Lim Lip Eng (Chinese: 林立迎; pinyin: Lín Lìyíng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Li̍p-gêng; born 25 July 1972) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kepong since May 2018 and for Segambut from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.
Lim Lip Eng | |
|---|---|
| 林立迎 | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kepong | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Tan Seng Giaw (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 51,628 (2018) 61,081 (2022) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Segambut | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Tan Kee Kwong (BN–Gerakan) |
| Succeeded by | Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 7,732 (2008) 19,199 (2013) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lim Lip Eng 25 July 1972 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
| Website | limlipeng |
Early career
Lim is a lawyer by profession.[1]
Political career
Lim was first elected to Parliament in the 2008 election winning the seat of Segambut from the governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[2] Segambut had previously been considered as a BN stronghold.[3] The election saw urban Chinese and Indian voters swarm to the DAP and its coalition allies; however, given the large minority of Malay voters in Segambut, Lim's victory was also attributable to a sizeable number of Muslim Malays in the constituency backing the DAP, a secular party with few Malay members or politicians.[4] In the 2013 election he re-elected to the Segambut seat for second term.[5] In the 2018 election Lim switched to Kepong constituency and won the seat by an extremely large majority and percentage of total votes. He retained the seat in the 2022 election with a slightly smaller majority and percentage of total votes.
Controversies
Lim Lip Eng was engulfed with a major controversy in August 2019 after suggesting that the implementation of Malay Khat Calligraphy into school children syllabus as rubbing "cow manure on our faces". After severe backlash he apologized and deleted the post from Facebook.[6]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | P117 Segambut, Kuala Lumpur | Lim Lip Eng (DAP) | 25,046 | 59.13% | Ma Woei Chyi (Gerakan) | 17,314 | 40.87% | 43,531 | 7,732 | 72.93% | ||
| 2013 | Lim Lip Eng (DAP) | 41,383 | 65.10% | Jayanthi Devi Balaguru (Gerakan) | 22,184 | 34.90% | 64,052 | 19,199 | 84.69% | |||
| 2018 | P114 Kepong, Kuala Lumpur | Lim Lip Eng (DAP) | 56,516 | 92.04% | Ong Siang Liang (Gerakan) | 4,888 | 7.96% | 61,812 | 51,628 | 85.03% | ||
| 2022 | Lim Lip Eng (DAP) | 64,308 | 88.92% | Yap Zheng Hoe (MCA) | 3,227 | 4.46% | 72,657 | 61,081 | 77.06% | |||
| Phang Jing Fatt (Gerakan) | 2,795 | 3.86% | ||||||||||
| Yee Poh Ping (IND) | 1,461 | 2.02% | ||||||||||
| Young Shang Yi (WARISAN) | 528 | 0.73% | ||||||||||