William Leong Jee Keen

Yang Berhormat Tuan
William Leong Jee Keen
MP
梁自坚
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Selayang, Selangor
Assumed office
8 March 2008
Preceded by Chan Kong Choy (MCA – BN)
Personal details
Born (1957-01-27) 27 January 1957
Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party PKR – Pakatan Rakyat
Children 3
Occupation Lawyer, Politician
Website williamleongjeekeen.blogspot.com

William Leong Jee Keen (simplified Chinese: 梁自坚; traditional Chinese: 梁自堅; pinyin: Liáng Zì Jiān; born 27 January 1957) is a Malaysian politician and the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Selayang constituency in Selangor. He is a member of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.

Leong was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election, winning the seat of Selayang from the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.[1]

Leong is also a lawyer,[2] and has three children.[3]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P97 Selayang, Selangor[1]
Year Opposition Votes Pct Government Votes Pct Others Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008[4] William Leong (PKR) 30,701 51.67% Lee Li Yew (MCA) 27,134 45.67% Koh Swe Yong (IND) 1,332 2.24% 60,920 3,567 76.57%
2013 William Leong (PKR) 52,287 57.40% Donald Lim Siang Chai (MCA) 34,441 37.81% Mohd Hazizi Abdul Rahman (BERJASA) 4,152 4.56% 92,528 17,846 87.38%

References

  1. 1 2 "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Capable individuals will be picked for the job". The Star. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "The hard road to success". The Star. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  4. ↑ A third candidate, Koh Swe Yong of Parti Rakyat Malaysia, received 1,332 votes (2%).


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