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{{Short description|Malaysian politician (born 1953)}}
{{EngvarB|date=December 2014}}
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{{family name hatnote|[[Huang (surname)|Wee (黄)]]|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Wee Choo Keong
| honorific_suffix = SMK
| native_name = {{nobold|黄朱强}}
| native_name_lang = zh-my
| image =
| parliament = Malaysian
| constituency_MP = [[Wangsa Maju]]
| term_start = 8 March 2008
| term_end = 5 May 2013
| predecessor = Yew Teong Look ([[Malaysian Chinese Association|MCA]])
| successor = [[Tan Kee Kwong]] ([[Parti Keadilan Rakyat|PKR]])
| majority =
| parliament2 = Malaysian
| constituency_MP2 = [[Bukit Bintang]]
| term_start2 = 21 October 1990
| term_end2 = 25 April 1995
| predecessor2 = [[Lee Lam Thye]] ([[Democratic Action Party|DAP]])
| successor2 = Lee Chong Meng ([[Malaysian Chinese Association|MCA]])
| majority2 =
| office3 =
| term_start3 =
| predecessor3 =
| majority3 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|06|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kelantan]], [[Federation of Malaya]] (now [[Malaysia]])
| residence =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office =
| party = [[Democratic Action Party]] (DAP) (1986-1998) [[Malaysian Democratic Party]] (MDP) (1999-2008) [[Parti Keadilan Rakyat]] (PKR) (2008–2010) [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] (Since 2010) [[Heritage Party (Malaysia)]] (2022)
| otherparty = [[Pakatan Rakyat]] (PR) (2008-2010) [[Gagasan Rakyat]] (GR) (1990-1996)
| nationality = [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]]
| occupation = Politician, lawyer
| relations =
| spouse =
| children =
| website = {{URL|http://weechookeong.wordpress.com/}}
| footnotes =
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'''Wee Choo Keong''' ({{zh|t=黃朱強|s=黄朱强|p=Huáng Zhūqiáng}}; born 26 June 1953) is a [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]] politician. He was the [[Dewan Rakyat|Member of Parliament]] for [[Bukit Bintang]] from 1990 to 1995 and [[Wangsa Maju]] from 2008 to 2013. Wee had been a member of the [[Democratic Action Party]] (DAP) before being expelled in 1998. He then formed the [[Malaysian Democratic Party]] (MDP) the same year. In 2008, he left the party to join the [[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|People's Justice Party]] (PKR) before becoming an [[Independent politician|Independent]] in 2010.<ref name="thestar.com.my">[http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?sec=nation&file=/2010/5/14/nation/20100514163240 Wangsa Maju MP Wee Choo Keong quits PKR but remains as MP] The Star. 14 May 2010</ref> Wee was appointed [[Tourism Malaysia]] chairperson by the then ruling [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) government on 17 June 2015.<ref name="https://www.malaysiakini.com">[https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/324179 Gov't coughed up RM400k for Yen Yen's yen for trips] Malaysiakini. Published 22 Dec 2015 7:52 am Updated 22 Dec 2015 7:56 am</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://thecoverage.my/news/former-najib-appointed-scandalous-tourism-chairman-using-tm-yearly-rm-350-million-budget-award-contract-return-china-doll-service-presidential-suite/ |title=Former Najib Appointed Scandalous Tourism Chairman Using TM Yearly RM 350 Million Budget To Award Contract In Return For 'China Doll Service' In Presidential Suite|publisher=The Coverage|date=17 December 2018|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref>

==Political career==

===Democratic Action Party===
Wee started his political career as a member of the [[Democratic Action Party|DAP]] contesting in the [[1986 Malaysian general election|1986 general election]] and was elected as a member of parliament for the [[Bukit Bintang]] constituency (earlier was Kuala Lumpur Bandar before being renamed) in the [[1990 Malaysian general election|1990 general election]].<ref name=Malaysiakini-FlyingDutchman>[http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/78617 "Choo Keong: Flying Dutchman no more" by Terence Netto], [[Malaysiakini]], 25 February 2008</ref>

