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Lee Boon Heng | |
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李文兴 | |
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Kebun Bunga | |
Assumed office 12 August 2023 | |
Preceded by | Jason Ong Khan Lee (PH–PKR) |
Personal details | |
Born | Lee Boon Heng |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | PKR |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan |
Occupation | Politician |
Lee Boon Heng is a Malaysian politician and the current State Assemblyman (ADUN) for Kebun Bunga in Penang,representing the People's Justice Party (PKR). He won the seat in the Penang State Election on August 12th,2023 with a majority of 12,955 votes.
Lee holds a Bachelor's degree in Banking and Finance (Honours).
Before entering politics,Lee worked as a senior journalist at Guang Ming Daily from 2008 to 2013. [1]
He ventured into politics in 2013 and has since held several key positions,including Special Officer to YB Sim Tze Tzin at the Bayan Baru Parliamentary Service Centre (2013-2018) and Chief of Staff to the Pantai Jerejak Service Centre (2018-2022). Within PKR Penang's leadership structure,Lee serves as Deputy Director of Strategy 1. [1]
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2023 | N24 Kebun Bunga | Lee Boon Heng (PKR) | 14,159 | 87.80% | Tan Zhen Zune (GERAKAN) | 1,204 | 7.50% | 16,273 | 12,955 | 66.33% | ||
Razalif Mohamad Zain (IND) | 757 | 4.70% |