Violet Yong
Violet Yong Wui Wui | |
|---|---|
杨薇讳 | |
| Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2006–2018 | Democratic Action Party |
| 2018– | Pakatan Harapan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 April 1977 |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Politician, Lawyer |
| Website | violetyong www |
Violet Yong Wui Wui (simplified Chinese: 杨薇讳; traditional Chinese: 楊薇諱; pinyin: Yáng Wēihuì) is a Malaysian lawyer and politician from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition. She has served as Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pending since May 2006. She is also one of the only two Sarawak PH and DAP MLAs along with Chong Chieng Jen.[1][2]
Education
[edit]Yong is a holder of Bachelor of Laws from University of Melbourne, Australia.[3]
Legal career
[edit]Yong is a practicing lawyer at Messrs Chong Brothers Advocates, Kuching.[4]
Political career
[edit]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 2006 Sarawak state election 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
[edit]Yong pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the 2006 Sarawak state election 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
[edit]In the 2011 Sarawak state election, 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
[edit]In the 2016 Sarawak state election, Violet Yong won the seat of N10 Pending (state constituency) for a third term against incoming SUPP candidate Milton Foo Tiang Wee.[10]
Sarawak State Election, 2021
[edit]In the 2021 Sarawak state election, Violet Yong again won the seat of Pending for the fourth consecutive term against Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) candidate. However, her party and coalition, DAP and PH suffered its worst defeat and performed most poorly in the electoral history, winning only two state seats, another being Padungan by Chong Chieng Jen of DAP. The two other PH component parties, People's Justice Party (PKR) and National Trust Party (AMANAH) were defeated in all seats they had contested.
Election results
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots casts | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Pending | Violet Yong Wui Wui (DAP) | 11,632 | 61.57% | Sim Kheng Hui (SUPP) | 7,260 | 38.43% | 18,892 | 4,372 | 19,203 | ||
| 2011 | Violet Yong Wui Wui (DAP) | 14,375 | 67.95% | Sim Kui Hian (SUPP) | 6,780 | 32.05% | 21,155 | 7,595 | 21,310 | |||
| 2016 | Violet Yong Wui Wui (DAP) | 12,454 | 62.60% | Milton Foo Tiang Wee (SUPP) | 7,442 | 37.40% | 19,896 | 5,012 | 20,038 | |||
| 2021 | Violet Yong Wui Wui (DAP) | 5,188 | 40.29% | Milton Foo Tiang Wee (SUPP) | 4,648 | 36.10 | 12,876 | 540 | 29,747 | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sarawak Government Official Portal". Ictu.tmp.sarawak.gov.my. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak". Dunsarawak.blogspot.my. 2004-02-26. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 31, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Chong Brothers Advocates. (Kuching)". Sarawak-advocates.org.my. 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Woman of substance - Community | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. 2011-01-31. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "DAP Ceramah by YB Violet Yong a.k.a. Cili Padi part 1". YouTube. 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Dr Sim: We've three names for Pending – BorneoPost Online | Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News | Largest English Daily In Borneo". Theborneopost.com. 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Former classmates to lock horns in Pending | Malaysia". Malay Mail Online. 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Dr Sim to resign from Health Dept soon - Community | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. 2011-03-07. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "3-corner fight in Padungan and Batu Lintang, straight fight in Pending". New Sarawak Tribune. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- Living people
- 1977 births
- 21st-century Malaysian politicians
- Sarawak politicians
- 21st-century 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
- 21st-century Malaysian women politicians
- 21st-century women lawyers