Lee Chin Cheh
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Lee Chin Cheh (simplified Chinese: 李景杰; traditional Chinese: 李景傑; pinyin: Lǐ Jǐngjié; Jyutping: Lei5 Ging2 Git6; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Kéng-kia̍t) is a Malaysian politician and the former Selangor state assemblyman of the Kajang seat. He became infamous for vacating his seat at Kajang on 27 January 2014.[1]
Kajang Move
[edit]In the general elections in 2013, he won by a majority of 6,824 votes against 5 other candidates .[2]
The first stage of the "Kajang Move" was a by-election held for the Selangor State Assembly seat of Kajang on 23 March 2014.[3][4] The seat was vacated after the incumbent PKR assemblyman, Lee Chin Cheh resigned on 27 January 2014.[5] Lee had won the seat by a majority of 6,824 votes, against five other candidates, in the 2013 election.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kajang rep quits for by-election, Anwar or Rafizi slated to stand". The Malaysian Insider. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Kajang by-election set for March 23". Channel News Asia. 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Kajang polls fixed for March 23". Free Malaysia Today. 5 February 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Kajang by-election to be held on March 23, nominations on March 11, says polls body". The Malaysian Insider. 5 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Kajang rep quits for by-election, Anwar or Rafizi slated to stand". The Malaysian Insider. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Kajang by-election set for March 23". Channel News Asia. 5 February 2014.