Michelle Ng
| Yang Berhormat Puan Michelle Ng MLA | |
|---|---|
| 黄美诗 | |
|
Assumed office 26 June 2018 | |
| Monarch | Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah |
| Preceded by |
Hannah Yeoh Lee Hwa Beng |
| Constituency | N.31 Subang Jaya |
| Majority | 48,272 (2018) |
| Member of the Selangor State Assembly for Subang Jaya | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Michelle Ng Mei Sze 7 April 1990 Kuantan, Pahang |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | DAP – Pakatan Harapan |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website |
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Michelle Ng Mei Sze (simplified Chinese: 黄美诗; traditional Chinese: 黃美詩; pinyin: Huáng Měishī; born 7 April 1990) is a Malaysian politician. She is currently the Assemblywoman of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for the Subang Jaya constituency in the state of Selangor. She is a member of Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.
She is also the Legal Bureau Secretary of the Democratic Action Party (DAP).
Personal life
Michelle Ng is a lawyer. She formerly practiced as a litigation lawyer with particular interest in constitutional, human rights and public interest litigation. She was a legal associate with Sreenevasan Young before joining Gobind Singh Deo & Co, the former law firm of Gobind Singh Deo, Member of Parliament of Malaysia for Puchong and Minister of Communications and Multimedia (Malaysia).
Michelle completed her Bachelor of Laws (L.LB) from the London School of Economics on a Maxis Scholarship. She was also admitted as a Barrister-at-Law with Inner Temple. Prior to that, Michelle completed her A-levels with HELP University College on a Student Achiever's Scholarship Award. She obtained her secondary and primary school education from Catholic High School and SJK(C) Yoke Nam respectively.[1]
Public Interest Litigation
The public interest suits which Michelle had assisted in or had conduct of include:-
(1) a judicial review brought against the Election Commission in respect of the improper transfer of voters between the state boundaries of Kuala Kubu Bharu and Batang Kali;[2]
(2) the misfeasance suit brought by Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya Utara Tony Pua against the then Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak;[3]
(3) charges brought against several Pakatan Harapan politicians under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012;[4]
(4) a judicial review brought against the Election Commission for registering army men and their spouses in the parliamentary constituency of Segamat, even though the army camp in question remained unfinished at the time of registration;[5]
(5) defamation suits brought against several Pakatan Harapan politicians;[6]
(6) a judicial review brought by Pakatan Harapan leaders against the Registrar of Societies for refusing to register the coalition.[7]
Political career
Ng was elected as the Selangor state assembly person for the seat of Subang Jaya in the 2018 general election.[8] At the age of 28 she was also one of the youngest candidates to stand for elections to public office in Selangor .[9]
Election results
| Year | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Michelle Ng (DAP) | 55,354 | 88.33% | Chong Ah Watt (MCA) | 7,082 | 11.3% | 62,664 | 48,272 | 85.56% | ||
| Mohd Solleh Abd Razak (PAS) | 228 | 0.36% | |||||||||
Notes and references
- ↑ "Michelle Ng: Profile". Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ↑ "Apex court to decide if voters can challenge gazetted electoral roll". Free Malaysia Today. Free Malaysia Today. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ↑ "Pua fails to reinstate 1MDB misfeasance suit against PM, government". The Sun. The Sun. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ↑ "Court orders MPs, activists to be tried for participating in street protests". Free Malaysia Today. Free Malaysia Today. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ↑ "Court throws out challenge against Segamat army voters". Malaysiakini. Malaysiakini. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ↑ "Najib withdraws defamation suit against Tony Pua". New Straits Times. New Straits Times. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ↑ "Pakatan to file application to cite RoS for contempt". The Star. Star Publications. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ↑ "Losing candidates in Subang all have deposits confiscated". The Star. Star Publications. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ↑ "10 young new politicos in GE14 looking to serve their communities". The Star. Star Publications. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ↑ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.