Yong Hui Yi

Summary

Yong Hui Yi is a DAP newcomer contesting the Yong Peng (N.19) state seat under the Pakatan Harapan banner in the 16th Johor State Election, with polling day on 11 July 2026 [1]. She faces a straight fight against incumbent MCA Johor chairman Ling Tian Soon, who won the seat in 2022 with a 2,741-vote majority in a constituency where non-Malay voters account for roughly 65% of the electorate [2]. No personal biographical details beyond her candidacy are available from allowlisted sources at this time.

Biography

Yong Hui Yi is a newcomer candidate from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), fielded under the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition banner for the Yong Peng (N.19) state seat in the 16th Johor State Election [1]. She was announced as one of PH's 56 candidates by PH chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at a candidate announcement ceremony in Bukit Gambir on 22 June 2026 [1]. She is one of 17 DAP candidates contesting across Johor in the state election scheduled for 11 July 2026, with early voting on 7 July [3]. In Yong Peng, she faces a straight fight against incumbent MCA Johor chairman Ling Tian Soon, who won the seat in the 2022 Johor state election with a majority of 2,741 votes [4]. The Yong Peng constituency has approximately 34,023 registered voters, with non-Malay voters accounting for about 65% of the electorate, making the seat a closely watched barometer of non-Malay voter sentiment [2]. Yong Peng was a DAP-held seat before 2022: in the 2018 election, DAP's Chew Peck Choo won the seat by a majority of 5,089 votes over Ling, but Ling recaptured it in the 2022 election [4]. No further personal biographical details — including age, educational background, or pre-political career — have been published by allowlisted sources at the time of this profile's preparation. Public information on Yong Hui Yi is limited to her candidacy for the 2026 Johor state election.

Known for

Yong Hui Yi is known as DAP's candidate for the keenly contested Yong Peng (N.19) state seat in the 2026 Johor state election [2]. She is described by multiple news outlets as a newcomer to electoral politics, mounting a straight fight against the MCA incumbent in a constituency where non-Malay voters form a majority of the electorate [2]. The seat is regarded as a key indicator of non-Malay voter sentiment in the 16th Johor State Election [2].

Political positions

No public statements or policy positions by Yong Hui Yi have been published on allowlisted sources at the time of this profile's preparation. As a candidate under the Pakatan Harapan coalition, she contests under PH's platform for the Johor state election, which PH chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim described as fielding candidates who "are also Johoreans who understand the people's needs and local issues" [3]. No individual policy stances attributable specifically to Yong Hui Yi can be confirmed from available sources.

Political career

1. 22 June 2026Announced as the DAP/PH candidate for Yong Peng (N.19) in the 16th Johor State Election by PH chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at the PH Candidate Announcement Ceremony in Bukit Gambir.⛓
2. 27 June 2026Yong Hui Yi was nominated as the PH-DAP candidate for Yong Peng (N.19) on nomination day for the 16th Johor State Election, setting up a straight fight against incumbent BN-MCA candidate Ling Tian Soon.⛓
3. 11 July 2026Polling day for the 16th Johor State Election. Yong Hui Yi contests Yong Peng (N.19) under PH-DAP against BN-MCA incumbent Ling Tian Soon. Result pending.⛓

Election history

• 2026Yong Peng (N.19), JohorPending⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsYong Hui Yi is confirmed as the PH-DAP candidate for Yong Peng (N.19) in the 16th Johor State Election by multiple sources including Bernama, The Edge Malaysia, The Star, Malay Mail, Berita Harian, Harian Metro, and Sinar Harian. The 2022 incumbent, Ling Tian Soon (BN-MCA), won the seat with a majority of 2,741 votes. The constituency has 34,023 registered voters as of 2026, with non-Malay voters comprising approximately 65% of the electorate. Polling day is 11 July 2026.⛓
• OppositionThe Edge Malaysia described the Yong Peng contest as a key straight fight, noting that Yong Hui Yi is a DAP newcomer challenging the MCA incumbent. The seat is closely watched as a barometer of non-Malay voter sentiment.⛓
• GovernmentMCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong, present at the Yong Peng nomination centre on 27 June 2026, expressed confidence in incumbent Ling Tian Soon's grassroots record and hope that he would retain the seat. The Star reported that Ling had secured more than RM52 million for development projects in Yong Peng over four years as assemblyman.⛓