Jenny Choy Tsi Jen

Jenny Choy Tsi Jen (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhui Chû-un) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly since December 2022 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Canning since May 2018. She is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Choy (崔).
Yang Berhormat Puan
Jenny Choy Tsi Jen
MLA
崔慈恩
Deputy Speaker of the
Perak State Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
19 December 2022
MonarchNazrin Shah
Menteri BesarSaarani Mohamad
SpeakerMohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid
Preceded byKhalil Yahaya
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Canning
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byWong Kah Woh
(PR–DAP)
Majority18,292 (2018)
20,734 (2022)
Personal details
Born
Jenny Choy Tsi Jen

(1988-01-01) 1 January 1988
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
(since 2008)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(aligned:since 2022)
Alma materSunway University
OccupationPolitician

Early career

She is a software engineer and has worked in Malay-Sino Chemical Industries Sdn. Bhd from 2010 to 2011 and in Kuala Kepong Berhad from 2011 to 2018. She is a Bachelor of Business Information Systems (Computer Science) from Sunway University and Bachelor of Business Administration. Besides that, she has NCC International Advanced Diploma in Computer Studies.[1]

Political career

She joined Democratic Action Party in 2008 and was the political secretary for Wong Kah Woh.[2] She was National Vice Chief of DAP Socialist Youth from 2018 to 2021.

Election results
Perak State Legislative Assembly[3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 N25 Canning Jenny Choy Tsi Jen (DAP) 21,268 86.44% Liew Kar Tuan (GERAKAN) 2,976 12.10% 24,603 18,292 76.37%
2022 Jenny Choy Tsi Jen (DAP) 22,527 87.10% Woo Kok Toong (MCA) 1,793 6.93% 25,862 20,734 63.05%
Pang Boon Yang (GERAKAN) 1,542 5.96%

References
  1. "Jenny Choy Tsi Jen". PRU @ Sinar Harian. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  2. LOH, IVAN. "First-timer ready for challenge". The Star. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  3. "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 2022-04-28.


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