Jenny Choy Tsi Jen (Chinese: 崔慈恩; pinyin: Cuī Cí'ēn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhui Chû-un) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly since December 2022 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Canning since May 2018. She is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.
Jenny Choy Tsi Jen | |
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崔慈恩 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 19 December 2022 | |
| Monarch | Nazrin Shah |
| Menteri Besar | Saarani Mohamad |
| Speaker | Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid |
| Preceded by | Khalil Yahaya |
| Constituency | Canning |
| Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Canning | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Wong Kah Woh (PR–DAP) |
| Majority | 18,292 (2018) 20,734 (2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jenny Choy Tsi Jen 1 January 1988 Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (since 2008) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Alma mater | Sunway University |
| Occupation | Politician |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 崔慈恩 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 崔慈恩 | ||||||||||
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Early career edit
She is a software engineer and has worked in Malay-Sino Chemical Industries Sdn. Bhd from 2010 to 2011 and in Kuala Kepong Berhad from 2011 to 2018. She is a Bachelor of Business Information Systems (Computer Science) from Sunway University and Bachelor of Business Administration. Besides that, she has NCC International Advanced Diploma in Computer Studies.[1]
Political career edit
She joined Democratic Action Party in 2008 and was the political secretary for Wong Kah Woh.[2] She was National Vice Chief of DAP Socialist Youth from 2018 to 2021.
Election results edit
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2018 | N25 Canning | Jenny Choy Tsi Jen (DAP) | 21,268 | 86.44% | Liew Kar Tuan (Gerakan) | 2,976 | 12.10% | 24,603 | 18,292 | 76.37% | ||
| 2022 | Jenny Choy Tsi Jen (DAP) | 22,527 | 87.10% | Woo Kok Toong (MCA) | 1,793 | 6.93% | 25,862 | 20,734 | 63.05% | |||
| Pang Boon Yang (GERAKAN) | 1,542 | 5.96% | ||||||||||
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Jenny Choy Tsi Jen". PRU @ Sinar Harian. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ LOH, IVAN. "First-timer ready for challenge". The Star. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 2022-04-28.
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