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Padang Lalang
Penang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePenang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Chong Eng
PH
Constituency created2004
First contested2004
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]27,959
Area (km²)[2]10

Padang Lalang is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[3]

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single assemblyman to the Penang State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2013, the state assemblywoman for Padang Lalang is Chong Eng from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4]

Definition

The Padang Lalang constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Cross Street 1, Station Road, High School, Bukit Kechil, Desa Damai, Taman Keenways and Taman Binjai.[5] It covered the western part of the Bukit Mertajam and several residential hubs around Sungai Rambai, Song Ban Kheng Road, Kota Permai and Taman Sri Rambai.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Padang Lalang's electorate as of 2018[6]

  Malay (11.35%)
  Chinese (80.78%)
  Indian (7.57%)
  Other ethnicities (0.25%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Kampong Cross Street 1 2,958
Station Road 2,143
High School 3,870
Bukit Kechil 3,506
Desa Damai 5,517
Taman Keenways 5,092
Taman Binjai 3,075
Total 26,161
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[7]

History

Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Padang Lalang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
11th 2004 – 2008 Tan Teik Cheng BN (MCA)
12th 2008 – 2013 Tan Cheong Heng PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2018 Chong Eng
14th 2018 – PH (DAP)

Election results

The electoral results for the Padang Lalang state constituency from 2004 to 2018 are as follows.

Penang state election, 2018: Padang Lalang
Party Candidate Votes %
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PH (2018) Chong Eng 20,764 88.7
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Kuan Hin Yeep 2,400 10.2
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PRM Lai Yean Nee 154 0.7
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PFP Liew Ee Jean 101 0.4
Total valid votes 23,419 100.0
Total rejected ballots 224
Unreturned ballots 51
Turnout 23,694 84.7
Registered electors 27,959
Majority 18,364
Padang Lalang hold Swing PH (2018)
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 252/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link]

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 326/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link]
Penang state election, 2013: Padang Lalang
Party Candidate Votes %
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] DAP Chong Eng 18,657 88.4
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Tan Teik Cheng 3,727 11.6
Total valid votes 22,384 100.00
Total rejected ballots 166
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 22,550 87.3
Registered electors 25,831
Majority 14,930
Padang Lalang hold Swing DAP
Penang state election, 2008: Padang Lalang
Party Candidate Votes %
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] DAP Tan Cheong Heng 10,520 62.6
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Tan Teik Cheng 6,279 37.4
Total valid votes 16,799 100.00
Total rejected ballots 206
Unreturned ballots 4
Turnout 17,009 78.2
Registered electors 21,761
Majority 4,241
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|DAP]] Swing BN
Source(s)
1. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen dan Dewan Undangan Negeri Bagi Tahun 2008". Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
Penang state election, 2004: Padang Lalang
Party Candidate Votes %
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Tan Teik Cheng 7,567 51.8
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] DAP Tan Kim Hooi 7,032 48.2
Total valid votes 14,599 100.00
Total rejected ballots 243
Unreturned ballots 8
Turnout 14,850 75.6
Registered electors 19,653
Majority 535
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
1. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen dan Dewan Undangan Negeri Bagi Tahun 2004". Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. Retrieved 2019-01-03.

See also

References