Michelle Ng Mei Sze

Summary

Michelle Ng Mei Sze is a DAP politician and lawyer who has represented the Subang Jaya state seat in Selangor since 2018, winning two consecutive elections by wide margins. She chairs the Selangor Special Select Committee on Water Resource and has focused her tenure on water sector reform, public transport improvements, legal aid access, mental health advocacy, and environmental initiatives in one of Malaysia's most populous urban constituencies. She also serves as Political Secretary to the Minister of Digital, YB Gobind Singh Deo.

Biography

Michelle Ng Mei Sze (born 7 April 1990, Kuantan) is a Malaysian politician serving as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Subang Jaya since May 2018 [1]. She is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition [1]. She also serves as a Committee Member in DAP Selangor and the Secretary of the Legal Bureau of DAP [1]. She has been appointed as Political Secretary to the Minister of Digital, YB Gobind Singh Deo [1]. By training, Ng is a lawyer who formerly practised as a litigation lawyer with particular interest in constitutional, human rights, and public interest litigation [1]. She was a legal associate with Sreenevasan Young before joining Gobind Singh Deo & Co [1]. She received her primary education at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Yoke Nam and secondary education at Catholic High School, Petaling Jaya [1]. First elected in 2018 with 88.3% of the vote and a majority of 48,272, she was re-elected in August 2023 with 81.03% of the vote and a majority of 51,191 in a three-cornered race [1]. She is also the Publicity Secretary of the DAP Women's Selangor State Committee [1]. In June 2023, she published her first book, "Beneath Calm Waters", which chronicles her experience as a state government backbencher [1].

Known for

Michelle Ng is known for championing water sector reform in Selangor, including chairing the reinstated Special Select Committee on Selangor Water Resource from March 2020 [1]. She has also lobbied for expanded access to legal aid through the Selangor Legal Aid Fund and has advocated for mental health subsidies and the decriminalisation of suicide attempts [1]. She holds one of the largest electoral mandates in Selangor, representing Subang Jaya — the constituency with the second-highest number of registered voters in the state [2].

Political positions

Ng has consistently advocated for water security and oversight of Selangor's water resources through legislative channels, including her chairpersonship of the Selangor Water Resource Select Committee [1]. On public transport, she has pushed for improved first- and last-mile connectivity, including the introduction of Selangor's first on-demand van-hailing service (Kumpool) in Subang Jaya [1], and has called for better traffic management and pedestrian infrastructure [2]. On housing, she has proposed a regularly updated sales reporting system between Selangor's housing board and developers to prevent the sale of Bumiputera lots to non-Bumiputera buyers, and suggested blacklisting developers found to be in violation [3]. On access to justice, she lobbied for the Selangor Legal Aid Fund to improve criminal justice access for residents [1]. On mental health, she has lobbied to better subsidise mental health care and to decriminalise suicide attempts [1]. On environmental matters, she has spearheaded a doorstep recyclables collection initiative in Subang Jaya in collaboration with KDEB Waste Management, targeting an increase in the constituency's recycling rate from 17% to 40% [2]. She has also pushed back on public safety concerns framed in terms of nationality, stressing that issues such as bicycle lane usage should be addressed as safety matters applicable to all residents [4].

Education

1. Early yearsAttended Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Yoke Nam for primary education and Catholic High School, Petaling Jaya for secondary education.⛓

Before politics

1. Pre-2018Worked as a litigation lawyer with a focus on constitutional, human rights, and public interest litigation. Was a legal associate with Sreenevasan Young before joining Gobind Singh Deo & Co.⛓

Political career

1. May 2018First elected to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for the Subang Jaya seat under the DAP/Pakatan Harapan banner in the 14th General Election, winning with 88.3% of the vote and a majority of 48,272. Became one of the youngest representatives elected to the Selangor State Assembly, at age 28.⛓
2. March 2020The Special Select Committee on Selangor Water Resource was reinstated at the March 2020 State Assembly sitting following her lobbying, and she was appointed Chairlady of the committee.⛓
3. August 2023Re-elected to the Subang Jaya state seat in the 2023 Selangor State Election with 81.03% of the vote and a majority of 50,969 in a three-cornered contest against Zayd Shaukat (MUDA) and S. Gana (Perikatan Nasional).⛓
4. Post-2023Appointed Political Secretary to the Minister of Digital, YB Gobind Singh Deo, in addition to continuing her role as Subang Jaya state assemblyperson.⛓

Election history

• 2023Subang Jaya (Selangor State)Won81.03%⛓
• 2018Subang Jaya (Selangor State)Won88.3%⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• GovernmentAs a Pakatan Harapan state assemblyperson and appointee of the federal Ministry of Digital, Ng operates within the ruling coalition at both state and federal levels. Her committee work on water resources and her advocacy on legal aid and public transport are consistent with the Selangor PH state government's stated priorities.⛓
• PublicResidents of Subang Jaya re-elected Ng in 2023 with a majority of 50,969 votes, representing 81.03% of votes cast in a three-cornered race. Subang Jaya ranks as the constituency with the second-highest number of registered voters in Selangor, with 111,970 registered voters at the time of the 2023 election.⛓
• OppositionDuring the 2023 Selangor state election, Perikatan Nasional candidate S. Gana argued that residents' dissatisfaction with the current state of services had reached a tipping point, calling for transformation and addressing long-standing concerns in Subang Jaya. Muda candidate Zayd Shaukat called for local council elections and improved first- and last-mile connectivity.⛓
• VerifiedFactsNg won the Subang Jaya seat in both the 2018 General Election (majority: 48,272; vote share: 88.3%) and the 2023 Selangor State Election (majority: 50,969; votes: 60,697 out of 75,422 cast; registered voters: 111,970). She chairs the Selangor Special Select Committee on Water Resource and serves as Political Secretary to the Minister of Digital.⛓