 2008 to August 2023, State Leader of the Opposition of Penang from 2004 to 2008 as well as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Puyu from March 2004 to August 2023 and Bagan Jermal from October 1990 to April 1995. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH and formerly PR, Barisan Alternatif (BA) and Gagasan Rakyat (GR) coalitions.

Election results

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|+ Penang State Legislative Assembly{{cite web|url=https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|title=SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia|language=Malay|accessdate=17 May 2018|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913134822/https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|url-status=dead}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.{{cite news|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/|title=The Star Online GE14|newspaper=The Star|accessdate=24 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.

!|Year

!|Constituency

!colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!colspan=2|Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Ballots cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

1990

|N07 Bagan Jermal

|{{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |

|{{nowrap|Phee Boon Poh}} (DAP)

| align="right" |11,244

|63.50%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

| Loong Kok Khoon (MCA)

|align="right" |6,463

|36.50%

|18,048

|4,781

|79.97%

1995

|N08 Bagan Jermal

|{{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |

|Phee Boon Poh (DAP)

| align="right" |6,053

|35.77%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|{{nowrap|Sak Cheng Lum}} (MCA)

|align="right" |10,871

|64.23%

|17,392

|4,818

|75.46%

1999

|rowspan=8|N07 Sungai Puyu

|{{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |

|Phee Boon Poh (DAP)

| align="right" |9,789

|47.41%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

| Lee Ah Lee (MCA)

|align="right" |10,859

|52.59%

|21,038

|1,070

|79.97%

2004

|{{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |

|Phee Boon Poh (DAP)

| align="right" |7,808

|52.02%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

| Lee Ah Lee (MCA)

|align="right" |7,201

|47.98%

|15,309

|607

|78.51%

2008

|{{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |

|Phee Boon Poh (DAP)

| align="right" |13,025

|77.30%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

| Teh Lay Cheng (MCA)

|align="right" |3,824

|22.70%

|17,061

|9,201

|82.39%

2013

|{{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |

|Phee Boon Poh (DAP)

| align="right" |19,381

|85.93%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

| Sum Yoo Keong (MCA)

|align="right" |3,174

|14.07%

|22,729

|16,207

|90.00%

rowspan=4|2018

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Keadilan}} |

|rowspan=4|Phee Boon Poh (DAP)

|rowspan=4 align="right" |21,705

|rowspan=4|90.17%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

| Lim Hai Song (MCA)

|align="right" |2,136

|align="right" |8.87%

|rowspan=4|24,234

|rowspan=4|19,569

|rowspan=4|87.60%

bgcolor={{party color|Parti Rakyat Malaysia}} |

|Tan Lay Hock (PRM)

|align="right" |101

|align="right" |0.42%

{{Color box|{{party color|Malaysian United Party}}|border=darkgray}} |

|Neoh Bok Keng (MUP)

|align="right" |79

|align="right" |0.33%

{{Color box|#ff7F00|border=darkgray}} |

|Ong Yin Yin (PFP)

|align="right" |51

|align="right" |0.21%

Honours

  • {{Flag|Penang}} :
  • 50px Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DGPN) – Dato' Seri (2023){{Cite web |title=PKR, DAP veterans among 30 new 'Datuk Seri' in Penang |url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/10/13/pkr-dap-veterans-among-30-new-datuk-seri-in-penang/ |website=Free Malaysia Today}}

References