Teo Nie Ching
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Teo Nie Ching is a politician, currently the Member of Parliament for Serdang. She is also holding the position as the Assistant National Publicity Secretary of the Democratic Action Party
(DAP), a democratic socialist opposition party in Malaysia.
Teo comes from a political family. Her father was the secretary of DAP Labis Parliamentary Constituency Campaign Committee, while her sister and brother-in-law are the current Chief and Deputy Chair of the Dapsy Johor State Council.
Teo completed her secondary school education in Chinese High School
, Batu Pahat, Johor. She pursued her tertiary education under a twinning programme and obtained her law degree from the University of the West of England
, in 2002. After graduating from the university, she spent one year to work as a librarian in UK and travel around Europe. In 2004, she received her Certificate in Legal Practice from the University of Malaya
.
In the 2008 general election, Teo ran for the Parliamentary seat of Serdang on a DAP
ticket. She won against the candidate from Barisan Nasional
, Datuk Hoh Hee Lee with a majority of 21,025 votes. She obtained 47,444 votes comparing to her opposing candidate who only bagged 26,419 votes.
Democratic Action Party
The Democratic Action Party, or DAP is a secular, multi-racial, social democratic Malaysian political party.The DAP is one of the three major opposition parties in Malaysia, along with the PKR and PAS, that are seen as electable alternatives to the Barisan Nasional coalition of parties...
(DAP), a democratic socialist opposition party in Malaysia.
Teo comes from a political family. Her father was the secretary of DAP Labis Parliamentary Constituency Campaign Committee, while her sister and brother-in-law are the current Chief and Deputy Chair of the Dapsy Johor State Council.
Teo completed her secondary school education in Chinese High School
Chinese High School (Batu Pahat)
The Chinese High School was founded in 1940,located in Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia, with 2850 students as of January 2011. It was formerly known as the Overseas Chinese School .-History:...
, Batu Pahat, Johor. She pursued her tertiary education under a twinning programme and obtained her law degree from the University of the West of England
University of the West of England
The University of the West of England is a university based in the English city of Bristol. Its main campus is at Frenchay, about five miles north of the city centre...
, in 2002. After graduating from the university, she spent one year to work as a librarian in UK and travel around Europe. In 2004, she received her Certificate in Legal Practice from the University of Malaya
University of Malaya
The University of Malaya is located on a campus near the centre of Kuala Lumpur, and is the oldest university in Malaysia. It was founded in 1905 as a public-funded tertiary institution...
.
In the 2008 general election, Teo ran for the Parliamentary seat of Serdang on a DAP
Democratic Action Party
The Democratic Action Party, or DAP is a secular, multi-racial, social democratic Malaysian political party.The DAP is one of the three major opposition parties in Malaysia, along with the PKR and PAS, that are seen as electable alternatives to the Barisan Nasional coalition of parties...
ticket. She won against the candidate from Barisan Nasional
Barisan Nasional
Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia, formed in 1973 as the successor to the Alliance . Along with its predecessor, it has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence...
, Datuk Hoh Hee Lee with a majority of 21,025 votes. She obtained 47,444 votes comparing to her opposing candidate who only bagged 26,419 votes.
Election results
| Year | Parliamentary seat | Votes Obtained | Majority | Ballots Cast | Opponent | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | P102 Serdang | 47,444 | won by 21,025 | 76,236 | Hoh Hee Lee (BN Barisan Nasional Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia, formed in 1973 as the successor to the Alliance . Along with its predecessor, it has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence... - MCA Malaysian Chinese Association Malaysian Chinese Association is a uni-racial political party in Malaysia that represents the Malaysian Chinese ethnicity; it is one of the three major component parties of the ruling coalition in Malaysia called the Barisan Nasional in Malay, or National Front in English.Along with the largest... ) |
80.4 % |