Teh Yee Cheu is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Tanjong Bunga from March 2008 to May 2018.

Teh Yee Cheu
郑雨周
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Tanjong Bunga
In office
8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byKoh Tsu Koon (BN–Gerakan)
Succeeded byZairil Khir Johari (PH–DAP)
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP) (–2018)
Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) (2018–)
Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2018)
OccupationPolitician

Teh Yee Cheu announced his exit from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) on 7 April 2018.[1][2] He contested the 2018 general election under the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) banner and the 2023 state election under the Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) banner respectively, but was defeated.[3]

Election results

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Penang State Legislative Assembly[4][5][6][7]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 N22 Tanjong Bunga Teh Yee Cheu (DAP) 7,021 57.99% Chia Loong Thye (Gerakan) 5,086 42.01% 12,359 1,935 73.09%
2013 N22 Tanjung Bungah Teh Yee Cheu (DAP) 11,033 66.53% Chia Loong Thye (Gerakan) 5,518 33.28% 16,777 5,515 83.60%
Beh Seong Leng (IND) 33 0.20%
2018 N30 Sungai Pinang Teh Yee Cheu (PSM) 223 0.98% Lim Siew Khim (DAP) 15,362 67.66% 22,704 10,388 84.35%
Ng Fook On (Gerakan) 4,974 21.91%
Yacoob Omar (PAS) 1,575 6.94%
Mohamed Yacoob (IND) 119 0.52%
Tan Sim Bee (MUP) 79 0.35%
2023 N23 Air Putih Teh Yee Cheu (PRM) 473 4.16% Lim Guan Eng (DAP) 8,996 85.63% 10,583 7,923 68.85%
Koh Cheng Ann (GERAKAN) 1,073 10.21%
Parliament of Malaysia[8]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 P048 Bukit Bendera Teh Yee Cheu (PRM) 677 1.08% Syerleena Abdul Rashid (DAP) 49,353 78.98% 63,404 42,610 69.0%
Hng Chee Wey (GERAKAN) 6,743 10.79%
Richie Huan Xin Yun (PCM) 5,417 8.67%
Razali Mohd Zin (IND) 299 0.48%

References

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  1. ^ "Maverick DAP lawmaker Teh Yee Cheu quits DAP". www.nst.com.my.
  2. ^ "ADUN Tanjung Bungah keluar DAP". www.bharian.com.my.
  3. ^ "Ex-DAP member Teh to contest Sungai Pinang under PSM". www.freemalaysiatoday.com.
  4. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  6. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  7. ^ "The Star Online GE14 results". election.thestar.com.my.
  8. ^ "The Star Online GE15 results". election.thestar.com.my.