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词条 Violet Yong
释义

  1. Education

  2. Legal career

  3. Political career

     Sarawak State Election, 2006  Sarawak State Election, 2011  Sarawak State Election, 2016 

  4. Election results

  5. See also

  6. References

{{Infobox politician
| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Puan
| name = Violet Yong Wui Wui
| honorific-suffix = MLA
| native_name = {{nobold|杨薇讳}}
| native_name_lang = zh-my
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption = Violet Yong, DAP politician from Malaysia
| assembly = Sarawak State Legislative
| constituency_AM = Pending
| term_start = 20 May 2006
| term_end =
| predecessor = Sim Kheng Hui (SUPP-BN)
| successor =
| majority = 4,372 (2006)
7,595 (2011)
5,012 (2016)
| citizenship = Malaysian
| party = Democratic Action Party (DAP)
| otherparty = Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
| occupation = Politician, Lawyer
| alma_mater = University of Melbourne, Australia
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|4|04|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| residence =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| relations =
| spouse =
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| website = {{url|http://violetyong.blogspot.com/}}
{{url|https://www.facebook.com/violet.yong.1}}
| footnotes =
}}

Violet Yong Wui Wui is a Malaysian lawyer and politician from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) currently serving as the assemblywoman of the Sarawak State Assembly for Pending constituency.[1][2] She won the seat of N10 Pending for three consecutive terms, in the Sarawak state elections of 2006, 2011 and 2016.

Education

Yong is a holder of Bachelor of Laws from University of Melbourne, Australia.[3]

Legal career

Yong is a practicing lawyer at Chong Brothers Advocates, Kuching which is owned by Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, DAP Sarawak Chairperson and Stampin Member of Parliament (MP), Chong Chieng Jen.[4]

Political career

Yong's initiation to politics began as a child. As a first-hand witness to politics, she tagged along with her parents, active DAP members, to party activities and while they helped with canvassing during state elections.[3]

Yong joined the Democratic Action Party at the age of 29 after graduating from Melbourne. In early 2005, some party leaders in the state lobbied for her to be a candidate.[5]

Her big win came in the Sarawak state election, 2006 when she won the seat of Pending (state constituency), which was considered to be an SUPP-BN stronghold since 1991. From then on, she has continued to gain substantial majority in the ensuing state elections for her constituency.

Within her political party, she also heads the Women's Affairs department.[3]

Yong is sometimes associated with the moniker "Cili Padi" or Bird's eye chilli in English due to her pluckiness at voicing out problems and issues affecting the people.[6]

Sarawak State Election, 2006

Yong pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the Sarawak state election, 2006 when she defeated SUPP secretary general Datuk Sim Kheng Hui with a majority of 4,372 votes.[7][8] Before he was defeated in 2006, Datuk Sim had been assemblyman of Pending (state constituency) since 1991.

Sarawak State Election, 2011

In the Sarawak state election, 2011, Yong received 14,375 votes and won with a majority of 7,595 votes. She defeated Dr. Sim Kui Hian from SUPP under Barisan Nasional who received 6,780 votes.[9]

Sarawak State Election, 2016

In the Sarawak state election, 2016, Violet Yong won the seat of N10 Pending (state constituency) for a third term against incoming SUPP candidate Milton Foo Tiang Wee.[10]

Election results

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
YearConstituencyOppositionVotesPctGovernmentVotesPctValid ballotsMajorityTurnout
2006PendingViolet Yong Wui Wui}} (DAP)11,63261.57Sim Kheng Hui (SUPP / BN)7,26038.4318,8924,37219,203
2011Violet Yong Wui Wui}} (DAP)14,37567.95Dr. Sim Kui Hian (SUPP / BN)6,78032.0521,1557,59521,310
2016Violet Yong Wui Wui}} (DAP)12,45462.60Milton Foo Tiang Wee (SUPP / BN)7,44237.4019,8965,01220,038

See also

  • Pending (state constituency)

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ictu.tmp.sarawak.gov.my/seg.php?recordID=M0055&contentID=SM0112 |title=Sarawak Government Official Portal |website=Ictu.tmp.sarawak.gov.my |date= |accessdate=2016-06-04}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://dunsarawak.blogspot.my/2009/03/kawasan-pilihanraya-n_4294.html |title=Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak |website=Dunsarawak.blogspot.my |date=2004-02-26 |accessdate=2016-06-04}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://library.perdana.org.my/Digital_Content/Serials/EDGE/2006-JAN/Eastern%20promise%20%5B41%5D.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=May 7, 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531231450/http://library.perdana.org.my/Digital_Content/Serials/EDGE/2006-JAN/Eastern%20promise%20%5B41%5D.pdf |archivedate=May 31, 2016 }}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://sarawak-advocates.org.my/index.php/rolls-a-directories/legal-firms/86-chong-brothers-advocates |title=Chong Brothers Advocates. (Kuching) |website=Sarawak-advocates.org.my |date=2016-04-06 |accessdate=2016-06-04}}
5. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2011/01/31/woman-of-substance/ |title=Woman of substance - Community | The Star Online |website=Thestar.com.my |date=2011-01-31 |accessdate=2016-06-04}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fVxc6NCumA |title=DAP Ceramah by YB Violet Yong a.k.a. Cili Padi part 1 |publisher=YouTube |date=2013-05-02 |accessdate=2016-06-04}}
7. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/09/21/dr-sim-weve-three-names-for-pending/ |title=Dr Sim: We’ve three names for Pending – BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News | Largest English Daily In Borneo |website=Theborneopost.com |date=2015-09-21 |accessdate=2016-06-04}}
8. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/print/malaysia/former-classmates-to-lock-horns-in-pending |title=Former classmates to lock horns in Pending | Malaysia |publisher=Malay Mail Online |date=2016-05-04 |accessdate=2016-06-04}}
9. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2011/03/07/dr-sim-to-resign-from-health-dept-soon/ |title=Dr Sim to resign from Health Dept soon - Community | The Star Online |website=Thestar.com.my |date=2011-03-07 |accessdate=2016-06-04}}
10. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.newsarawaktribune.com/news/56084/3-corner-fight-in-Padungan-and-Batu-Lintang-straight-fight-in-Pending/ |title=3-corner fight in Padungan and Batu Lintang, straight fight in Pending |newspaper=New Sarawak Tribune |date= |accessdate=2016-06-04}}
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12 : Living people|1977 births|21st-century Malaysian politicians|21st-century Malaysian people|Malaysian lawyers|Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) politicians|Members of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly|Women MLAs in Sarawak|University of Melbourne alumni|Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent|Malaysian women lawyers|Women in Sarawak politics

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