Edward Lee Poh Lin

Edward Lee Poh Lin
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Bukit Gasing
In office
8 March 2008 – 20 December 2011
Preceded byLim Thuang Seng
(BN–Gerakan)
Succeeded byRajiv Rishyakaran
(PR–DAP)
Majority8,812 (2008)
Personal details
Born1949 or 1950 (age 74–75)
Died (aged 61)
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Websitehttp://edwardleepj.blogspot.com/

Edward Lee Poh Lin (1949/50 – 20 December 2011) was a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Gasing from March 2008 to his death in December 2011. He was a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of then the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition. He was also a member of the State Transparency Committee (SELCAT).

Political career

In the Malaysian 2008 General Elections, he won the seat of Bukit Gasing, Selangor, on a party ticket of the DAP and received 15,735 votes with a majority of 8,812 votes.[1]

Election results

Selangor State Legislative Assembly'[2]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 N34 Bukit Gasing Edward Lee Poh Lin (DAP) 15,735 69.45% Lim Thuang Seng (Gerakan) 6,923 30.55% 22,875 8,812 68.94%

Death

On 20 December 2011, Edward Lee Poh Lin died of cancer at the age of 61.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-12". semak.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  3. ^ = Utusan_Malaysia & sec = Latest & pg = bt_05.htm Bukit Gasing ADUN from DAP passed away this morning
  4. ^ "Goodbye Edward". The Rocket (Malaysia). Democratic Action Party (Malaysia). Retrieved 1 October 2020.