Yap Yew Weng
Malaysian politician
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Yap Yew Weng is a Malaysian politician who has served as a Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Mambau since May 2013 and Nilai from 2008 to May 2013.[1][2][3]
Succeeded byArul Kumar Jambunathan (PR–DAP)
Yap Yew Weng | |
|---|---|
叶耀荣 | |
| Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Mambau | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Wong May May (PR–DAP) |
| Majority | 9,377 (2013) 12,389 (2018) 14,940 (2023) |
| Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Nilai | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Lai Yit Fee (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Arul Kumar Jambunathan (PR–DAP) |
| Majority | 1,894 (2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1963 Masjid Tanah, Malacca |
| Party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–present) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | N12 Temiang | Yap Yew Weng (DAP) | 3,260 | 43.82% | Lee Yuen Fong (MCA) | 4,179 | 56.18% | 7,637 | 919 | 71.59% | ||
| 2008 | N10 Nilai | Yap Yew Weng (DAP) | 6,755 | 58.15% | Peter Lai Yit Fee (MCA) | 4,861 | 41.85% | 11,909 | 1,894 | 74.39% | ||
| 2013 | N23 Mambau | Yap Yew Weng (DAP) | 13,518 | 76.55% | Hoi Choi Sin (MCA) | 4,141 | 23.45% | 17,915 | 9,377 | 87.22% | ||
| 2018 | Yap Yew Weng (DAP) | 14,911 | 85.04% | Hoi Choi Sin (MCA) | 2,522 | 14.38% | 17,752 | 12,389 | 85.47% | |||
| T. Parimala Devi (PAP) | 101 | 0.58% | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Yap Yew Weng (DAP) | 17,039 | 88.28% | Satesh Kumar Nillamiam (PAS) | 2,099 | 10.88% | 19,456 | 14,940 | 67.20% | |||
| Kumaravel Ramiah (IND) | 163 | 0.84% | ||||||||||
