Batu Lancang (state constituency)
 Penang constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Batu Lancang (white) on Penang Island | |||
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Penang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 1986 | ||
| First contested | 1986 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2018)[1] | 27,444 | ||
Batu Lancang is a state constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Penang State Legislative Assembly since 2004. It covers two of George Town's suburbs - Batu Lanchang and parts of Jelutong.
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 2018[update], the State Assemblyman for Batu Lancang is Ong Ah Teong from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Definition
The Batu Lancang constituency contains the polling districts of Batu Lanchang, Chemor Lane, Desa Green, Jalan Penaga, Jelutong Road, Lilitan Hargreaves, Lorong Parit Buntar, Panchor Road, Solok Batu Lanchang and Tingkat Jelutong.[2] This state seat encompasses all of the Batu Lanchang suburb and a small western portion of Jelutong up to Jelutong Road to the east.[3]
To the west, the Batu Lancang seat is separated from the neighbouring Seri Delima constituency by Green Lane, with the affluent neighbourhood of Green Lane west of the road falling under Seri Delima. The Batu Lancang constituency also stretches north up to Free School Road and Jalan Perak.
Demographics
| Polling district | Electors |
|---|---|
| Batu Lanchang | 2,576 |
| Chemor Lane | 3,728 |
| Desa Green | 2,882 |
| Jalan Penaga | 2,201 |
| Jelutong Road | 2,381 |
| Lilitan Hargreaves | 1,066 |
| Lorong Parit Buntar | 3,796 |
| Panchor Road | 2,302 |
| Solok Batu Lanchang | 2,737 |
| Tingkat Jelutong | 2,589 |
| Total | 26,258 |
| Source: Malaysian Election Commission[5] | |
History
During the 1995 State Election, Chong Eng from the DAP was elected as the State Assemblyman for Batu Lancang, becoming the first woman to be elected into the Penang State Legislative Assembly.[6] Between 1995 and 1999, she was also the sole opposition assemblyman in the State Legislative Assembly, which was dominated at the time by the Barisan Nasional (BN) federal ruling coalition.
| Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Batu Lancang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 7th | 1986 – 1990 | Tan Loo Jit | DAP |
| 8th | 1990 – 1995 | ||
| 9th | 1995 – 1999 | Chong Eng | |
| 10th | 1999 – 2004 | Law Heng Kiang | |
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | Ng Fook On | BN (Gerakan) |
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | Law Heng Kiang | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018 – | Ong Ah Teong | PH (DAP) |
Election results
The electoral results for the Batu Lancang state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PH | Ong Ah Teong | 20,615 | 89.0 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Koo Pei Chee | 2,407 | 10.4 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | MUP | Kee Lean Ee | 139 | 0.6 | ||
| Total valid votes | 23,161 | 100.0 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 161 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 48 | |||||
| Turnout | 23,370 | 85.2 | ||||
| Registered electors | 27,444 | |||||
| Majority | 18,208 | |||||
| Batu Lancang hold | Swing | PH | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Law Heng Kiang | 18,760 | 84.7 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Lee Boon Ten | 3,396 | 15.3 | ||
| Total valid votes | 22,156 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 157 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 85 | |||||
| Turnout | 22,398 | 86.7 | ||||
| Registered electors | 25,846 | |||||
| Majority | 15,364 | |||||
| Batu Lancang hold | Swing | DAP | ||||
Source(s)
"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Penang [P.U. (B) 189/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "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) 230/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Law Heng Kiang | 11,945 | 69.7 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Ng Fook On | 5,200 | 30.3 | |
| Total valid votes | 17,145 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 171 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 3 | ||||
| Turnout | 17,319 | 78.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 22,166 | ||||
| Majority | 6,745 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|DAP]] | Swing | BN
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See also
References
"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-21. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ "Story Map Journal". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
- ^ "Battle in a Crowded Ring". The Star. 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
- ^ "About Chong Eng". Chong Eng blog. Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Penang". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
