Wong Keat Ping[a] (born 9 March 1970), known professionally as Elizabeth Wong, is a Malaysian politician and activist who served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administrations under former Menteris Besar Khalid Ibrahim and Azmin Ali from March 2008 to May 2018 as well as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Lanjan from March 2008 to August 2023. She is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH and formerly coalition.
Elizabeth Wong Keat Ping | |
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黄洁冰 | |
| Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (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 | |
| Monarch | Sharafuddin |
| Menteri Besar | Khalid Ibrahim (2008–2014) Azmin Ali (2014–2018) |
| Preceded by | Lim Thuang Seng (Tourism and Consumer Affairs) Ch'ng Toh Eng (Environment) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rashid Asari (Tourism) Hee Loy Sian (Environment, Green Technology and Consumer Affairs) |
| Constituency | Bukit Lanjan |
| Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Bukit Lanjan | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 12 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Yong Dai Ying (BN–GERAKAN) |
| Succeeded by | Pua Pei Ling (PH–PKR) |
| Majority | 5,155 (2008) 17,200 (2013) 40,233 (2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Wong Keat Ping 9 March 1970 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Occupation | Politician, activist |
| Website | elizabethwong |
| Elizabeth Wong Keat Ping on Facebook | |
Elizabeth Wong Keat Ping | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 黃潔冰 |
| Simplified Chinese | 黄洁冰 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Huáng Jié Bīng |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Vòng Ke̍t-pên |
| Jyutping | Wong4 Git3 Bing1 |
| Hokkien POJ | N̂g Kiat-peng |
| Tâi-lô | N̂g Kiat-ping |
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. On 8 March 2008, Wong defeated the incumbent and was elected as the new Selangor State Assemblywoman for Bukit Lanjan with a majority of over 5000 votes.
After serving 15 years, Wong did not defend her seat in the 2023 Selangor state election and was replaced by party colleague Phua Pei Ling.[1]
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N37 Bukit Lanjan | Elizabeth Wong Keat Ping (PKR) | 12,125 | 62.44% | Yong Dai Ying (Gerakan) | 6,970 | 35.89% | 19,420 | 5,155 | 76.01% | ||
| 2013 | Elizabeth Wong Keat Ping (PKR) | 25,808 | 74.99% | Chong Tuck Chiew (Gerakan) | 6,608 | 25.01% | 34,416 | 17,200 | 86.90% | |||
| 2018 | Elizabeth Wong Keat Ping (PKR) | 47,748 | 86.40% | Syed Abd Razak Syed Long Alsagoff (Gerakan) | 7,515 | 13.60% | 55,732 | 40,223 | 86.78% | |||
Notes
edit- ^ Simplified Chinese: 黄洁冰; traditional Chinese: 黃潔冰; pinyin: Huáng Jié Bīng; Jyutping: Wong4 Git3 Bing1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Kiat-peng; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Vòng Ke̍t-pên
External links
edit- Official website Archived 17 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
References
edit- ^ Tan, Tarrence; Vethasalam, Ragananthini (22 July 2023). "State polls: PKR to contest 20 seats in S'gor, rapper Altimet gets nod in Lembah Jaya". The Star. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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