Jimmy Puah Wee Tse

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Jimmy Puah Wee Tse
潘伟斯
Member of the
Johor State Executive Council
In office
16 May 2018 – 27 February 2020
(International Trade, Investment and Utilities)
MonarchIbrahim Ismail
Menteri BesarOsman Sapian
(2018–2019)
Sahruddin Jamal
(2019–2020)
Preceded byTee Siew Kiong
Succeeded byChong Fat Full
(International Trade)
Mohd Izhar Ahmad
(Investment and Utilities)
ConstituencyBukit Batu
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tebrau
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded bySteven Choong Shiau Yoon
(PHPKR)
Majority30,720 (2022)
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Bukit Batu
In office
5 May 2013 – 12 March 2022
Preceded byCheong Chin Liang
(BNGERAKAN)
Succeeded byArthur Chiong Sen Sern
(PH–PKR)
Majority4,015 (2013)
10,057 (2018)
Personal details
Born (1976-09-16) 16 September 1976 (age 48)
Kulai, Johor, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
(since 2008)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Children2
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
Jimmy Puah Wee Tse
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese潘偉斯
Simplified Chinese潘伟斯
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPān Wěi Sī
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingPun1 Wai5 Si1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJPhoaⁿ Úi-su
Tâi-lôPhuann Uí-su

Jimmy Puah Wee Tse is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tebrau since November 2022. He served as a Member of the Johor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under former Menteris Besar Osman Sapian and Sahruddin Jamal from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH state administration in February 2020i[1] and Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Batu from May 2013 to March 2022. He is a member and Division Chief of Pulai of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.

Election results

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Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 P158 Tebrau Jimmy Puah Wee Tse (PKR) 83,959 49.99% Mohamad Isa Mohamad Basir (BERSATU) 53,239 31.70% 167,965 30,720 75.22%
Nicole Wong Siaw Ting (MCA) 30,767 18.32%
Johor State Legislative Assembly[2][3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N51 Bukit Batu Jimmy Puah Wee Tse (PKR) 11,676 59.83% Cheong Chin Liang (Gerakan) 7,661 39.26% 20,007 4,015 90.00%
Surendiran Kuppayah (IND) 177 0.91%
2018 Jimmy Puah Wee Tse (PKR) 17,105 65.68% Teo Lee Ho (Gerakan) 7,048 27.07% 26,400 10,057 87.40%
Juwahir Amin (PAS) 1,888 7.25%

References

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  1. ^ "Mr. Jimmy Puah Wee Tse LL.B (London), M. Sc (LSE), CLP in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia". Retrieved 28 April 2021. sksong.com[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
  2. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  3. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.