Elizabeth Wong (politician)

Wong Keat Ping (simplified Chinese: 黄洁冰; traditional Chinese: 黃潔冰; pinyin: Huáng Jié Bīng; born 9 March 1970), professionally known as Elizabeth Wong, is a Malaysian politician. She is also the incumbent Selangor State Legislative Assemblywomwn for the Bukit Lanjan state seat since 2008. She is a member of People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wong(黃).
Yang Berhormat Puan

Elizabeth Wong

MLA
黄洁冰
Selangor State Executive Councillor
(Tourism, Consumer Affairs and Environment : 25 March 2008–26 September 2014)
(Tourism, Environment, Green Technology and Consumer Affairs : 27 September 2014–13 May 2018)
In office
25 March 2008 – 13 May 2018
MonarchSharafuddin
Menteri BesarAbdul Khalid Ibrahim
Mohamed Azmin Ali
Preceded byLim Thuang Seng (Tourism and Consumer Affairs)
Ch'ng Toh Eng (Environment)
Succeeded byAbdul Rashid Asari (Tourism)
Hee Loy Sian (Environment, Green Technology and Consumer Affairs)
ConstituencyBukit Lanjan
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Bukit Lanjan
Assumed office
8 March 2008
Preceded byYong Dai Ying (MCA–BN)
Majority5,155 (2008)
17,200 (2013)
40,233 (2018)
Personal details
Born
Wong Keat Ping

(1970-03-09) 9 March 1970
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyParti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
OccupationPolitician
Websiteelizabethwong.wordpress.com
Elizabeth Wong on Facebook

Wong is also a human rights activist and was involved in activist environmental campaigns.

Wong entered the electoral arena as a PKR candidate] during the 12th general election and on 8 March 2008, Wong created an upset by defeating the incumbent and was elected as the new Selangor State Assemblyman for Bukit Lanjan with a majority of over 5000, the second largest majority won by PKR state assembly candidates in Selangor.

Election results
Selangor State Legislative Assembly: N37 Bukit Lanjan[1][2][3][4]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 Elizabeth Wong (PKR) 12,125 62.44% Yong Dai Ying (Gerakan) 6,970 35.89% 19,420 5,155 76.01%
2013 Elizabeth Wong (PKR) 25,808 74.99% Chong Tuck Chiew (Gerakan) 6,608 25.01% 34,416 17,200 86.90%
2018 Elizabeth Wong (PKR) 47,748 86.40% Syed Abd Razak Syed Long Alsagoff (Gerakan) 7,515 13.60% 55,732 40,223 86.78%

References
  1. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  2. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  3. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.


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