In 1993, an injunction was issued against Wee and two other defendants from "printing, circulating or publishing any allegation of impropriety about the companies" after a case was brought by MBf alleging the defendants "unlawfully conspired with each other with the predominant purpose of injuring the companies by unlawful means."<ref name=Star-MBf>The Star "Ex-Bukit Bintang MP wins appeal" 13 April 2007</ref> MBf later applied to have the defendants (including Wee) held in contempt of court for failing to obey the injunction.<ref name=Star-MBf/> The application succeeded against Wee and another of his co-defendants, and Wee was eventually ordered to pay a RM7,000 fine on appeal.<ref name=Star-MBf/> The injunction against Wee brought by MBf was set aside in 2007 with the Court of Appeal ruling, "The injunction was too wide in its terms and almost oppressive."<ref name=Star-MBf/> He later sought damages against MBf and AmBank (who had acquired MBf) for loss of income due to his inability to be an MP and the damage to his professional standing as a lawyer.<ref name=NST-MBf/>

Initially, the Returning Officer had declared Wee Choo Keong as the elected representative for Bukit Bintang on the night of 25 April 1995. However, Lee Chong Meng filed his petition to nullify the election because Wee had been convicted of the offence of contempt of Court and fined RM7,000, and hence disqualified to be a Member of Parliament under the provisions of Article 48(l)(e) of the Federal Constitution. The election was declared null and void. The Federal Court made a controversial decision to declare Lee Chong Meng the rightful winner. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal. No by-election was held by the Election Commission of Malaysia.<ref>[http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/selected_judgements/wee_choo_keong_v_lee_chong_meng_anor_1996_ca.html Wee Choo Keong v Lee Chong Meng & Anor 1996 [CA]]</ref>

===Malaysian Democratic Party (MDP)===
Wee was removed from the Bukit Bintang seat in 1995 after a controversial court case, which nullified his re-election that year due to the fine he had received.<ref name=Malaysiakini-FlyingDutchman/> He was ejected from the DAP in 1998 after being accused of damaging the party's image and went on to form the [[Malaysian Democratic Party]] (MDP).<ref name=Malaysiakini-FlyingDutchman/> He later attempted to join [[Parti Keadilan Rakyat]] (PKR) but was rejected by the party, which stated at the time that they did not want renegades from DAP.<ref name=Malaysiakini-FlyingDutchman/> Due to the ruling against him in the 1995 court case, he was unable to contest the 1999 election.<ref name=NST-MBf>Former MP sues MBf, AmBank for RM39m [[New Straits Times]], 4 October 2007</ref> He contested the 2004 elections but did not even receive enough votes to keep his deposit.<ref>[http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php Election Commission records]</ref>
Wee Choo Keong was later referred to by V.K. Lingam in the [[Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Lingam Video Clip|Lingam tape]].<ref name="malaysiakini.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/73050|title = Former MP to file for judicial review|date = October 2007}}</ref> After the videotape was made public in 2007, Wee stated he intended to file for judicial review of the 1995 decision.<ref name="malaysiakini.com" /> Later, he also lodged a report with [[Suhakam]] over the tape, arguing it demonstrated his human rights had been infringed.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/10/20/nation/19226203&sec=nation| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121006021057/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/10/20/nation/19226203&sec=nation| archive-date = 2012-10-06| title = Wee lodges report with Suhakam over video clip - Nation {{!}} The Star Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/73743|title = Wee to Suhakam: Probe conduct of quartet|date = 19 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/letters_others/media_statement_by_wee_choo_keong.html|title=Media statement by Wee Choo Keong - the Malaysian Bar}}</ref>

