Lee Wern Yiing

Summary

Lee Wern Yiing, 30, is the Johor DAP Socialist Youth (DAPSY) chief and DAP's Pakatan Harapan candidate for the N.42 Johor Jaya seat in the 16th Johor state election on July 11, 2026. She spent approximately eight years as the special officer to the incumbent Johor Jaya assemblyman Liow Cai Tung before being named to succeed her, and is also pursuing a degree in political science. The election result was pending as of the date of this profile.

Biography

Lee Wern Yiing (born c. 1995–1996) is a Malaysian politician from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), contesting the N.42 Johor Jaya state seat in the 16th Johor state election on July 11, 2026 [1]. Aged 30 at the time of her candidacy, she serves as the chief of the DAP Socialist Youth (DAPSY) in Johor [2]. Prior to her candidacy, she worked for approximately eight years as special officer to incumbent Johor Jaya assemblyman Liow Cai Tung, who had held the seat for three consecutive terms since 2013 [3]. Lee was formally announced as DAP's candidate for Johor Jaya on June 20, 2026, by DAP Secretary-General Anthony Loke Siew Fook at a ceremony in Plentong, Johor Bahru [2]. She was subsequently included in the full Pakatan Harapan candidate list of 56 announced by PH chairman and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on June 22, 2026 [1]. In her role as special officer, Lee was involved in constituency service work including facilitating press conferences on loan shark harassment cases and consumer fraud issues in the Johor Jaya area [3]. She is also pursuing a degree in political science [3]. Prior to her full-time political work, she co-founded the Silent Book Club JB, a reading community based in Johor Bahru, when she was 28 years old [4]. Her candidacy was described by DAP's Loke as DAP's strategy to field a new face with deep grassroots experience in the constituency.

Known for

Lee Wern Yiing is known as the Johor DAP Socialist Youth (DAPSY) chief and as the designated successor to long-serving Johor Jaya assemblyman Liow Cai Tung, who chose not to defend her seat in the 2026 Johor state election [5]. She built her political profile over eight years of constituency service as Liow's special officer, representing residents at press conferences on issues including loan shark harassment and consumer fraud [3]. At 30, she is one of a cohort of new DAP faces fielded in the 2026 Johor polls as part of Pakatan Harapan's generational renewal strategy [2].

Political positions

No detailed policy position statements by Lee Wern Yiing have been published to date in the sourced outlets beyond her candidacy announcement period. She has stated that she believes young women have the ability to bring residents' voices into the state assembly [3]. Her stated intention is to continue the service record and legacy of outgoing assemblyman Liow Cai Tung, with whom she worked for eight years, and to utilise that accumulated constituency experience to serve residents of Johor Jaya [6]. Her work as a special officer focused on community-level issues including harassment by loan sharks and consumer protection matters [3].

Education

1. In progress (as of 2026)Pursuing a degree in political science, according to The Star.⛓

Before politics

1. October 2024 (approx., age 28)Co-founded the Silent Book Club JB, a community reading initiative based in Johor Bahru, together with two others.⛓

Political career

1. 2018Began serving as special officer to Johor Jaya assemblyman Liow Cai Tung, a role she held for approximately eight years.⛓
2. October 2023Organised a press conference at the Johor Jaya service centre regarding loan shark harassment of a single mother — an example of constituency casework carried out in her role as special officer.⛓
3. July 2024Organised a press conference at the Johor Jaya service centre on a loan shark harassment case, continuing constituency casework as special officer.⛓
4. April 2026Organised a press conference on a luxury watch scam case involving alleged losses of nearly RM2 million, in her capacity as Johor Jaya assemblyman's special officer.⛓
5. June 20, 2026Announced by DAP Secretary-General Anthony Loke as DAP/Pakatan Harapan candidate for N.42 Johor Jaya in the 16th Johor state election, replacing three-term incumbent Liow Cai Tung.⛓
6. June 22, 2026Confirmed in Pakatan Harapan's full candidate list for the 16th Johor state election, announced by PH chairman and PM Anwar Ibrahim in Tangkak.⛓

Election history

• 2026Johor Jaya (N.42), Johor State Legislative AssemblyPending⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• GovernmentDAP Secretary-General Anthony Loke described Lee as a young leader with eight years of grassroots experience in Johor Jaya, presenting her as the chosen successor to three-term assemblyman Liow Cai Tung under Pakatan Harapan's candidate renewal strategy for the 2026 Johor state election.⛓
• OppositionLee faces a four-cornered contest in Johor Jaya against BN-MCA's Chan San San, Parti Bersama Malaysia's Lau Yi Leong, and independent candidate Lim Hun Peaw. BN is contesting all 56 seats in the election as the incumbent state government.⛓
• VerifiedFactsThe previous PH winner of Johor Jaya (Liow Cai Tung) secured 19,782 votes with a 1,922-vote majority in a four-cornered contest at the 2022 state election, providing a baseline for the seat's competitiveness. The seat (N.42) is listed in all official PH, DAP, and EC-confirmed candidate lists for the July 11, 2026 election.⛓