Pua Pei Ling (Chinese: 潘佩玲; pinyin: Pān Pèilíng; born 1992) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Lanjan since August 2023. She is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. She served as an assistant to former MLA for Rawang Gan Pei Nei from 2013 to 2018 and Development Officer of Gombak from 2018 to 2023. She has also served as the committee member and Women Secretary of PKR of Damansara since 2022.[1][2]
Pua Pei Ling | |
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潘佩玲 | |
| Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Bukit Lanjan | |
| Assumed office 12 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Wong Keat Ping (PH–PKR) |
| Majority | 41,227 (2023) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pua Pei Ling 1992 (age 31–32) Rawang, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Occupation | Politician |
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| Traditional Chinese | 潘佩玲 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 潘佩玲 | ||||||
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Political career
editMember of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (since 2023)
edit2023 Selangor state election
editIn the 2023 Selangor state election, Pua made her electoral debut after being nominated by PH to contest the Bukit Lanjan state seat. Pua won the seat and was elected to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly as the Bukit Lanjan MLA after defeating Muniraa Abu Bakar of Perikatan Nasional (PN) by a majority of 41,227 votes.[3]
During the campaigning period of the election, Pua created a slogan of the Chinese language, namely "认真做事，贴近民心", literally 'do things seriously, be close to hearts of the people'. She noted that Bukit Lanjan is the state seat with the highest proportion of Chinese voters in the ethnic demographics of voters that her party PKR contested, followed by Rawang and Kajang. She also said the Seri Damansara voters have complained to her about the issue of illegal stalls that affected the traffic. She also stressed that during her tenure as a development officer, she was constantly paying attention to road safety and street lighting issues in new villages, and she was a firm believer that a safer home leads the residents to higher quality of life.
As the Bukit Lanjan MLA, Pua used her experience as a development officer and MLA assistant that turned her into a bridge and connection of communication between the local government and people and pledged to seek advice from her predecessor Elizabeth Wong Keat Ping, push for the development of Bukit Lanjan, keep a good relationship with aboriginal people, explain the latest political situation to the voters, make road traffic safety, community development, needs of the Malays and people of other races, youngsters and women her priorities, take good care of Bukit Lanjan and carry out the work of Bukit Lanjan MLA well.[4][5] In addition, Pua also revealed that she was ready to face the higher demands by the people if PH was reelected to power.[6]
On 16 November 2023, she urged all Selangor MLAs to donate RM 5,000 respectively to the Selangor Assembly Donation Fund that was set up to aid and support by providing the daily necessities for the Palestinians who were suffering as a result of the Israel–Hamas war.[7]
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2023 | N37 Bukit Lanjan | Pua Pei Ling (PKR) | 57,051 | 78.29% | Muniraa Abu Bakar (GERAKAN) | 15,824 | 21.71% | 72,875 | 41,227 | 65.90% | ||
References
edit- ^ "Y.B. Puan Pua Pei Ling". Portal Rasmi Dewan Negeri Selangor (in Malay). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Local folks proud of three PKR assemblymen from Rawang". MYsinchew. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "[Unofficial]: PH wins Bukit Lanjan seat in Selangor". New Straits Times. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "【新兵上场】潘佩玲竞选口号"认真做事，贴近民心" 关注武吉兰樟社区发展及青年课题". Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "新兵上阵 潘佩玲武吉兰樟报捷". Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese). 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "31岁潘佩玲已有10年服务经验 有信心做好州议员工作". 当今雪州 (in Chinese). 1 August 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "ADUN Selangor disaran sumbang RM5,000 untuk Palestin". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Negeri Selangor ke-15". Retrieved 13 January 2024.
