Lanang

Lanang

Sarawak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Alice Lau Kiong Yieng DAP
Constituency created	1987
First contested	1990
Last contested	2013

Lanang is a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1990.

The federal constituency was created in the 1987 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2008–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Tiong Hua, Tong Sang, Keladi, Kapor Lima, Lembangan, Uk Daik, Hardin, Lai Chee, Merlin, Hua Kiew, Hin Yu, Layang-layang, Manggis, Maling, Assan, Naman, Pak, Dudong, Salim, Lanang, Aik Dee, Menyan, Sibu Jaya, Lada, Usaha Jaya, Mantis.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Lanang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
8th	1990-1995	Wong Sing Nang	DAP
9th	1995-1999	Tiong Thai King	BN
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present	Alice Lau Kiong Yieng	DAP

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013: Lanang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	DAP	Alice Lau Kiong Yieng	26,613
	[[|]]	BN	Tiong Thai King	17,983
Total valid votes			44,596	100.00
Total rejected ballots			304
Unreturned ballots			56
Turnout			44,956	78.67
Registered electors			57,143
Majority			8,630
	[[|]] gain from [[|DAP]]		Swing		BN
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 184/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Sarawak [P.U. (B) 225/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

Malaysian general election, 2008: Lanang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Tiong Thai King	19,476
	[[|]]	DAP	Wong Kee Woan	14,612
Total valid votes			34,088	100.00
Total rejected ballots			253
Unreturned ballots			102
Turnout			34,443	69.54
Registered electors			49,530
Majority			4,864
	[[|]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 2004: Lanang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Tiong Thai King	14,895
	[[|]]	DAP	Wong Kee Woan	10,174
Total valid votes			25,069	100.00
Total rejected ballots			252
Unreturned ballots			53
Turnout			25,374	63.28
Registered electors
Majority			4,721
	[[|]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1999: Lanang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Tiong Thai King	16,256
	[[|]]	DAP	Wong Ho Leng	9,466
Total valid votes			25,722	100.00
Total rejected ballots			292
Unreturned ballots			70
Turnout			26,084	68.32
Registered electors
Majority			6,790
	[[|]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1995: Lanang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	BN	Tiong Thai King	18,221
	[[|]]	DAP	Wong Sing Nang	15,813
Total valid votes			34,034	100.00
Total rejected ballots			355
Unreturned ballots			67
Turnout			34,456	72.79
Registered electors
Majority			2,408
	[[|]] gain from [[|BN]]		Swing		DAP

Malaysian general election, 1990: Lanang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[|]]	DAP	Wong Sing Nang	15,405
	[[|]]	BN	Tieu Sung Seng	11,432
Total valid votes			26,837	100.00
Total rejected ballots			213
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,050	69.22
Registered electors
Majority			3,973
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-06.