Lim Lip Eng

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Lim Lip Eng
MP
林立迎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Segambut, Kuala Lumpur
Assumed office
8 March 2008
Preceded by Tan Kee Kwong (Gerakan – BN)
Personal details
Born (1972-07-25) 25 July 1972
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political party Democratic Action Party – Pakatan Rakyat
Occupation Politician, lawyer
Religion Christianity
Website limlipeng.blogspot.com

Lim Lip Eng (Chinese: 林立迎; pinyin: Lín Lì Yíng; born 25 July 1972) is a Malaysian politician and is the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Segambut constituency in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) party in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.

Lim was first elected to Parliament in the 2008 election winning the seat of Segambut from the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.[1] Segambut had previously been considered as a Barisan Nasional stronghold.[2] The election saw urban Chinese and Indian voters swarm to the DAP and its coalition allies; however, given the large minority of Malay voters in Segambut, Lim's victory was also attributable to a sizeable number of Muslim Malays in the constituency backing the DAP, a secular party with few Malay members or politicians.[3] In the 2013 election he increased his margin from 7,732 votes to 19,199.[1]

Lim is a Christian and a lawyer.[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P117 Segambut, Kuala Lumpur[1]
Year Opposition Votes Pct Government Votes Pct Ballot cast Majority Turnout
2008 Lim Lip Eng (DAP) 25,046 58% Ma Woei Chyi (Gerakan) 17,314 40% 43,531 7,732 72.93%
2013 Lim Lip Eng (DAP) 41,383 65% Jayanthi Devi Balaguru (Gerakan) 22,184 35% 64,052 19,199 84.69%

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Ma to take on Lim in Segambut". The Star. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  3. ↑ Kee Beng Ooi; Jayaratnam Saravanamuttu; Hock Guan Lee (2008). March 8: Eclipsing May 13. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 98.
  4. ↑ "Profile". Personal blog. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
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