DAP unveils 15 candidates for Selangor, 40pct new faces

DAP today unveiled the party's 15 candidates for the Selangor state election.

Of the 15, six are new candidates while the remainder are incumbents.

Five out of 15 (33.3 percent) of the candidates are women.

Among the incumbents are caretaker state executive member Ng Sze Han (Kinrara), former state speaker Ng Suee Lim (Sekinchan), as well as Michelle Ng (Subang Jaya), Lim Yi Wei (Kampung Tunku), and Jamaliah Jamaluddin (Bandar Utama).

Meanwhile, incumbents who are not contesting include Teng Chang Kim (Bandar Baru Klang), Ean Yong Hian Wah (Seri Kembangan), Lau Weng San (Banting) and V Ganabatirau (Kota Kemuning).

DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke is proposing that Ean Yong become the next Port Klang Authority chairperson, and Lau as the next Selangor state assembly speaker should Pakatan Harapan and BN win the state.

Teng, meanwhile, is retiring.

Balakong incumbent Wong Siew Ki will be moved to Seri Kembangan.

The full list of candidates is as follows:

N04 Sekinchan - Ng Suee Lim
N06 Kuala Kubu Baharu - Lee Kee Hiong
N22 Teratai - Yew Jia Haur
N27 Balakong - Ong Chun Wei
N28 Seri Kembangan - Wong Siew Ki
N30 Kinrara - Ng Sze Han
N31 Subang Jaya - Michelle Ng Mei Sze
N34 Bukit Gasing - Rajiv Rishyakaran
N35 Kampung Tunku - Lim Yi Wei
N36 Bandar Utama - Jamaliah Jamaluddin
N45 Bandar Baru Klang - Quah Perng Fei
N47 Pandamaran - Leong Tuck Chee
N50 Kota Kemuning - Preakas Sampunathan
N52 Banting - Papparaidu Veraman
N56 Sungai Pelek - Lwi Kian Keong

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