===People's Justice Party (PKR)===
Before the [[2008 Malaysian general election|2008 general election]], although still a member of the MDP, he was invited to join the PKR under the de facto leadership of [[Anwar Ibrahim]] and contest the Wangsa Maju constituency,<ref name=Malaysiakini-FlyingDutchman/> which he later won with a slim majority of 150.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://thestar.com.my/election/results/09/09p.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080416100416/http://thestar.com.my/election/results/09/09p.html| archive-date = 2008-04-16| title = The Star Online: Election 2008 : Malaysia Decides 2008}}</ref>

===Independent===
In May 2010, Wee left PKR to sit in Parliament as an [[Independent (politician)|independent]], citing disappointment with the PKR-led state government in [[Selangor]]'s handling of the Dengkil sand mining scandal and the influence of what he called "little Napoleons and trendy leftists" in the party.<ref name="thestar.com.my"/><ref>[http://weechookeong.wordpress.com/2010/05/14/press-release-by-wee-choo-keong-mp-of-wangsa-maju-on-14-may-2010/ Press Release on the Sand Mining Scandal In Dengkil, Selangor] Official blog. 14 May 2010</ref><ref name="thestar.com.my"/><ref name=Malaysiakini-FlyingDutchman/> He did not recontest his seat in the [[2013 Malaysian general election|2013 general election]].

===Joining Warisan===
Wee was reported that he will also make a return appearance with Warisan in GE15 contesting for [[Wangsa Maju (federal constituency)|Wangsa Maju]] under the [[Heritage Party (Malaysia)|Warisan]] Banner.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://malaysiapost.com.my/2022/10/28/sumber-ong-tee-keat-wee-choo-keong-calon-warisan-di-lembah-klang/ |title= Sumber: Ong Tee Keat, Wee Choo Keong calon Warisan di Lembah Klang |date= 28 October 2022 |work= Malaysia Today |access-date=1 November 2022}}</ref>

