Betty Chew

Betty Chew Gek Cheng
Betty Chew Gek Cheng
周玉清
Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly; for Kota Laksamana
	In office; 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Lai Keun Ban
Majority	7,242
Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly; for Durian Daun
	In office; 29 November 1999 – 21 March 2004
Preceded by	Yew Kok Kee
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Majority	3,369
Personal details
Born	15 August 1964 (age 60); Tengkera, Malacca, Malaysia
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political; affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH) ; (since 2015) ; Pakatan Rakyat (PR) ; (2008-2015) ; Barisan Alternatif (BA) ; (1998-2004)
Spouse	Lim Guan Eng
Children	4
Occupation	Politician

Betty Chew Gek Cheng (Chinese: 周玉清; pinyin: Zhōu Yùqīng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiu Ge̍k-chheng; born 15 August 1964) is a Malaysian politician from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition who served as Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kota Laksamana from March 2004 to May 2013 and Durian Daun from November 1999 to March 2004. She also served as State Women Chief of DAP of Melaka as of 2005. She is also the spouse and wife of Lim Guan Eng, the present National Chairman and former Secretary-General of DAP, former Minister of Finance and former Chief Minister of Penang as well as the daughter-in-law of another former Secretary-General and former National Chairman of DAP, Lim Kit Siang.^[1]

In 2005, she suffered a surprise defeat when running for re-election to the DAP Malacca committee, placing second-last, finishing ahead of only her husband. However, while her husband automatically qualified to sit on the committee by virtue of his position as party Secretary-General, Chew did not.^[1] Chew was "saddened by the results", but said she accepted her defeat.^[2] However, Teresa Kok, a DAP Member of Parliament, suggested there was a conspiracy behind the defeat of Lim and Chew in their re-election campaigns.^[3]

In 2006, it was reported that Chew would become the first Malacca assemblyman to give birth while in office. At the time, Chew had 4 children with Lim.^[4]

In 2008, Chew defeated newcomer Lee Kiat Lee for the Kota Laksamana seat where she had 11043 votes while Lee had only 3801 votes.

Election results

**Malacca State Legislative Assembly**^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1999	N17 Durian Daun	Betty Chew Gek Cheng (DAP)	7,380	64.77%	Chew Chong Lin (MCA)	4,011	35.2%	11,605	3,369	73.88%
2004	N20 Kota Laksamana	Betty Chew Gek Cheng (DAP)	8,944	62.74%	Lim Eng Tack (MCA)	5,302	37.19%	14,471	3,642	76.34%
2008	N20 Kota Laksamana	Betty Chew Gek Cheng (DAP)	11,043	73.35%	Lee Kiat Lee (MCA)	3,801	25.25%	15,055	7,242	79.53%

References

^ ^a ^b "Guan Eng and wife voted out of Malacca DAP committee". (20 December 2005). The Star (Malaysia).
^ "Betty upset over her ouster". (19 December 2005). The Star (Malaysia).
^ Beh, Lih Yi (19 December 2005). "Mr and Mrs Lim's defeat a 'conspiracy'". Malaysiakini.
^ Conflicts and developments Archived 22 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine. (29 December 2006). Malaysia Today.
^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Results only available from the 2004 Malaysian general election.
^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2021. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

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[voted_out-1] "Guan Eng and wife voted out of Malacca DAP committee". (20 December 2005). The Star (Malaysia).

[2] "Betty upset over her ouster". (19 December 2005). The Star (Malaysia).

[3] Beh, Lih Yi (19 December 2005). "Mr and Mrs Lim's defeat a 'conspiracy'". Malaysiakini.

[4] Conflicts and developments Archived 22 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine. (29 December 2006). Malaysia Today.

[5] "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

[6] "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Results only available from the 2004 Malaysian general election.

[7] "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2021. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

[8] "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

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