Lee Hwa Beng

Dato' Lee Hwa Beng (simplified Chinese: 李华民; traditional Chinese: 李華民; pinyin: Lǐ Huámín) is a Malaysian politician and the former Selangor State Assemblyman for Subang Jaya for three terms from 1995 to 2008. He is an accountant by training and served as Port Klang Authority chairman from 2008 to 2011.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee (李).
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Lee Hwa Beng

DSSA
李华民
Member of the Selangor State Assembly
for Subang Jaya
In office
25 April 1995 – 8 March 2008
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byHannah Yeoh (DAP - PR)
Personal details
Political partyMCA - Barisan Nasional (Sacked in 2012)
Independent.
OccupationPolitician, Accountant

Lee is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He first contested in 1990 general election, running for the Damansara Utama state seat. He lost but went on to win the Subang Jaya state seat for three terms in 1995, 1999 and 2004 general elections. In the 2008 general elections, Lee contested the parliamentary seat of Kelana Jaya, but lost out to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) newcomer Loh Gwo Burne. Following his defeat, Lee was appointed Port Klang Authority chairman by Transport Minister Ong Tee Keat amid a cloud of controversy over the Port Klang Free Zone scandal.[1] He wrote the book “PKFZ:A Nation’s Trust Betrayed.” He was sacked by MCA in 2012 for investigating & exposing the PKFZ Fiasco. To date he has not joined any political party

Election results
Selangor State Legislative Assembly[2]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1990 N25 Damansara Utama, P90 Petaling Jaya Lee Hwa Beng (MCA) 30,298 53% N. Madhavan Nair (DAP) 10,256 44% 25,734 4,858 69.28%
1995 N34 Subang Jaya, P97 Subang Lee Hwa Beng (MCA) 14,407 78% A. Ghani Harun (S46) 3,578 19% 18,363 10,829 73.10%
1999 Lee Hwa Beng (MCA) 15,701 63% Ong Ing Siong (DAP) 8,806 35% 24,878 6,895 76.11%
2004 N31 Subang Jaya, P104 Kelana Jaya Lee Hwa Beng (MCA) Unopposed
Parliament of Malaysia[2]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 P104 Kelana Jaya, Selangor Lee Hwa Beng (MCA) 25,267 44% Loh Gwo Burne (PKR) 30,298 53% 58,625 5,031 73.61%
Lim Peng Soon (IND)[3] 1,895 3%

Honours

References
  1. New Port Klang Authority chairman to name accounting firm Archived 2 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine The Star. 3 May 2008
  2. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  3. Independent candidate, "Billi" Lim Peng Soon received 1,895 votes (3%).
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