==Election results==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ '''[[Dewan Rakyat|Parliament of Malaysia]]'''<ref name="election results">{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri |publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]] |access-date=27 May 2010}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.</ref><ref name="undiinfo">{{Cite web
| title = Malaysia General Election
| work = undiinfo Malaysian Election Data | publisher = Malaysiakini
| url = http://undi.info/#
| access-date = 5 May 2014}} Results only available from the [[2004 Malaysian general election|2004 election]].</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://resultpru13.spr.gov.my/module/keputusan/paparan/paparan_laporan.php|title=KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13|work=Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum|publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]]|access-date=24 March 2017}}</ref>
!|Year
!|Constituency
!colspan=2|Candidate
!|Votes
!|Pct
!colspan=2|Opponent(s)
!|Votes
!|Pct
!|Ballots cast
!|Majority
!|Turnout
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[1986 Malaysian general election|1986]]
| rowspan="3" |'''P093 [[Klang (federal constituency)|Klang]]'''
| rowspan="3" {{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |
| rowspan="3" |Wee Choo Keong ([[Democratic Action Party|DAP]])
| rowspan="3" align="right" |24,299
| rowspan="3" |46.63%
| {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|{{nowrap|'''Ng Cheng Kiat'''}} ([[Malaysian Chinese Association|'''MCA''']])
| align="right" |'''24,966'''
|'''47.92%'''
| rowspan="3" |53,026
| rowspan="3" |667
| rowspan="3" |70.74%
|-
| {{Party shading/PAS}} |
|Azmi Ali @ Nik ([[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]])
| align=right|2,317
| align=right|4.45%
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Malaysia)}} |
|Gabriel Lee ([[Social Democratic Party (Malaysia)|SDP]])
| align=right|519
| align=right|1.00%
|-
|[[1990 Malaysian general election|1990]]
| rowspan="6" |'''P108 [[Bukit Bintang (federal constituency)|Bukit Bintang]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |
|{{nowrap|'''Wee Choo Keong'''}} ([[Democratic Action Party|'''DAP''']])
| align="right" |'''31,829'''
|'''78.86%'''
| {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|Tan Kah Choun ([[Malaysian Chinese Association|MCA]])
| align="right" |8,534
|21.14%
|40,558
|23,295
|61.40%
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1995 Malaysian general election|1995]]
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |
| rowspan="2" |'''Wee Choo Keong''' ([[Democratic Action Party|'''DAP''']])
| rowspan="2" align="right" |'''20,403'''
| rowspan="2" |'''57.66%'''
| {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|Lee Chong Meng ([[Malaysian Chinese Association|MCA]])
| align="right" |14,857
|41.99%
| rowspan="2" |36.666
| rowspan="2" |5,546
| rowspan="2" |61.75%
|-
| {{Party shading/Independent}} |
|Teng Chang Khim ([[Independent politician|IND]])
| align=right|123
| align=right|0.35%
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2004 Malaysian general election|2004]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor={{party color|Malaysian Democratic Party}} |
| rowspan="3" |Wee Choo Keong ([[Malaysian Democratic Party|MDP]])
| rowspan="3" align=right|1,107
| rowspan="3" align=right|2.81%
| {{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |
|{{nowrap|'''[[Fong Kui Lun]]'''}} ([[Democratic Action Party|'''DAP''']])
| align=right|'''19,103'''
|'''48.44%'''
| rowspan="3" |39,938
| rowspan="3" |304
| rowspan="3" |61.34%
|-
| {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|Tan Chew Mooi ([[Malaysian Chinese Association|MCA]])
| align="right" |18,799
|47.67%
|-
| {{Party shading/Independent}} |
|Billi Lim Peng Soon ([[Independent politician|IND]])
| align=right|132
| align=right|0.33%
|-
|[[2008 Malaysian general election|2008]]
|rowspan=6|'''P116 {{pseat|Wangsa Maju}}'''
| {{Party shading/Keadilan}} |
|'''Wee Choo Keong''' ([[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|'''PKR''']])
| align="right" |'''19,637'''
|'''67.07%'''
| {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|[[Yew Teong Look]] ([[Malaysian Chinese Association|MCA]])
| align="right" |19,487
|31.35%
|39,798
|150
|73.01%
|-
| rowspan=5|[[2022 Malaysian general election|2022]]
| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Sabah Heritage Party}} |
| rowspan=5| Wee Choo Keong ([[Sabah Heritage Party|WARISAN]])
| rowspan=5 align=right|576
| rowspan=5 align=right|0.62%
|{{Party shading/PH}} |
|'''[[Zahir Hassan]]''' ([[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|'''PKR''']])
| align=right|'''46,031'''
|'''49.63%'''
| rowspan=5|93,493
| rowspan=5|20,696
| rowspan=5|77.08%
|-
|bgcolor={{Party color|Perikatan Nasional}} |
|Nuridah Mohd Salleh ([[Malaysian United Indigenous Party|BERSATU]])
| align=right|25,335
|27.32%
|-
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|Mohd Shafei Abdullah ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
| align=right|19,595
|21.13%
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Homeland Fighter's Party}} |
|Norzaila Arifin ([[Homeland Fighter's Party|PEJUANG]])
| align=right|987
| align=right|1.06%
|-
|{{party shading/Independent}} |
|Raveentheran Suntheralingam ([[Independent politicians|IND]])
| align=right|216
| align=right|0.23%
|}

==Honours==
* {{flag|Kelantan}} :
** [[File:Medal_of_the_Crown_of_Kelantan_ribbon.gif|50px]] Crown of Kelantan Decoration (SMK) (1997)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T6djAAAAIBAJ&dq=pahang+awards+list&pg=PA5&article_id=5938,3707515|title=Megat Junid among 24 to be made 'Datuk'|publisher=[[New Straits Times]]|date=30 March 1997}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://weechookeong.wordpress.com/ Official blog]

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