Robert Lau Hui Yew

Robert Lau Hui Yew
Senator
Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Assumed office
16 May 2024
MonarchIbrahim
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
In office
22 June 2020 – 21 June 2023
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
(2020–2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(2021–2022)
Anwar Ibrahim
(2022–2023)
Personal details
Born1965 (age 60–61)
Sarawak, Malaysia
Party Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (until 2018)
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (since 2018)
SpouseLucinda Lau (married 1996)
RelationsRobert Lau Hoi Chew (cousin)
EducationSacred Heart National Secondary School
Alma materUniversity of Hull
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Robert Lau Hui Yew or commonly known as Robert Lau Junior is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as a Senator in his second term, first from June 2020 until June 2023 and since May 2024. He is a member, Division Chief of Bawang Assan and a Central Working Committee member of the Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition.[1][2]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2010 P212 Sibu Robert Lau Hui Yew (SUPP) 18,447 49.16% Wong Ho Leng (DAP) 50.22% 39.66% 38,111 398 69.68%
Narawi Haron (IND) 232 0.62%
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2021 N53 Bawang Assan Robert Lau Hui Yew (SUPP) 5,039 36.61% Wong Soon Koh (PSB) 5,952 43.25% 13,763 913 70.18%
Amy Lau Bik Yieng (DAP) 1,173 8.52%
Michelle Ling Shyan Mih (PBK) 954 6.93%
Ricky Enteri (IND) 645 4.69%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Robert Lau Hui Yew". Parlimen Malaysia. 2024.
  2. ^ "Central Working Committee 2025 – 2027". SUPP Official. 2025.