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Yap Soo Huey

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Koay Teng Hai (DAP)

Name
  
Yap Huey

Constituency
  
Pulau Tikus

Role
  
Malaysian Politician


Majority
  
8220

Education
  
Monash University

Alma mater
  
Monash University

Party
  
Democratic Action Party


Political party
  
Democratic Action Party

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Yap Soo Huey (叶舒惠) is a Malaysian politician. Since 2013, she has been a member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly representing the constituency of Pulau Tikus. She is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP).

Yap graduated from Monash University, Australia, in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in Science, and was awarded Honours. She then commenced a doctoral candidature, studying the HIV virus, before returning to Penang to work for the Chief Minister, Lim Guan Eng, on his science council. She was appointed as Lim's Science, Technology and Innovation Officer.

In the 2013 election, Yap contested the seat of Pulau Tikus for Lim's DAP. She polled 11,256 votes, defeating her Barisan Nasional opponent with a majority of 8220 votes, as the DAP retained power in Penang.

In the State Assembly, Yap has promoted bicycling as an alternative to automobiles. She has also promoted the one-way traffic system in Pulau Tikus. In 2014, she said that Pulau Tikus needs better public transport.

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Yap Soo Huey Wikipedia